SpaceX plans unusual launch for Friday

There are three planned launches from Cape Canaveral planned for this week. One launch by SpaceX will use the polar launch corridor to accommodate a communications satellite for Argentina. The corridor has not been used in decades and carries with it some risks the rocket travels over populated lands.

Astronauts talk about historic mission

NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley spoke about their recent SpaceX mission and return inside the Crew Dragon Capsule Endeavour spacecraft

SpaceX successfully catches both fairing halves

SpaceX made history again on Monday, pulling off something they have never been able to do. The company was able to successfully catch both rocket fairing halves (part of the protective nose cone) using a ship outfitted with a special net.

SpaceX launch planned for Wednesday

SpaceX is hoping to launch the latest installment of the Starlink communications satellite system on Wednesday evening. Unlike this past weekend's launch, this will not be a crewed mission.

Astronauts discuss trip to ISS

NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are now residents of the International Space Station. They will be there for an indefinite amount of time.

Second launch attempt set for Saturday

NASA says they will assess weather conditions for a Saturday afternoon launch in the morning. Wednesday's launch was scrubbed due to inclement weather. The launch on Saturday is set for 3:22 p.m.

How astronauts prepared for launch

Thunderstorms for much of the day threatened to force a postponement of a SpaceX launch, and the word finally came down that the atmosphere was so electrically charged that the spacecraft with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken aboard was in danger of getting hit by a bolt of lightning.

SpaceX launch scrubbed because of bad weather

The launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on a history-making flight into orbit has been called off with less than 17 minutes to go in the countdown because of the danger of lightning. Liftoff is rescheduled for Saturday.