Spaceflight Now Home



Spaceflight Now +



Premium video content for our Spaceflight Now Plus subscribers.

MESSENGER lifts off
The Boeing Delta 2-Heavy rocket launches at 2:16 a.m. EDT carrying the NASA's MESSENGER space probe from Cape Canaveral, Florida. (5min 23sec file)
 Play video

Cocoa Beach view
The Cocoa Beach tracking camera site captured this beautiful view of the launch and separation of the ground-ignited solid rocket boosters. (1min 31sec file)
 Play video

MESSENGER preview
Mission officials and scientists preview the flight of NASA's MESSENGER space probe to orbit the planet Mercury during this news conference. (41min 36sec file)
 Play video

Become a subscriber
More video



Photo gallery: Delta 2 rocket launches MESSENGER
Posted: August 9, 2004


The Boeing Delta 2 rocket launches at 2:16 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral's pad 17B to deploy NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft for a five-billion mile journey to the planet Mercury. Photo: NASA-KSC
 

NEXT PHOTO -->

Spaceflight Now Plus
Additional coverage for subscribers:
VIDEO: DELTA 2 ROCKET BLASTS OFF WITH MESSENGER QT
VIDEO: CLOSE-UP VIEW OF MAIN ENGINE IGNITION QT
VIDEO: UMBILICAL TOWER CAMERA VIDEO OF LIFTOFF QT
VIDEO: FIERY BLASTOFF AS CAPTURED BY PAD CAMERA QT
VIDEO: LIFTOFF AS SEEN FROM PLAYALINDA BEACH QT
VIDEO: LAUNCH AS SEEN FROM CAPE'S PRESS SITE 1 QT
VIDEO: COCOA BEACH TRACKING CAMERA LAUNCH VIDEO QT
VIDEO: VIEW FROM ALTERNATE PRESS VIEWING LOCATION QT
VIDEO: POWERFUL TRACKING CAMERA OFFERS THIS ANGLE QT
VIDEO: CLOSE-UP VIEW OF BOOSTER NOZZLES DURING ASCENT QT
VIDEO: POST-FLIGHT INTERVIEW WITH NASA LAUNCH MANAGER QT

VIDEO: SERVICE TOWER ROLLED BACK FOR SECOND COUNTDOWN QT
VIDEO: BAD WEATHER SCRUBS MONDAY'S LAUNCH ATTEMPT QT
VIDEO: WEATHER OFFICER GIVES FORECAST FOR TUESDAY QT
VIDEO: MESSENGER'S LAUNCH CAMPAIGN SHOWN WITH NARRATION QT
VIDEO: DELTA 2 ROCKET IS ASSEMBLED ON THE LAUNCH PAD QT
VIDEO: MOBILE SERVICE TOWER IS ROLLED BACK SUNDAY EVENING QT

VIDEO: SATURDAY'S PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE QT
VIDEO: MESSENGER PRE-LAUNCH SCIENCE BRIEFING QT
VIDEO: WATCH THE MESSENGER OVERVIEW NEWS CONFERENCE QT
SUBSCRIBE NOW

MISSION STATUS CENTER