Tag: SpaceX
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WATCH LIVE: STARLINK MISSION
SpaceX is targeting Monday, September 28 at 10:22 a.m. EDT, 14:22 UTC, for launch of its thirteenth Starlink mission, which will launch 60 Starlink satellites to orbit. Falcon 9 will lift off from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Falcon 9’s first stage previously supported launch of Crew Dragon’s first flight to…
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NASA Astronauts Safely Splash Down after First Commercial Crew Flight to ISS
Two NASA astronauts splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday for the first time in a commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft, returning from the International Space Station to complete a test flight that marks a new era in human spaceflight. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, carrying Robert Behnkenand Douglas Hurley, splashed down under…
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NASA Broadcasts First Splashdown of American Astronauts in 45 Years
NASA is broadcasting the return of the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 test flight with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley from the International Space Station – the first splashdown of an American crew spacecraft in 45 years. Ongoing live coverage is airing on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Their return began at 7:35 p.m. EDT Saturday,…
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NASA Announces Astronauts to Fly on SpaceX Crew-2 to ISS
NASA and its international partners have assigned crew members for Crew-2, which will be the second operational SpaceX Crew Dragon flight to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
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WATCH LIVE: STARLINK MISSION
SpaceX is targeting Saturday, July 11 at 10:54 a.m. EDT, 14:54 UTC, for launch of its tenth Starlink mission, which will include 57 Starlink satellites and 2 satellites from BlackSky, a Spaceflight customer. Falcon 9 will lift off from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Falcon 9’s first stage previously supported…
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The Next Starlink Mission
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, July 8 at 11:59 a.m. EDT, for launching the tenth Starlink mission, including 57 Starlink satellites and 2 satellites from BlackSky.
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NASA, SpaceX Launch First Flight Test of Space System Designed for Crew
A commercially-built and operated American crew spacecraft and rocket, launched from American soil for the first time in history.
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Billionaires in Space: A Critique of Problem Areas
Is it problematic for billionaires to invest in space travel and space technology? Is it a means for escape from a troubled planet?
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Falcon Heavy: SpaceX Launched The World’s Most Powerful Rocket!
The World’s Most Powerful Rocket took off from Kennedy Space Center.  SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy was successfully launched on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, to much fanfare, especially from cheering colleagues at the company’s headquarters in Hawthorne, California. With the ability to lift nearly 64 metric tons into orbit and a mass greater than a fully…