SpaceX set to launch NASA astronauts first after Boeing narrowly avoids catastrophe in space
SpaceX is set to become the first private company to launch NASA astronauts as few as three months from now,…
4 years ago
Crew Dragon
SpaceX Crew Dragon becomes one fisherman’s “catch of his life”
One lucky fisherman and space geek has found the “catch of his life” off the coast of Daytona Beach in…
4 years ago
SpaceX's first NASA astronaut launch closer than ever as spacecraft and rocket near Florida
According to an engineer's February presentation, SpaceX is on the brink of shipping its first NASA astronaut-rated Crew Dragon spacecraft…
4 years ago
SpaceX surprises after recovering spacecraft 'trunk' in one piece
In a surprise twist, SpaceX has recovered an expendable 'trunk' that launched with Crew Dragon on its January 19th In-Flight…
4 years ago
SpaceX’s first ever Block 5 booster gives one last hurrah, in photos
After helping SpaceX enter a new era of routine rocket reusability, the very first Falcon 9 Block 5 booster is…
4 years ago
SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft sails home after flawless in-flight abort test
SpaceX's newest Crew Dragon spacecraft has successfully returned to port aboard one of the company's dedicated recovery vessels, neatly wrapping…
4 years ago
Elon Musk says SpaceX could catch Crew Dragon and NASA astronauts with a giant net
Shortly after SpaceX flawlessly completed Crew Dragon's In-Flight Abort (IFA) test earlier today, CEO Elon Musk - speaking at a…
4 years ago
SpaceX's Crew Dragon is about to escape a supersonic rocket: here's how to watch live
SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft is set to attempt to escape a supersonic Falcon 9 in what will likely be the…
4 years ago
NASA says SpaceX's Crew Dragon abort test is go for launch on doomed Falcon 9 rocket
NASA has formally given SpaceX permission for Crew Dragon's second launch - a crucial test flight that should be the…
4 years ago
SpaceX set for back-to-back weekend launches: Crew Dragon abort test, 60 more Starlink satellites
Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets are currently on track to launch back-to-back missions just a handful of days from now,…
4 years ago
Elon Musk says a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is about to be "destroyed in Dragon fire"
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has officially confirmed that the company's next Falcon 9 launch will destroy the flight-proven booster and…
4 years ago
SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft shown off in photo ahead of next launch
NASA has published a new SpaceX photo of the next Crew Dragon spacecraft scheduled for launch and confirmed that the…
4 years ago
SpaceX's Crew Dragon astronaut launch debut schedule revealed by Elon Musk
On the heels of a brand new animation simulating the spacecraft's next orbital launch milestone, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has…
4 years ago
SpaceX leaps closer to launching NASA astronauts after parachute testing milestone
SpaceX says it has completed a test campaign of Crew Dragon's upgrade parachutes, reaching a milestone that CEO Elon Musk…
4 years ago
Boeing’s astronaut capsule set for launch debut, joins SpaceX in race for crewed missions
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft and United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket are scheduled to lift off on their orbital launch debut…
4 years ago
SpaceX's next Crew Dragon launch is delayed but that's actually good news
NASA says that SpaceX's next big Crew Dragon flight test has slipped a bit further into 2020, a counterintuitively positive…
4 years ago
SpaceX and Boeing's crewed capsule race heats up with Starliner's Friday test flight
The first week of December kicked off a flurry of productivity for NASA Commercial Crew Program partners SpaceX and Boeing.…
4 years ago
SpaceX Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort test gets its first firm launch date
The day after questions arose around the targeted launch date of SpaceX's Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort test (IFA), SpaceX and…
4 years ago
SpaceX says crew spacecraft abort test still on track for 2019 launch
NASA recently invited members of the media to apply for access to SpaceX's Crew Dragon in-flight abort (IFA) test and,…
4 years ago
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon parachutes are almost ready for NASA astronauts
SpaceX says Crew Dragon's upgraded "Mk3" parachutes are almost ready to safely return astronauts to Earth and need to pass…
4 years ago