Watch LIVE as SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn on its multi-day mission to orbit, which will see Dragon and its crew fly to the highest Earth orbit ever flown since the Apollo program and participate in the first-ever extravehicular activity (EVA) by commercial astronauts wearing SpaceX-developed EVA suits.
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SpaceX, NASA launch four astronauts from four countries
The crew is riding aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance capsule on the mission, dubbed Crew-7. The spacecraft launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 3:27 a.m. ET Saturday.
The four astronauts on the mission include NASA’s Jasmin Moghbeli, who is serving as mission commander; Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen representing the European Space Agency; Satoshi Furukawa of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA; and Russian cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov of Roscosmos.
Dragon launch with cargo for ISS canceled due to weather conditions
The US launch of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle with the Dragon spacecraft, has been cancelled due to weather conditions, the American company SpaceX twitted on Saturday.
Good splashdown of Dragon confirmed! Welcome back to Earth, @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug !
2.8.2020
LIVE: SpaceX Crew Dragon Leaves The ISS And Returns Home
We join NASA‘s live coverage of the departure of the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule from the ISS which will bring Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley back to Earth
NASA anticipates August return for Hurley and Behnken
The space station has two docking ports outfitted to receive Crew Dragon and Starliner spacecraft. Once the Crew Dragon and Starliner vehicles are operational, NASA expects both ports will be used simultaneously to accommodate visiting crew and cargo ships.
SpaceX-Kapsel erreicht ISS
Die Schleuse zwischen der SpaceX-Raumkapsel „Crew Dragon“ und der ISS öffnete sich problemlos.
Stage 1 entry burn has started. The #LaunchAmerica crew is heading into orbit.
Live: SpaceX, NASA Launch U.S. Astronauts To International Space Station | NBC News
Watch live coverage as Elon Musk’s SpaceX and NASA make a second attempt at liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule with two U.S. astronauts. This is the first mission of its kind to the International Space Station in nearly a decade.
NASA astronauts go back to the future with capsule launch
This fresh take on a vintage look will be on full display Wednesday when SpaceX plans to launch NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station — a first for a private company.
NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 Astronauts to Arrive at Kennedy on Wednesday
NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are set to arrive at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, one week before the pair’s scheduled launch to the International Space Station on the SpaceX Demo-2 mission.
Crew Dragon Spacecraft Arrives at Launch Complex for NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2
18.5.2020 This will be the first launch of American astronauts on an American rocket from American soil to the International Space Station since the final flight of the space shuttle in 2011.
NASA’s human spaceflight chief just resigned, and the timing couldn’t be worse
The timing of Doug Loverro‘s departure is terrible, with NASA‘s first launch of humans in nearly nine years due to occur in just eight days.
The space agency offered a bland statement regarding Loverro‘s resignation as Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) at NASA.
Crew der ISS betrat erstmals Elon Musks Raumkapsel
Die „Crew Dragon“ der Raumfahrtfirma von Tech-Milliardär Elon Musk brachte zudem 180 Kilogramm Nachschub zur ISS.