All posts tagged "NASA"
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13.0KNewsSpaceX 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 their fifth...
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37.3KNewsWatch 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, and weather...
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15.8KNewsSpaceX, NASA celebrate Blue Origin’s lunar lander lawsuit loss and get back to work
In a November 9th press conference, NASA leaders have begun to publicly celebrate the end of seven months of Blue Origin litigation...
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24.0KNewsSpaceX Dragon returns astronauts to Earth after record-breaking spaceflight
After spending almost 200 days in orbit, a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft has successfully returned four international Crew-2 astronauts to Earth, marking...
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16.6KNewsSpaceX, NASA schedule back-to-back astronaut recovery and launch after delays
Poor winter weather on Florida’s East Coast and across the Atlantic Ocean has forced NASA and SpaceX to flip the nominal sequence...
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29.1KNewsSpaceX and NASA defeat Blue Origin’s Starship Moon lander lawsuit
While specific details of the decision are likely a few weeks away, the US Court of Federal Claims has denied an infamous...
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14.2KNewsSpaceX accepts delivery of NASA’s DART asteroid impact spacecraft
NASA says that the Double Asteroid Redirect Test (DART) spacecraft has arrived at SpaceX’s Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) facilities for a...
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29.4KNewsSpaceX astronaut launch slips into November
Update: A “minor medical issue involving one of [the] crew members” has forced NASA to delay Crew-3 a bit less than four...
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28.7KNewsSpaceX Dragon, Falcon 9 rocket roll out to pad for first launch in six weeks
SpaceX has rolled a Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 to the launch pad for the rocket’s first launch in more than six...
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15.3KNewsSpaceX’s newest Crew Dragon spacecraft arrives at launch site
Right on schedule, SpaceX has rolled a new Crew Dragon spacecraft to the pad for its first astronaut launch. Known as Crew-3,...
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9.9KNewsSpaceX’s next Crew Dragon astronaut mission settles on Halloween launch
After initially moving forward 24 hours from October 31st to October 30th, SpaceX’s next Crew Dragon astronaut mission has slipped back to...
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42.5KNewsSpaceX’s first orbital Starship launch slips to March 2022 in NASA document
A NASA document discussing a group’s plans to document SpaceX’s first orbital-velocity Starship reentry appears to suggest that the next-generation rocket’s orbital...
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15.0KNewsSpaceX rapidly tests, ships Falcon 9 second stage for next NASA astronaut launch
SpaceX has shipped, tested, and delivered the new Falcon 9 upper stage tasked with carrying the company’s next Crew Dragon astronauts to...
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12.3KNewsSpaceX spacecraft undocks from space station for Dragon’s fifth orbital reentry this year
An upgraded SpaceX Cargo Dragon has successfully undocked from the Internation Space Station after delivering tons of cargo, setting the spacecraft family...
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16.5KNewsSpaceX almost ready to launch NASA asteroid impact spacecraft
Update: The NASA official quoted saying that the DART spacecraft had arrived at Vandenberg on September 27th appears to have been incorrect...
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15.5KNewsSpaceX Crew Dragon to perform first space station “flyaround” in November
A member of a NASA safety advisory panel says that SpaceX’s second operational Crew Dragon spacecraft will perform the first International Space...
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19.0KNewsSpaceX CEO Elon Musk explains why Blue Origin’s Starship lawsuit makes no sense
For the first time since SpaceX competitor Blue Origin took NASA to federal court after losing a Moon lander contract to Starship...
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25.1KNewsSpaceX Falcon Heavy launch contracts reach double digits after latest NASA win
For the third time in seven months, NASA has contracted SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket to launch a high-value scientific spacecraft, raising the...
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19.1KNewsSpaceX Cargo Dragon joins Crew Dragon at the International Space Station
For the fourth time in nine months, SpaceX has docked a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station with a second Dragon...
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28.1KNewsSpaceX sets Dragon reuse record, debuts drone ship on first launch in two months
Update #2: After a 24-hour weather delay, conditions were far more favorable on August 29th, allowing a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to...
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