A SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral today, April 14th 2015 at 20:10 UTC, 16:10 Local time carrying the Dragon CRS-6 capsule. The rocket, which was the 17th since Falcon 9 began flying in 2010 took just over 10 minutes to reach orbit with Dragon carrying 1,898 kg of cargo.
The first stage of the rocket performed a successful boost back burn and attempted to land on SpaceX's barge out in the Atlantic Ocean for what was the second time, this attempt failed with the rocket falling over after hitting the barge according to early reports. The first attempt also failed when the rocket ran out of hydraulic fluid for it's steering fins.
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Take a look at liftoff all the way to first stage separation, second stage ignition and then the ignition of the first stage again as it performs th...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral today, April 14th 2015 at 20:10 UTC, 16:10 Local time carrying the Dragon CRS-6 capsule. The rocket, which was the 17th since Falcon 9 b...
NASA released footage from a GoPro camera during the US Spacewalk 31 that took place on March 1st 2015 outside the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Ter...
Videos related to STS-135, Space Shuttle Atlantis which is due to launch in July 2011, STS-135 will be the final ever Space Shuttle mission.
STS-135 will bring to the International Space Station a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module full of cargo as well as a Lightweight Multi-Purpose Carrier. The LMC will be used to take down broken parts from the ISS. Finally STS-135 will take the Robotics Refueling Mission (RRM).