Falcon 9 is the world’s first orbital class reusable rocket.
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NasaSpectators at Shiloh's Steak & Seafood restaurant in Titusville, Fla. watching the launch of the SpaceX rocket. Rex Features. SpaceX launched the Starlink satellites, which will eventually be used to beam high-speed internet down to underserved parts of the world, in March aboard its Falcon 9 …
Ekspress-80. If @SpaceX launches, it will follow about 5 mins later. Reusability allows SpaceX to refly the most expensive parts of the rocket, which in turn drives down the cost of space access. The Falcon 9 launch will be the first manned launch from America in nine years, and is historic for other reasons, says Adrian, known as ‘Virtual Astro’, a British astronomer and editor of Meteor Watch.
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NasaNasa astronauts Bob Behnken, rear, and Doug Hurley are strapped in the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. SpaceX's two-stage Falcon 9 rocket aboard blasted off flawlessly in a cloud of bright orange flames and smoke from Florida's Kennedy Space Center for a 19-hour voyage to the space station.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying Starlink satellites (AP) Viewing conditions for the satellites are good at …
ReutersPresident Donald Trump arrives to speak after viewing the SpaceX flight to the International Space Station, at Kennedy Space Centre, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The mission, dubbed 'Demo-2,' ends a government monopoly on space flightTwo veteran Nasa astronauts were headed for the International Space Station on Sunday after Elon Musk's SpaceX became the first commercial company to launch a rocket carrying humans into orbit, ushering in a new era in space travel.Astronauts Robert Behnken, 49, and Douglas Hurley, 53, former military test pilots who joined NASA in 2000, are scheduled to dock with the space station at 10:29am local time (1429 GMT) on Sunday.They will join US astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner aboard the ISS.SpaceX's two-stage Falcon 9 rocket aboard blasted off flawlessly in a cloud of bright orange flames and smoke from Florida's Kennedy Space Center for a 19-hour voyage to the space station. ANASIS-II (KMILSAT-1) JUL 19 . ReutersSpaceX chief executive and owner Elon Musk celebrates after the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft on Nasa's SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station from Nasa's Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
"Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley were due to travel on Wednesday but the mission was aborted less than 17 minutes before launch over concerns that the event could trigger lightning.According to Nasa, the aim of the mission is to show SpaceX's ability to ferry astronauts to the space station and back safely.It is the final major step required by SpaceX's astronaut carrier, the Crew Dragon, to get certified by Nasa's Commercial Crew Programme for more long-term manned missions to space.The Crew Dragon is expected to rendezvous and dock with the space station on Sunday at 3.30pm UK time.Since ending its Space Shuttle programme in 2011, Nasa has depended on Russia's space agency Roscosmos to transport its astronauts to the space station.In 2014, Nasa awarded SpaceX and Boeing contracts to provide crewed launch services to the space station as part of its Commercial Crew Programme.The Guardian view on delaying elections: it's what autocrats doCelebrity MasterChef final was cut short after Gethin Jones was forced to pull outBayern boss Flick delighted for Sule after comeback in Marseille friendlyItaly struggles to clinch deal for single broadband network - sourcesTwitter says hackers gained access to users by tricking staff over the phoneAncestors of coronavirus have been hiding out in bats for decades, ready to infect humansVW Caddy Mini Camper teased as pint-sized motorhomeWhat is the true story behind Nigel Farage’s claim that ‘illegal’ immigrants are staying in hotels?Home Office in row over ‘activist lawyers’ representing migrantsAlan Parker, director of "Bugsy Malone" and "Mississippi Burning", has died - UK mediaMarried at First Sight Australia couples - here's what they are doing nowPolice FC keeper Ikara explains why he snubbed move to Vipers SCShell Midstream cuts costs as demand destruction hits U.S. pipeline flowsDealing With a Puffy Face, Thanks to All That Summer Fun? Anasis-II is a South Korean military satellite that was originally scheduled to launch on July 14. AFPPresident Donald Trump acknowledges SpaceX founder Elon Musk, right, after the successful launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the manned Crew Dragon spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
AFPThe SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket's second stage separates from the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. "It's been 18 years working towards this goal.