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
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SpaceX Crew Dragon Completes Safe Splashdown
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
SpaceX Awarded $3B Contract for Moon Mission
SpaceX has won a $3 billion contract with NASA to build a spacecraft to carry astronauts to the moon, the agency announced Friday. NASA is getting ready to send astronauts to explore more of the Moon as part of the Artemis program. SpaceX will continue the development of the first commercial human lander that will… Continue reading SpaceX Awarded $3B Contract for Moon Mission
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
Demo-2: Meet the Astronauts
SpaceX is readying its historic launch next week of the Crew Dragon capsule and the astronauts making the trip are on site at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The launch is scheduled for May 27 launch, with veteran NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley manning the mission. Behnken is from St. Ann, Missouri. He has… Continue reading Demo-2: Meet the Astronauts