First Phase 3 Lane 1 task orders issued under dual-lane acquisition strategy expandslaunch service provider pool for national security launches. The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded National […]
Dragon Spacecraft (SpaceX)
SpaceX, at zero to 4,000 mph in less than three minutes, begins NASA’s Crew-9 astronauts’ journey on way to ISS
Cape Canaveral’s weather cooperated on September 28, despite hurricane Helene, making it possible at 1:17 ET for SpaceX to send NASA’s Crew 9 astronauts, NASA astronaut Nick Hague, commander, and […]
SpaceX’s Saturday launch of the Crew-9 astronauts’ mission tenuous due to Helene
SpaceX and NASA are targeting no earlier than Saturday, September 28, at 1:17 p.m. EDT due to Tropical Storm Helene, for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s ninth operational human spaceflight […]
SpaceX preps for Saturday’s Crew-9 mission of two astronauts to conduct experiments and demonstrations on ISS
SpaceX and NASA are targeting no earlier than Saturday, September 28 due to Tropical Storm Helene, for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s ninth operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-9) to the […]
SpaceX finally has a new date for Polaris Dawn to achieve the highest Earth orbit since the Apollo
Weather conditions are anticipated to be clear for a projected launch date of Polaris Dawn, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket that will launch Crew Dragon spacecraft on September 1 at 3:38 […]
SpaceX’s UPDATE: Polaris Dawn still on hold
Weather still remains the reason for the SpaceX Poaris Dawn delay. Late yesterday this announcement was provided. No further information has been provided by SpaceX regarding the upcoming Polaris Dawn […]
UPDATE: SpaceX now is standing down and delays launch of Polaris Dawn’s first commercial space walk due to weather
Due to unfavorable weather forecasted in Dragon’s splashdown areas off the coast of Florida, SpaceX is standing down from Falcon 9’s launch opportunities of Polaris Dawn on Wednesday, August 28 […]
SpaceX’s Polaris Program Tuesday launch is a first-of-its-kind effort to rapidly advance human spaceflight capabilities
SpaceX’s Polaris Program will launch on Tuesday, August 27 from Kennedy Space Center at 12:38 – 4:09 am PDT. The forecast calls for a temperature of 82°F, clear skies, 8% […]
SpaceX ready to launch crew on Polaris Dawn to reach the highest Earth orbit since the Apollo
SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, August 27 at 3:38 a.m. ET for Falcon 9’s launch of Polaris Dawn to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in […]
UPDATE Boeing has a problem — too many astronauts and not enough ISS parking spaces
NASA will be sending more astronauts to the ISS in the next few weeks shuttled by SpaceX however the two stranded NASA astronauts taken aboard Boeing’s Starliner, and delivered to […]