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SpaceX has swiftly followed last week’s historic launch of the Crew Dragon with another momentous liftoff, this time firing a further 60 high-speed internet satellites into orbit as part of its Starlink project. Among those was a prototype fitted out w… Continue reading SpaceX launches experimental sun visor to reduce satellite visibility
With the launch of the SpaceX Demo-2 mission, the United States has achieved something it hasn’t done in nearly a decade: put a human into low Earth orbit with a domestic booster and vehicle. It was a lapse in capability that stretched on far longer than anyone inside or outside …read more
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon has continued charting its history-making course through space by successfully delivering astronauts to the International Space Station, becoming the first privately built spacecraft to do so. The two NASA astronauts aboard the fli… Continue reading SpaceX’s Crew Dragon makes history with successful docking at the ISS
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon has continued charting its history-making course through space by successfully delivering astronauts to the International Space Station, becoming the first privately built spacecraft to do so. The two NASA astronauts aboard the fli… Continue reading SpaceX’s Crew Dragon makes history with successful docking at the ISS
History was made today as the United States launched the first manned commercial mission into orbit. At 3:22 pm EDT, the SpaceX Demo-2 spacecraft carrying astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy… Continue reading America returns to manned spaceflight with launch of SpaceX Demo-2
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We keep finding more great space stories than we can cover, so here’s a speed-run through the broader picture of the moment as it applies to space flight.
The big news this week was the first launch of a manned SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule to the ISS. I was excited …read more
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History was postponed today as NASA and SpaceX were forced to scrub the historic Demo-2 mission 17 minutes before its scheduled liftoff. The first manned mission to launch from American soil since 2011 and the first commercial manned launch was called … Continue reading NASA’s historic SpaceX Demo-2 launch scrubbed due to bad weather
The stage is set for a landmark launch for NASA, with the final dress rehearsal now complete ahead of Wednesday’s Demo-2 mission. The mission will see US astronauts launched into space from American soil for the first time in nine years, and if success… Continue reading Successful rehearsal readies SpaceX’s Crew Dragon for historic launch
Complexity is a funny thing. In prehistoric times, a caveman might float across a lake on a log. That’s simple. But as you add a rudder, a sail, or even a motor, it gets more and more complex. But if you add enough complexity — a GPS and an autopilot, …read more
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