Tag: NASA

SpaceX Transporter-2 Mission Delivers 88 Satellites

SpaceX’s Transporter-2 mission conducted a successful launch and land Wednesday. After being delayed for six days, a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 88 satellites launched from Cape Canaveral at 3:31 pm ET. The mission was SpaceX’s second dedicated smallsat rideshare mission for customers including NASA and the Pentagon’s Space Development Agency to communications companies. The Falcon 9 booster… Continue reading SpaceX Transporter-2 Mission Delivers 88 Satellites

SpaceX Crew Dragon Completes Safe Splashdown

NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, left, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, right are seen inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft onboard the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after having landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Florida, Sunday, May 2, 2021. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission was the first crew rotation flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Astronauts aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule made a safe parachute landing early Sunday morning in the Gulf of Mexico.  NASA’s Crew-1 mission consisted of Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and Japan’s Soichi Noguchi. It was the first operational crewed flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft. The astronauts spent about six months at the International… Continue reading SpaceX Crew Dragon Completes Safe Splashdown

SpaceX Crew-2 Mission Sends Four Astronauts to ISS

SpaceX sent Friday four NASA astronauts into space aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft.  The mission was the third crewed mission to date for SpaceX. The Crew Dragon capsule is scheduled to dock early Saturday morning. The mission included NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency, and… Continue reading SpaceX Crew-2 Mission Sends Four Astronauts to ISS

Watch: Historic Launch for SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Program

A historic flight for SpaceX–the first fully operational commercial astronaut launch in the company’s history, is on track for launch. Astronauts from the U.S. and Japan plan to travel aboard a Crew Dragon capsule mounted on a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station. The mission marks the first time an operational crew has… Continue reading Watch: Historic Launch for SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Program

SpaceX Delays Commercial Crew Mission Until Sunday

Due to weather, SpaceX and NASA have postponed today’s Crew-1 mission until Sunday, Nov. 15 at 7:27 p.m. ET. The flight will mark the first time since 2011 that a full operational crew has launched from U.S. soil. Earlier this year SpaceX became the first private spaceflight company to launch American astronauts from American soil… Continue reading SpaceX Delays Commercial Crew Mission Until Sunday

Live: SpaceX Crew Demo-2 Splashdown

UPDATE: SpaceX’s Dragon capsule successfully splashed down, returning NASA astronauts back to earth safely. NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are scheduled to splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico after a two-month stay at the International Space Station. The astronauts were carried to ISS aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, marking a return to human spaceflight… Continue reading Live: SpaceX Crew Demo-2 Splashdown

SpaceX Set to Launch Humans into Space on Wednesday

Tomorrow is the big day. SpaceX will launch its first crewed mission, sending NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. For nearly a decade, the U.S. has paid Russia to transport astronauts to the space station, but Wednesday launches a new era. SpaceX will be the first commercial carrier, while Boeing also has contracts to… Continue reading SpaceX Set to Launch Humans into Space on Wednesday