The gap in US domestic crew launch capability is coming to an end as soon as next month, concluding a convoluted and painful path that ultimately began when Columbia was lost during STS-107. The last time American astronauts launched from US soil was in 2011 with Shuttle Atlantis during STS-135. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is set to launch with Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken onboard the Crew Dragon as early as May 27.
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In preparation for the return of crew launches from the United States, the Department of…
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NAC provides Starliner, Dragon 2 update – Commercial Crew preps entering final leg to launch
SpaceX and Boeing continue to make steady progress towards the major flight tests under NASA’s…
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Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is preparing for a return to crew…
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Three days after launching from SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, SpaceX’s…
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Mission planners at NASA have installed four Commercial Crew demonstration missions into the International Space…
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SpaceX has revealed more details into its upcoming drive to bring the crewed version of…
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NASA has approved SpaceX’s first Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) milestone. Known as the Certification…
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SpaceX head Elon Musk has unveiled the latest version of his Dragon spacecraft via a…
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SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft is continuing to make solid progress during the early years of its…
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With all three Commercial Crew partners providing a status update at the Kennedy Space Center…
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Dragon ISS flight slips – SpaceX determined to return US crewed access to LEO
by Chris BerginSpaceX’s next Falcon 9 flight with the Dragon spaceship – a mission which is expected…
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ISS and Expedition 72 crew stay busy with experiments, cargo arrivals, and spacecraft movements
The International Space Station and the Expedition 72 crew have transitioned from an eventful summer…
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Launch Roundup: China launch crew to Tiangong Space Station, Russia launches military payload
by John SharpIn another busy week of launches, China launched three taikonauts to the Tiangong Space Station…
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Dragon receives long-planned propulsive landing upgrade after years of development
by Aaron McCreaSpaceX announced a new capability for the Dragon spacecraft on Sept. 27 in the unlikely…
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SpaceX and NASA have launched Crew-9 for its six-month mission aboard the International Space Station…
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Launch Roundup: NASA Crew-9 flies half-empty, Starlink and Chinese launches continue
by John SharpNASA and SpaceX’s launch of the Crew-9 mission took center stage this week. The launch…
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Two days into their mission, the Polaris Dawn crew conducted the highlight of their mission…
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The Soyuz MS-26 crewed mission has flown NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey…
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Launch Roundup: Polaris Dawn, ISS crewed launch headline busy week
by Martin SmithThis week’s manifest features four Falcon 9 launches, including the highly anticipated Polaris Dawn crewed…