SpaceX successfully launched a unique Falcon 9 rocket at LC-39A for the in-flight abort test of their Crew Dragon spacecraft. The uncrewed test flight saw the spacecraft demonstrate its ability to escape a failing rocket mid-flight. Sunday’s launch occurred at 10:30 AM Eastern, with a successful test resulting in the safe splashdown of the Dragon vehicle.
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One year to the day since Atlantis launched on her final mission, the exceptional performance by…
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SSME family prepare for SLS core stage role following Shuttle success
by Chris BerginNASA’s 15 Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs) are being transported to the Stennis Space Center…
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Following the highly successful launch of the STS-133 mission, NASA and its contractors have reviewed the…
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As the era of large Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) for NASA launch vehicles appears to…
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Endeavour remains on track for the setting of a June 13 or 14 launch date…
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The usual ballet of reviews to ensure safe flight has moved through another key stage,…
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Engineers will meet in the middle of January to push forward with a redesign of…
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As NASA’s triumphant 2008 year comes to a close – a year that saw four…
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With Endeavour now undergoing post-flight processing in Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 following her cross-country…
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The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) has returned Endeavour to Florida on Friday, following a cross…