All posts tagged "Crew Dragon"
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24.2KNewsSpaceX fires up sooty Falcon booster ahead of historic astronaut launch
SpaceX says it has successfully completed the last major test standing between a flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft and...
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26.0KNewsSpaceX installs Dragon spaceship on the rocket that’ll take it to space (again)
For the third time ever, SpaceX has installed a Crew Dragon spacecraft scheduled to launch astronauts on the Falcon 9 rocket that’ll...
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19.6KNewsSpaceX Crew Dragon, four astronauts set for brief flight around the space station
To set the stage for another Dragon launch just a few weeks from now, NASA astronauts are preparing to board a SpaceX...
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12.7KNewsSpaceX to upgrade Dragon with the most immersive window ever launched into space
SpaceX and Inspiration4 customer Jared Isaacman have revealed a substantial and unexpected design change made to the Crew Dragon spacecraft that will...
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21.3KNewsSpaceX’s Crew Dragon just became America’s longest-lived astronaut spaceship
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon has officially become the longest-lived American astronaut spacecraft ever built, beating an 84-day record set by the Apollo-era Skylab-4...
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25.5KNewsOrbit for all: SpaceX, Shift4 reveal private Crew Dragon launch and ticket raffle
SpaceX and financial company Shift4 have announced what could become the world’s first private orbital astronaut launch – and two of Crew...
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14.2KNewsSpaceX docks two Dragons to the space station for the first time
For the first time, SpaceX has successfully docked two Dragons to the International Space Station (ISS) at the same time. Carrying roughly...
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SpaceX private astronaut launch debut to reuse Crew-1 Dragon spacecraft
A former NASA astronaut now employed by Axiom Space says that SpaceX’s private astronaut launch debut will reuse the same Crew Dragon...
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11.3KNewsSpaceX’s most important Falcon 9 booster yet returns to port with a lean
On November 19th, what is likely SpaceX’s most important Falcon 9 booster yet returned to Port Canaveral with a surprise – perhaps...
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14.2KNewsSpaceX’s plans for a reusable Dragon spacecraft fleet detailed by Gwynne Shotwell
President and COO Gwynne Shotwell says that SpaceX is simultaneously building a fleet of reusable, orbital Dragon spacecraft designed to support a...
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14.2KNewsSpaceX Crew Dragon aces third autonomous space station docking
Update: A SpaceX Crew Dragon has successfully performed an autonomous rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station (ISS) for the third...
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12.6KNewsSpaceX Falcon 9 rocket nails first operational NASA astronaut launch [updated]
Update: SpaceX has successfully resolved a handful of minor thermal control issues facing the brand new Crew Dragon capsule currently ferrying four...
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10.4KNewsSpaceX Crew-1 launch set for Sunday, ULA successfully launches spy satellite
On Friday evening, Nov. 13, NASA and SpaceX announced that the first operational Commercial Crew Program mission of the Crew Dragon would...
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19.5KNewsSpaceX Dragon spacecraft to have a continual presence in space starting this year
Days after NASA confirmed that SpaceX is on track for a Crew Dragon launch on November 14th and the first Cargo Dragon...
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20.8KNewsSpaceX fires up Crew-1 Falcon 9 rocket for Saturday astronaut launch
Update: SpaceX has fired up new Falcon 9 booster B1061 after loading the full two-stage rocket with liquid oxygen and kerosene (RP-1)...
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11.1KNewsSpaceX’s first operational NASA astronaut mission (almost) ready for launch
SpaceX and NASA have completed the last major review standing between Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 and the duo’s operational astronaut launch...
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18.3KNewsSpaceX operational astronaut launch debut back on track after “nail polish” delay
In a new NASA briefing, SpaceX vice president of build and flight reliability Hans Koenigsmann was able to explain in far more...
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13.4KNewsSpaceX ships upgraded cargo spacecraft to Florida for first orbital Dragon rendezvous
SpaceX says it’s shipped the first upgraded Dragon 2 cargo spacecraft to Florida, opening the door for the first simultaneous spaceflight of...
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21.1KNewsSpaceX Crew Dragon capsule christened ahead of operational astronaut launch debut
The long-standing tradition of astronauts naming the spacecraft that transports them safely to and from space continues ahead of SpaceX’s next crewed...
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40.8KNewsSpaceX Crew Dragon capsule arrives in Florida for next NASA astronaut launch
The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule destined to complete the company’s first operational mission to the International Space Station (ISS) – designated Crew-1...
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