SpaceX’s next Starlink satellite launch slips closer to Crew Dragon astronaut debut
SpaceX's next Starlink satellite launch has slipped about a week and a half into mid-May, placing it just nine days…
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SpaceX releases rare footage of Elon Musk celebrating recent rocket explosion
As the historic return of human spaceflight from American soil rapidly approaches, SpaceX takes a moment to highlight the Crew…
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SpaceX, NASA hold press conference, historic astronaut launch clears final hurdles before readiness
With less than a month to go before the historic first crewed flight - and final human rating certification test…
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SpaceX is already preparing for operational astronaut missions
While the world's attention is focused on the return of orbital human spaceflight from US soil after a nearly decade…
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SpaceX’s first NASA astronaut launch could have historically small media presence
NASA's first SpaceX astronaut launch debut briefing suggests that the duo's inaugural crewed flight to the International Space Station (ISS)…
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NASA says SpaceX astronaut launch debut is still on track despite pandemic, engine failure
Despite a global pandemic and Falcon 9's first in-flight engine failure in almost eight years, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine remains…
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SpaceX Dragon spacecraft returns to California port for the last time
SpaceX has returned one of its reusable Dragon spacecraft to the Port of Los Angeles for the last time, wrapping…
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SpaceX, Boeing astronaut spacecraft working towards orbital meet-up in 2020
According to Boeing's new Starliner testing plan, the spacecraft could potentially meet SpaceX's own Crew Dragon astronaut spacecraft in orbit…
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SpaceX reveals first photos of historic Crew Dragon capsule's astronaut cabin
SpaceX has published the first photos of the interior of the US-built spacecraft scheduled to launch NASA astronauts for the…
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SpaceX’s second astronaut launch a step closer after NASA announcement
SpaceX's second astronaut launch is a a step closer to flight after NASA and JAXA announced the third and fourth…
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NASA has good news after SpaceX Crew Dragon parachute test accident
NASA has good news after SpaceX suffered an accident that destroyed a Crew Dragon mockup before it could complete a…
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SpaceX dropped a Crew Dragon mockup to save a helicopter and its passengers
SpaceX says it encountered an issue that forced it to drop a Crew Dragon spacecraft mockup during parachute testing --…
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SpaceX's in-flight rocket engine failure threatens NASA astronaut launch debut
An in-flight rocket engine failure during SpaceX's March 18th Starlink launch could pose a threat to the company's imminent NASA…
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SpaceX, NASA ready for first crewed launch from US soil in almost a decade
On Wednesday, March 18th, NASA invited media to attend SpaceX's highly anticipated upcoming Demo-2 mission confirming that SpaceX would be…
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SpaceX Dragon spacecraft caught by robotic space station arm for the last time
On March 9th, SpaceX's CRS-20 Cargo Dragon completed an uneventful journey to the International Space Station (ISS), where the spacecraft…
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SpaceX space tourism ambitions made real with Crew Dragon's first private contract
Axiom Space has announced its first contract with SpaceX, revealing plans to launch three tourists to the International Space Station…
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SpaceX nails 50th rocket booster landing ahead of Crew Dragon takeover
On its fifth launch of 2020, SpaceX has nailed its 50th Falcon rocket booster landing and sent Cargo Dragon (Dragon…
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NASA is training SpaceX's first Crew Dragon astronauts for a much longer mission in space
NASA has revealed that the astronauts assigned to SpaceX's Crew Dragon astronaut launch debut are training for a space station…
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SpaceX looks to launch space tourists to record heights
SpaceX has signed an agreement with a space tourism company that could see its Crew Dragon spacecraft take space tourists…
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NASA confirms SpaceX will become the first private company to send astronauts to the space station
NASA has unambiguously confirmed that SpaceX - with its Crew Dragon spacecraft - will soon become the first private company…
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