Two NASA astronauts have landed safely back on Earth after a blistering descent through our planet’s atmosphere in a SpaceX capsule. The historic feat is a milestone for Elon Musk’s spaceflight company. Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday afternoon, after a […]
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The SpaceX capsule sits aboard a recovery ship in the Gulf of Mexico. NASA/Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption NASA/Screenshot by NPR The SpaceX capsule sits aboard a recovery ship in the Gulf of Mexico. NASA/Screenshot by NPR Updated at 6:40 p.m. ET Two NASA astronauts are back on […]
The Crew Dragon SpaceX capsule splashed down off the coast of Florida on Sunday. Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley returned to earth on Sunday after launching from the Kennedy Space Center at the end of May. A boat with a Trump flag floated by the Crew Dragon and was […]
NASA and SpaceX are ready for a Sunday, 2 August 2020 deorbit and splashdown of NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley aboard the Crew Dragon Endeavour. The return to Earth will bring an end to the historic first private-company spaceflight of humans to Earth orbit and the commencement of […]
SpaceX is targeting Monday, July 20 for the launch of a South Korean military communications satellite, ANASIS-II. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket is scheduled within a window from 5:00 PM to 8:55 PM EDT (21:00 to 00:55 UTC). The launch will take place from SLC-40 at the […]
SpaceX is set for their ninth launch of operational Starlink satellites, along with two satellites for BlackSky’s Earth observation constellation, on Wednesday, July 8 (11:59am EDT / 15:59 UTC). The weather forecast issued by the 45th Space Wing the day before launch shows a 60% chance of acceptable weather, increasing […]
SpaceX is readying their Falcon 9 rocket to launch the third Block III Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite, named SV03. Block III is the next generation of GPS satellites, replacing the aging Block II series. This will be SpaceX’s second GPS launch, out of the five they have been awarded […]
SpaceX is set for another launch of Starlink satellites on Friday (16:18 EDT/20:18 UTC) after performing a successful static fire test of the launch vehicle at the Kennedy Space Center’s 39A. Riding along with the SpaceX payload will be two satellites for the BlackSky Earth observation constellation. (Lead photo via […]
Elon Musk announced that June 19 – also known as ‘Juneteenth’ – will be treated as a holiday for Tesla and SpaceX workers, quickly earning an outpouring of praise… until people found out the vacation wouldn’t be paid. “Juneteenth is henceforth considered a US holiday at Tesla & SpaceX,” Musk […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107711/78/1077117893_0:0:1200:675_1200x675_80_0_0_ffc615cc2917ebe0ec2d40892a4c0086.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202006131079601578-spacex-successfully-deploys-61-satellites-into-low-earth-orbit/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – SpaceX has successfully deployed 58 additional Starlink satellites and three SkySats into low-earth orbit aboard a Falcon 9 booster which safely touched down after launch, the company said on Twitter. Saturday’s launch from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Center was the […]
As SpaceX continues to roll through its 2020 launch campaign, the company is preparing to launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites to low Earth orbit, along with 3 small satellites provided by Planet Labs Inc. The mission is currently set to launch on a flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket from […]
Following the May 29 explosive failure of the Starship SN4 prototype during a Static Fire test, SpaceX workers have been quickly making repairs to its Boca Chica, Texas launch facility. Starship SN5 is expected to roll to the launch site in the coming days in preparation for testing to begin […]
Only a handful of days after successfully returning domestic crew launch capabilities to U.S. soil for the first time since July of 2011, SpaceX is continuing to steam ahead with its 2020 launch campaign as they prepare to loft another batch of satellites for the company’s Starlink internet constellation. The […]
With a flash of light, billowing smoke, and a thunderous roar, American astronauts on Saturday afternoon blasted into space aboard an American spacecraft for the first time since NASA decommissioned the aging, unsafe Space Shuttle fleet in 2011. The first manned flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft not only restores […]
The countdown began this morning for the launch of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Dragon Demo-2, a mission that will send NASA astronauts into space from U.S. soil for the first time in nearly a decade. Advertisement – story continues below The backup launch was pushed to Saturday after it was scrubbed […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has become the first private company to launch NASA astronauts into space as a Falcon rocket with two people aboard blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 3:22pm local time. At 3:35pm the Crew […]
The Dragon crew capsule sits atop a Falcon 9 rocket on Friday as distant storms roll by. NASA and SpaceX cannot launch unless the weather is perfect. Bill Ingalls/NASA hide caption toggle caption Bill Ingalls/NASA The Dragon crew capsule sits atop a Falcon 9 rocket on Friday as distant storms […]
The planned NASA/SpaceX launch out of Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the International Space Station was nixed on Wednesday due to bad weather. Thunderstorms and cloudy skies threatened the effort going into Wednesday and with conditions not clearing less than a half hour before the planned launch, the mission […]
US 20:21 GMT 27.05.2020(updated 20:46 GMT 27.05.2020) Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107943/60/1079436023_0:63:3059:1784_1200x675_80_0_0_182cd2f629867a77a9c80ae212fc28a9.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202005271079435936-spacex-launch-of-two-us-astronauts-postponed-due-to-bad-weather/ The NASA and SpaceX launch, which was scheduled to take place from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, has been postponed due to bad weather. The launch was scrubbed around 20 minutes before […]
Tech 19:19 GMT 27.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107943/17/1079431738_0:0:2943:1657_1200x675_80_0_0_2f659099e43442a796f95f12b797a6ec.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202005271079431890-space-x-launches-first-crewed-mission-to-the-iss—video/ This is going to be the first launch of NASA astronauts from the US since the end of the space shuttle programme in 2011. Sputnik invites you to watch a live broadcast of the SpaceX Falcon 9 […]
One small step. After nine years, the baton is finally passed. From Atlantis to Dragon, NASA and SpaceX are set to embark on a partnership that will not only return the ability to launch people into Earth orbit from the United States to access the International Space Station, but one […]
SpaceX is readying a Falcon 9 rocket for its static fire test ahead of the Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission. The static fire is part of the ongoing series of final tests and reviews before SpaceX embarks on its first human spaceflight mission. The test is scheduled to take place today […]
Planet Labs Inc. has announced they will launch six SkySat satellites, SkySat 16-21, on Falcon 9 rockets as rideshare missions on two Starlink launches. These six satellites will help provide Planet with more imaging coverage to complement the 15 other SkySat satellites, SkySat 1-15, in Sun-Synchronous Orbits (SSO). (Lead Image: […]
NASA has inked a deal with Russia’s space agency Roscosmos to allow a US astronaut to travel into space aboard a Soyuz rocket in the fall, even as SpaceX gears up for its first manned launch later this month. “A contract was signed today on providing a seat for a […]