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 […]
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Kudos to SpaceX bringing ’em home safely as Polaris Dawn’s commercial astronauts return from successful mission
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, […]
Space-made fibers + novel biotech among research returning to Earth
Research on a novel vision loss therapy and space-manufactured optical fibers were among the nearly 565 pounds of science and technology payloads sponsored by the International Space Station (ISS) National […]
NASA sets coverage for Dragon spacecraft relocation on ISS
In preparation for the arrival of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test (read this news item), four crew members aboard the ISS will relocate the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft to a […]
UPDATE 1: SpaceX’s new date for launch of NASA’s astronauts
UPDATE 1: SpaceX and NASA are now targeting no earlier than Saturday, March 2 for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s eighth operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-8) to the International Space […]
Above: Orbital to launch proprietary materials to ISS for testing
Above: Space Development Corporation, through the firm’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Above: Orbital, will be testing the performance and durability of the company’s proprietary materials in low orbit, aboard the International Space […]