DSCOVR launch is a success, SpaceX rocket landing aborted.
Today, right on time the SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off in the third attempt to place the Space weather satellite DSCOVR on the other side of the moon at the…
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DSCOVR launch now set for Tuesday February 10th – Watch Live Here
UPDATE 2/10/15 – Launch was scrubbed due to wind levels. New launch date is Wednesday 2/11/15 at 6:03 pm eastern. 2/9/15 – The DSCOVR launch has Sunday was scrubbed due…
Orbital Antares Rocket Explodes During Wallops IIS Launch
Approximately six seconds after liftoff an Antares rocket appeared to stall and fall back to the launchpad where it exploded at the Wallops Island launch facility. The International Space Station…
NASA SLS Scale Rocket Test Firing – Video
The Space Launch System (SLS) will be the largest most powerful rocket the U.S. has ever built, larger even than the Saturn 5. This video shows a test firing if…
SpaceX Falcon 9 Explodes in Test Flight Over Texas
On Friday August 22 a Falcon F9R exploded with the on board computer detected a problem during a test flight. In a statement SpaceX said “flight termination system automatically terminated the…
SLS takes another step towards flight readiness
(NASA) – Engineers have taken a crucial step in preparing to test parts of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will send humans to new destinations in the solar…
Delayed – Rocket launch of Orb-2 IIS launch view from North Eastern U.S. Now Sunday
Update Saturday 7/12/13 – Private spaceflight company Orbital Sciences postponed the launch of its second unmanned mission to the International Space Station due to weather at Wallops Island. Now the mission is…
Video – Falcon 9 1000m Fin Flight Onboard Cam and Wide Shot
Fairly awesome video taken by an on board camera during a test flight of the SpaceX Falcon 9 reusable rocket to 1000m followed by a pinpoint landing back on the…
