Crew Dragon

SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft splashes down with NASA, ESA astronauts

Update: A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying four NASA and ESA astronauts has safely splashed down off the coast of…

SpaceX director says six Crew Dragon launches per year is a sustainable goal

A senior manager says that SpaceX could sustainably launch six or more Crew Dragons per year if the market for…

SpaceX aces seventh astronaut launch in less than two years

SpaceX has successfully completed its second astronaut launch in less than three weeks, sending a batch of professional NASA and…

SpaceX, NASA on track for Wednesday astronaut launch [webcast]

SpaceX says a Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket are on track to launch astronauts to the International Space…

SpaceX Dragon returns private astronauts to Earth after an extra week in space

Update: A SpaceX Crew Dragon has finally returned Axiom Space's first crew of four private astronauts to Earth after recovery…

SpaceX static fires Crew-4’s Falcon 9 rocket as Axiom-1 return delay grows

SpaceX has successfully static fired a Falcon 9 rocket scheduled to launch another batch of NASA and ESA astronauts after…

SpaceX sends two drone ships to sea for back-to-back Starlink, astronaut launches

Update: SpaceX has rolled out Crew-4's Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon in anticipation of prelaunch testing. However, due to poor…

SpaceX, NASA refine Crew-4 launch date as Axiom astronauts focus on science

SpaceX and NASA have delayed Crew Dragon's fourth operational Commercial Crew launch for the fifth time as four private Axiom…

SpaceX launches first all-private astronaut crew to the International Space Station

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft have successfully begun the first all-private astronaut mission to an orbital…

SpaceX set for first private astronaut launch to the International Space Station

Update: SpaceX has successfully fired up Falcon 9 booster B1062 and confirmed that Crew Dragon's second private astronaut launch is…

SpaceX’s second private Crew Dragon astronaut launch slips to April 8th

SpaceX's second private astronaut launch and the first fully private crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has been…

SpaceX’s next Crew Dragon astronaut launch slips into April

NASA, SpaceX, and private customer Axiom Space have decided to slightly delay two of the company's upcoming Crew Dragon launches,…

SpaceX schedules spy satellite, NASA astronaut launches on the same day

The US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has confirmed that its next spy satellite is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX…

SpaceX awarded three more NASA astronaut launch contracts

Three months after announcing its intent, NASA has procured three more Crew Dragon astronaut launches from SpaceX, raising the total…

SpaceX a bastion of independent US, European spaceflight amid Russian threats

Russia has invaded Ukraine without provocation, triggering a series of diplomatic responses - sanctions in particular - that recently culminated…

SpaceX, Polaris reveal plans to launch private astronauts higher than ever before

SpaceX and Inspiration4 creator Jared Isaacman have announced the Polaris Program, an initiative designed to carry the torch forward from…

NASA updates status of SpaceX’s next two astronaut launches

NASA has updated the status of SpaceX's next two crewed Falcon 9 launches - one fully private and the other…

SpaceX Dragon delivers astronauts to space station ahead of schedule

Crew Dragon Endurance has delivered four Crew-3 NASA and ESA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) half an hour…

SpaceX aces fifth astronaut launch in a year and half

Less than 18 months after its first crewed launch, SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket have successfully completed…

Watch Live: SpaceX, NASA are ‘go’ for third operational astronaut launch

With less than three hours to go before liftoff, SpaceX and NASA remain on track - with the vehicle, crew,…