SpaceX, NASA win coveted Emmy award for spacecraft launch debut coverage
Over the course of Crew Dragon's 'Demo-1' orbital launch debut, SpaceX and NASA coordinated in a multitude of ways to…
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SpaceX highlights Crew Dragon SuperDraco thrusters as explosion investigation nears end
SpaceX has published a highlight reel touting "over 700 tests" of Crew Dragon's SuperDraco abort thrusters at the same time…
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SpaceX fires up Falcon 9 booster destined for Crew Dragon’s astronaut launch debut
SpaceX announced that it has successfully completed a routine static fire acceptance test of the Falcon 9 booster that will…
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NASA installs SpaceX-delivered docking adapter for Crew Dragon, Boeing Starliner missions
Launched on July 25th, SpaceX's CRS-18 Cargo Dragon successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) a few days later,…
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon explosion investigation almost complete, says executive
Speaking at the 2019 AIAA Propulsion & Energy Forum, SpaceX Vice President of Build and Flight Reliability Hans Koenigsmann was…
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SpaceX, NASA practice astronaut recovery ahead of Crew Dragon’s crewed launch debut
SpaceX and NASA teams continue to prepare for Crew Dragon's inaugural crewed launch (Demo-2) to the International Space Station (ISS)…
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SpaceX’s first Crew Dragon NASA astronauts suit up for spacesuit-focused launch rehearsal
While a great deal of work remains before SpaceX and NASA are ready to set a date for Crew Dragon's…
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SpaceX’s crewed Dragon launch debut likely to slip into 2020 as NASA pursues “realistic” dates
In a recent blog post, NASA made it clear that changes happening to leadership within the agency - specifically within…
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says Crew Dragon spaceship 6 months from astronaut launch debut
Speaking in a mid-July interview with a CNBC correspondent, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk stated that he believed the company's Crew…
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SpaceX says Crew Dragon capsule exploded due to exotic titanium fire
SpaceX has announced via an official update and conference call the preliminary results of a failure investigation convened immediately after…
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SpaceX’s response to Crew Dragon explosion unfairly maligned by head of NASA
In a bizarre turn of events, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine has offered harsh criticism of SpaceX's response to Crew Dragon's…
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon gets tentative NASA target for first astronaut launch
New information from both NASA and the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirm that SpaceX is currently targeting - at…
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon suffers catastrophic explosion during static fire test
Six weeks after the spacecraft completed its orbital launch debut, SpaceX's first flight-proven Crew Dragon capsule suffered a catastrophic explosion…
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says Crew Dragon reusability a “major improvement”
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that the company's next-generation Crew Dragon spacecraft is a "major improvement" over its Cargo Dragon…
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon to launch astronauts in July, says Russian source
A source familiar with Russia's aerospace industry recently informed state newspaper RIA Novosti that NASA has provided Russian space agency…
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon heat shield shown off after first orbital-velocity reentry
Following SpaceX's successful debut launch, rendezvous, and recovery of Crew Dragon, NASA has published official photos documenting the scorched spacecraft's…
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon could land with abort thrusters in emergencies, says Musk
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that Crew Dragon - originally designed to propulsively land like Falcon 9 - is still…
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SpaceX hangar packed with Falcon Heavy Block 5 boosters for early April debut
For a company that rarely reveals anything without explicit intent, a February 28th video posted by SpaceX during the lead-up…
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon returns to port as NASA praises successful launch debut
SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft successfully returned to Port Canaveral aboard recovery vessel GO Searcher, wrapping up an orbital launch debut…
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft preps for first Earth splashdown in final challenge
Just over 12 hours from now, SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft will complete the last steps of its critical demonstration launch…
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