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SpaceX launches four astronauts in first mission to polar orbit

March 31, 2025

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 on Monday, March 31 at 9:46 p.m. ET launched Fram2 to a polar orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Mission duration: […]

Filed Under: Astronauts, Booster Recovery, Denali Hypersonic Booster (Anduril), Dragon Spacecraft (SpaceX), Droneship, Falcon 9, Human Health Research, Launch Complex 39A (Kennedy Space Center), Polar Orbits, Research + Testing, Research Flight, SpaceX, SpaceX Crew Mission Tagged With: Featured

SpaceX’s Dragon to launch four astronauts in Fram2 mission observing Earth from Polar orbit

March 30, 2025

SpaceX is targeting Monday, March 31 at 9:46 p.m. ET for Falcon 9’s launch of Fram2 to a polar orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in […]

Filed Under: Dragon Spacecraft (SpaceX), Falcon 9, Launch Complex 39A (Kennedy Space Center), Polar Earth Orbits, Polar Orbits, Research Flight, SpaceX, SpaceX Crew Mission, SpaceX Falcon 9, Starlink

Kudos to SpaceX bringing ’em home safely as Polaris Dawn’s commercial astronauts return from successful mission

September 15, 2024

After nearly five days on orbit, Dragon and the Polaris Dawn crew safely splashed down at 3:36 a.m. ET on Sunday, September 15 off the coast of Dry Tortugas, Florida, […]

Filed Under: Apollo 11, Astronauts, Booster, Booster Recovery, Commercial Spaceflight, Droneship, Launch Complex 39A (Kennedy Space Center), Launch Delay, Launch Management, Launch Pad, Launch Preparations, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Research + Testing, Research Flight, Research Lab, SpaceX, SpaceX Crew Mission, SpaceX Dragon, Starlink, Weather Forecasting Tagged With: Featured

SpaceX’s Success at last as Polaris Dawn soars to the highest orbit with humans since the Apollo 17

September 10, 2024

SpaceX announced that on Tuesday, September 10 at 5:23 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Polaris Dawn to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. […]

Filed Under: Apollo 11, Astronaut Missions, Astronauts, Booster, Booster Recovery, Civilian, Commercial Spaceflight, Droneship, Launch Delay, Launch Facilities, Launch Management, Launch Pad, Launch Platform, Launch Preparations, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Research Flight, SpaceX, SpaceX Crew Mission, Starlink, Weather Forecasting

SpaceX is standing on Tuesday for Polaris Dawn launch, so far

September 9, 2024

After delays too numrous to mention at SpaceX’s website today they officially announced that: SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, September 10 at 3:38 a.m. ET for Falcon 9’s launch of Polaris […]

Filed Under: Apollo 11, Astronaut Missions, Astronauts, Booster, Booster Recovery, Civilian, Commercial Spaceflight, Droneship, In-Space Research, Launch, Launch Complex 39A (Kennedy Space Center), Launch Delay, Launch Facilities, Launch Management, Launch Plan, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Mission, Research Flight, SpaceX, SpaceX Crew Mission, Starlink, Weather Forecasting

SpaceX’s Tuesday Hat Trick of triple launches from both coasts including Polaris’ astronaut mission

August 26, 2024

Super busy SpaceX is now planning 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 […]

Filed Under: Astronauts, Booster, Booster Recovery, Cape Canaveral SFS, Droneship, Human Health Research, In-Space Research, Kennedy Space Center, Launch, Launch Delay, Launch Facilities, Launch Plan, Launch Providers, Launch Service Support, Launch Services, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Planetary Mission, Planetary Research, Research + Testing, Research Flight, smallsats, Spacesuits, SpaceX, Starlink, Vandenberg SFB

SpaceX’s Polaris Program Tuesday launch is a first-of-its-kind effort to rapidly advance human spaceflight capabilities

August 25, 2024

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% […]

Filed Under: Biological & Scientic Experiments On-Orbit, Dragon Spacecraft (SpaceX), Human Health Research, Kennedy Space Center, Launch Management, Launch Plan, Launch Preparations, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Mars, Moon, Research + Testing, Research Flight, Satellite Constellation Operations

Rocket Lab to launch a NASA research mission

August 15, 2023

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a double-launch deal with NASA to deliver the Agency’s climate change, research-focused mission, PREFIRE, to LEO in 2024. The two dedicated missions […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Climate Change Assessments, Electron Launch Vehicle, NASA, New Zealand, PREFIRE Mission, Research Flight, Rocket Lab, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, SmallSat, smallsats Tagged With: Featured

AstroAccess successfully completes 1st weightless research flight with Int’l disabled crew

December 16, 2022

AstroAccess, a project dedicated to promoting disability inclusion in space, successfully completed the first, formal research flight ‘AA2’ onboard a Zero-G Corporation’s aircraft. The flight included 14 disabled crew members […]

Filed Under: 501c(3), AstroAccess, Demo Flight, Disabled Crew, Launch, Parabolic Maneuvers, Research Flight, Zero Gravity, Zero-G Corporation, Zero-G Flight Tagged With: Featured

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