Rocketry Videos

Amateur Rocket Blasts Into Stratosphere (2011-10-07)

Team Qu8k's rocket blasts off on Sept. 30, 2011 from Nevada's Black Rock Desert, in pursuit of a $5,000 prize for reaching 100,000 feet and being recovered essentially intact. Credit: Derek Dee ... [View]

Last Blast Off of the Space Shuttle Program (2011-07-08)

The beginning of the end of the shuttle era commenced with the lift-off of Atlantis and its crew of 4 at 11:29am EDT July 8, 2011. [View]

Meet Dragonfly! NASA's Rotorcraft Lander Mission to Titan (2019-06-27)

On June 27, 2019, NASA announced a new mission to Saturn's moon Titan featuring a rotorcraft lander. -- Mission was proposed in 2017: https://www.space.com/36598-dragonfly-quadcopter-saturn- ... [View]

OTD in Space – July 11: Abandoned Skylab Returns to Earth (2018-07-11)

On July 11, 1979, the abandoned U.S. space station Skylab made a spectacular return to Earth as it burned up in the atmosphere, showering debris over the Indian Ocean and Western Australia. The last ... [View]

OTD in Space – March 30: SpaceX Launches & Lands Used Rocket in Historic 1st Reflight (2018-03-30)

On March 30, 2017, SpaceX launched and landed a used rocket for the first time. This was a huge step forward in SpaceX's plight to develop fully reusable rockets and reduce launch costs. The Falcon 9 ... [View]

Rocket Restarts Engine In Flight, Lands Vertically (2011-01-18)

Armadillo Aerospace vehicle launches to 2000 ft; shuts down its engine; pops a drogue chute; relights its engine; and makes a pinpoint landing on its launch pad. Founder John Carmack, personally ... [View]

SpaceX Falcon 9 First Stage Landing - Sonic Boom and 4 Views (2019-07-30)

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk shared a 4 view look of the Falcon 9 rocket first stage landing after it launched the CRS-18 mission to the International Space Station. -- Watch SpaceX Rocket Break ... [View]

SpaceX Is Back! Falcon 9 Rocket Launches 10 Satellites | Video (2017-01-14) (DELETED)

For the first time since the launch pad explosion in Sept. 2016, SpaceX launched the Iridium-NEXT communications satellites on January 14, 2016. SpaceX successfully landed the rocket's first stage on ... [View]

SpaceX Lands on Drone Ship After Foggy Launch (2017-06-25) (DELETED)

Full Story on Space.com: https://goo.gl/FH7VC1 The Falcon 9 first stage landed on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean after launching 10 Iridium-2 satellites. Credit: SpaceX [View]

SpaceX Lands Thrice-Flown Rocket After Launching 60 Satellites (2019-05-24)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean after launching the first 60 satellites of the Starlink megaconstellation on May 23, ... [View]

Touchdown! SpaceX Lands Rocket at Sea After Launching Startup's Satellite (2019-12-17)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket first stage landed on the "Of Course I Still Love You" drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean on Dec. 16, 2019. Full Story: https://www.space.com/spacex-falcon-9-jcsat-18- ... [View]

Touchdown! SpaceX rocket lands after latest Starlink launch (2020-01-29)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean on Jan. 29, 2020 after launching 60 more Starlink satellites. Credit: SpaceX [View]

Touchdown! SpaceX Rocket Lands After Launching Iridium-8 Mission (2019-01-11)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket first stage landed on a droneship in the Pacific Ocean after launching 10 Iridium-8 mission satellites. See the launch: https://www.space.com/42977-spacex-rocket-lau ... [View]

Touchdown! SpaceX Rocket Lands on Drone Ship After Early Morning Launch (2018-09-10)

SpaceX landed the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on the “Of Course I Still Love You” drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 10, 2018. The rocket successfully launched the Telstar 18 ... [View]

Wow! Amazing Views of SpaceX Rocket Separation and Re-Entry (2017-05-01)

On May 1, 2017, the private spaceflight company launched the NROL-76 satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office. Cameras on the ground and rocket captured footage of the Falcon 9 rocket ... [View]