SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station Monday and brought a team of astronauts from NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency aboard the orbiting laboratory.
Read More »NASA Approves SpaceX Crew Dragon Spacecraft for Operational Missions
NASA certified SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft to transport humans to space, following the completion of a flight readiness review. The space agency said Wednesday it signed the Human Rating Certification Plan to approve Crew Dragon and the Falcon 9 rocket for manned transportation.
Read More »NASA Prepares Crew for SpaceX’s First Manned Operational Flight; Jim Bridenstine Quoted
Four astronauts have begun preparing for their upcoming flight aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft as part of SpaceX's first operational manned mission with NASA. “We’re transitioning from test flights to operational flights. Make no mistake, every flight is a test flight when it comes to space travel, but it’s also true that we need to routinely be able to go to the International Space Station," said Jim Bridenstine, NASA administrator and a past Wash100 winner.
Read More »Axiom Space Eyes Late 2021 Launch for First ISS Commercial Mission
Axiom Space hopes to hammer out an agreement for its maiden commercial flight to the International Space Station slated for launch in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2021, SpaceNews reported Friday.
Read More »NASA, SpaceX Commence Final Reviews for Crew Dragon Ahead of Manned Operational Flight
SpaceX and NASA are conducting final reviews of modifications to the company’s Crew Dragon capsule ahead of its launch to the International Space Station scheduled for Oct. 31.
Read More »SpaceX, NASA Eye Oct. 31 Launch for Crew-1 Mission
SpaceX and NASA plan to launch on Oct. 31 the manned Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station.
Read More »SpaceX, NASA Eye October Launch Date for Operational Crewed Mission
SpaceX and NASA expect to send the Crew Dragon spacecraft with four astronauts for the first operational crew rotation flight to the International Space Station no earlier than Oct. 23.
Read More »SpaceX Capsule, NASA Astronauts Return to Earth From Crewed Test Flight
NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken have returned to Earth aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft after spending 64 days in orbit as part of the Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station.
Read More »Report: NASA Expects Crewed SpaceX Dragon Craft to Return Aug. 2
The two NASA astronauts that flew on SpaceX's first crewed mission with the Crew Dragon spaceship could return to Earth by Aug. 2 after a two-month stay at the International Space Station, Reuters reported Saturday. The splashdown of NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken will take place in the Atlantic Ocean.
Read More »Space Station Astronauts Continue to Test SpaceX’s Crew Dragon
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have been conducting tests to evaluate the performance of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spaceship that launched three weeks ago as part of the first manned mission from U.S. soil to the orbiting laboratory in nearly a decade, Teslarati reported Friday.
Read More »SpaceX to Use Previously Flown Crew Dragon, Boosters Under NASA Contract Modification
SpaceX will reuse the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stages and Crew Dragon spacecraft for missions to the International Space Station as early as 2021 under a modification to the company’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract with NASA, SpaceNews reported Tuesday.
Read More »SpaceX Deploys 58 More Broadband Satellites to Orbit for First Starlink Rideshare Mission
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Saturday to bring another batch of Starlink broadband satellites and three Earth-observing satellites from Planet Labs to low-Earth orbit as part of a rideshare mission, CNET reported Sunday.
Read More »NASA, SpaceX Reschedule Demo-2 Crewed Mission Launch to Saturday
NASA and SpaceX have pushed back to Saturday, May 30, the launch of the manned Demo-2 test flight mission due to unfavorable weather conditions.
Read More »SpaceX’s Demo-2 Crewed Mission Gets OK for Wednesday Launch
SpaceX's manned Demo-2 test flight mission as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program received the go-ahead to launch on Wednesday, May 27, after it passed a launch readiness evaluation Monday.
Read More »SpaceX Concludes Parachute System Testing for Crew Dragon’s Flight to ISS
SpaceX has completed final testing of its updated parachute system for the Crew Dragon capsule ahead of the Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station, Space.com reported Saturday.
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