Space Station Playing Host to The Biggest Crowd of 11 in a Decade, Thanks to Latest SpaceX Mission
3 years, 7 months ago

Space Station Playing Host to The Biggest Crowd of 11 in a Decade, Thanks to Latest SpaceX Mission

News 18  

The International Space Station’s population swelled to 11 on Saturday with the jubilant arrival of SpaceX’s third crew capsule in less than a year. A recycled SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts arrived at the space station a day after launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The Dragon capsule was used for SpaceX’s first crew launch last May, while the Falcon rocket soaring Friday hoisted crew two in November. Pesquet — the first European to fly on a commercial crew capsule — noted that the space station has changed quite a bit since his last visit four years ago, with more people and types of spacecraft.

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SpaceX Crew's Return Home Delayed as They Are Left Behind for the Journey
2 months ago

SpaceX Crew's Return Home Delayed as They Are Left Behind for the Journey

CNN  

The SpaceX Crew-8 capsule is returning to Earth, but two astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, will be left behind because they are not assigned to the specific spacecraft. The reason for this is that the mission is part of a regular crew rotation at the orbiting laboratory, and routine missions typically last about six months. The astronauts will be …

Watch: Nasa’s SpaceX Crew-7 astronauts arrive at International Space Station
1 year, 3 months ago

Watch: Nasa’s SpaceX Crew-7 astronauts arrive at International Space Station

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nasa’s SpaceX Crew-7 astronauts arrived at International Space Station on Sunday 27 August. The astronauts, …

Watch: NASA and SpaceX Crew-6 Mission docks to the ISS after a few tense moments
1 year, 9 months ago

Watch: NASA and SpaceX Crew-6 Mission docks to the ISS after a few tense moments

Firstpost  

The SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying the astronauts for the NASA X SpaceX Crew 6 mission successfully docked with the ISS today. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, has finally docked with the International Space Station, thus marking the 6-month long stay of the four members of the Crew-6 mission at the ISS. Dragon docked to the International Space Station pic.twitter.com/bH7d90f6P4 …

SpaceX crew docks at International Space Station
1 year, 9 months ago

SpaceX crew docks at International Space Station

Al Jazeera  

A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule has arrived safely at the International Space Station, carrying two US astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and a United Arab Emirates astronaut to begin a six-month science mission. The autonomously flying spacecraft dubbed Endeavour docked at the space station shortly after 06:40 GMT on Friday, nearly 25 hours after launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in …

SpaceX completes production of its successful Crew Dragon capsules
2 years, 8 months ago

SpaceX completes production of its successful Crew Dragon capsules

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk-owned SpaceX has ended production of new Crew Dragon astronaut capsules, two years after the firm flew humans to space for the first time. Elon Musk-owned SpaceX has ended production of new Crew Dragon astronaut capsules, two years after the firm flew humans to space for the first time There are now four Crew Dragons in the SpaceX fleet, …

SpaceX launches 4 amateurs on private Earth-circling trip
3 years, 3 months ago

SpaceX launches 4 amateurs on private Earth-circling trip

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s first private flight streaked into orbit Wednesday night with two contest winners, a health care worker and their rich sponsor, the most ambitious leap yet in space tourism. The door’s opening now and it’s pretty incredible.” Their capsule has already been to orbit: It was used for SpaceX’s second astronaut flight for NASA to the …

SpaceX launches 4 amateurs on private Earth-circling trip
3 years, 3 months ago

SpaceX launches 4 amateurs on private Earth-circling trip

India TV News  

SpaceX’s first private flight blasted off Wednesday night with two contest winners, a health care worker and their rich sponsor, the most ambitious leap yet in space tourism. Their fully automated capsule has already been to orbit: It was used for SpaceX’s second astronaut flight for NASA to the space station. “Yes, today you must have and be willing to …

SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carries fresh lemons, avocados. See docking video here
3 years, 6 months ago

SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carries fresh lemons, avocados. See docking video here

Hindustan Times  

The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft was seen flying into orbital during the daytime on Saturday as it continued towards the International Space Station before docking. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said SpaceX Dragon became the fifth spacecraft currently parked at the space station after it docked autonomously. "The SpaceX cargo Dragon flies into orbital daytime as it continues to …

ISS astronauts splash down on SpaceX craft
3 years, 7 months ago

ISS astronauts splash down on SpaceX craft

Al Jazeera  

A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts back to Earth splashed down off the Gulf of Mexico early on Sunday. The capsule splashed down at 2:56am in the dark in the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida coast after a six-and-a-half hour flight from the ISS, images relayed by NASA’s WB-57 high-altitude research aircraft showed. ‘Thanks for flying SpaceX’ …

Biggest space station crowd in decade after SpaceX arrival
3 years, 7 months ago

Biggest space station crowd in decade after SpaceX arrival

Hindustan Times  

The International Space Station's population swelled to 11 on Saturday with the jubilant arrival of SpaceX's third crew capsule in less than a year. Crew 2 member JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide of Japan is embraced by his compatriot Crew 1 member JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi as he and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet of France are welcomed as they arrive aboard …

Biggest space station crowd in decade after arrival of SpaceX's crew capsule
3 years, 8 months ago

Biggest space station crowd in decade after arrival of SpaceX's crew capsule

India Today  

The International Space Station’s population swelled to 11 on Saturday with the jubilant arrival of SpaceX’s third crew capsule in less than a year. A recycled SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts arrived at the space station a day after launching from Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center. The Dragon capsule was used for SpaceX’s first crew launch last May, while the Falcon …

SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour docks with International Space Station
3 years, 8 months ago

SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour docks with International Space Station

India Today  

The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour docked with the International Space Station early Saturday, a livestream showed. Hard capture, the second stage, occurred about 10 minutes later, when 12 hooks were securely attached between Endeavour and the ISS's forward port. "Thanks Shannon, we're glad to be here, we'll see you all in a few minutes," replied Endeavour's commander, US astronaut Shane …

Here’s how you can spot space station with 2 SpaceX Dragon capsules fly overhead
4 years ago

Here’s how you can spot space station with 2 SpaceX Dragon capsules fly overhead

Hindustan Times  

A SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft on Monday docked itself to the International Space Station to deliver 6,400 pounds of science investigations, a new airlock, and other cargo. Last month, SpaceX Crew-1 mission arrived at the space station with four astronauts as the Dragon capsule completed the automated flight from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The ISS is currently home to seven …

Double Dragons: SpaceX launches space station supplies
4 years ago

Double Dragons: SpaceX launches space station supplies

India TV News  

SpaceX launched a newer, bigger version of its Dragon supply ship to the International Space Station on Sunday, marking the first time the company has two capsules in orbit at the same time. The Dragon — packed with Christmas treats and presents — should reach the space station on Monday, joining the Dragon that delivered four astronauts last month. “Dragons …

Double Dragons: SpaceX launches space station supplies
4 years ago

Double Dragons: SpaceX launches space station supplies

Hindustan Times  

SpaceX launched a newer, bigger version of its Dragon supply ship to the International Space Station on Sunday, marking the first time the company has two capsules in orbit at the same time. With NASA’s commercial crew program officially under way, SpaceX expects to always have at least one Dragon capsule at the space station. The Dragon — packed with …

SpaceX launches 2nd Dragon capsule to space station with Christmas presents, 40 mice and more
4 years ago

SpaceX launches 2nd Dragon capsule to space station with Christmas presents, 40 mice and more

India Today  

SpaceX on Sunday launched a newer and bigger version of its Dragon supply ship to the International Space Station. Loaded with Christmas treats and presents, the Dragon is expected to reach the space station on Monday and join the Dragon that delivered four astronauts last month. "Dragons everywhere you look," news agency AP quoted Kenny Todd, Nasa's deputy space station …

Here’s how Earth looked to astronauts aboard the SpaceX capsule
4 years ago

Here’s how Earth looked to astronauts aboard the SpaceX capsule

CNN  

CNN — The view from space is just out of this world. NASA astronaut Victor Glover, one of the four astronauts aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, posted a video on Twitter of the stunning view from Earth on his first-ever trip to space. “The scale of detail and sensory inputs made this a breathtaking perspective!” The video shows Glover …

Astronaut: SpaceX Dragon beats shuttle, Soyuz for launching
4 years, 1 month ago

Astronaut: SpaceX Dragon beats shuttle, Soyuz for launching

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The most experienced astronaut on SpaceX’s newly launched crew said Thursday that riding a Dragon capsule to orbit is like being inside the actual mythical beast, and a lot more fun than NASA’s shuttles or Russian flights. SpaceX delivered its second crew of astronauts to the International Space Station late Monday night, just 27 hours after …

SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts reaches space station
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts reaches space station

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s newly launched capsule with four astronauts arrived Monday at the International Space Station, their new home until spring. The Dragon capsule pulled up and docked late Monday night, following a 27-hour, completely automated flight from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. “Oh, what a good voice to hear,” space station astronaut Kate Rubins called out when the …

SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts reaches space station
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts reaches space station

Hindustan Times  

SpaceX’s newly launched capsule with four astronauts arrived Monday at the International Space Station, their new home until spring. SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday on the first full-fledged taxi flight for NASA by a private company. “Oh, what a good voice to hear,” space station astronaut Kate Rubins called out when the Dragon’s commander, …

SpaceX capsule carrying 4 astronauts docks with International Space Station
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX capsule carrying 4 astronauts docks with International Space Station

The Hindu  

SpaceX’s newly launched capsule with four astronauts safely docked on Monday night with the International Space Station, their new home until spring. Commander Mike Hopkins and his crew — Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Japan’s Soichi Noguchi — will join two Russians and one American who flew to the space station last month from Kazakhstan. Dragon is the only spacecraft …

SpaceX capsule with four astronauts onboard reaches International Space Station
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX capsule with four astronauts onboard reaches International Space Station

ABC  

Four astronauts onboard a newly designed spacecraft from Elon Musk's SpaceX have docked at the International Space station. Key points: The four astronauts will remain at the orbiting lab until replacements arrive in April They named their capsule "resilience" to inspire hope during a difficult year It docked following a 27-hour flight from NASA's Space Center It is the first …

SpaceX-NASA mission: Four astronauts arrive at International Space Station
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX-NASA mission: Four astronauts arrive at International Space Station

CNN  

New York CNN Business — The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft that launched from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center with four astronauts on board Sunday night safely docked with the International Space Station around 11 p.m. The astronauts — Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker with NASA, and Soichi Noguchi, an astronaut with Japan’s space agency — emerged beaming from the …

SpaceX launches 4 astronauts on first operational mission to space
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX launches 4 astronauts on first operational mission to space

India Today  

After a brief delay, SpaceX has launched the first operational commercial crew mission with four astronauts on board to the International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, according to reports early Monday. United States: NASA and SpaceX launch first operational commercial crew mission with four astronauts on board to International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center …

SpaceX launch: Four astronauts take off aboard Crew Dragon bound for ISS
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX launch: Four astronauts take off aboard Crew Dragon bound for ISS

CNN  

New York CNN Business — A SpaceX spacecraft carrying four astronauts soared into outer space Sunday — marking the kick off of what NASA hopes will be years of the company helping to keep the International Space Station fully staffed. NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi, an astronaut with Japan’s space agency, are now in …

SpaceX launches four astronauts to the International Space Station
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX launches four astronauts to the International Space Station

LA Times  

Six months after launching astronauts for the first time, SpaceX is sending another crew to the International Space Station. For the record: A previous version of this story said SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule would dock with the space station 16 hours after launch. Then, about 12 minutes after launch, the Crew Dragon capsule properly separated from the second stage of …

SpaceX launch of crew on first 'operational' mission delayed by weather
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX launch of crew on first 'operational' mission delayed by weather

The Hindu  

NASA and high-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX announced on Friday a 24-hour weather delay of their planned launch of four astronauts into orbit for NASA's first full-fledged human mission using a privately owned spacecraft. SpaceX's newly designed Crew Dragon capsule, dubbed “Resilience” by its crew, was rescheduled for launch atop the Falcon 9 at 7:27 p.m. Eastern time …

SpaceX to take four more astronauts to International Space Station on Saturday
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX to take four more astronauts to International Space Station on Saturday

India Today  

After a successful trip in May, SpaceX is all ready to take four more astronauts to the International Space Station. Three Nasa crew and one Japanese astronaut will be launched aboard a SpaceX rocket on Saturday, bound for the ISS. Nasa on Tuesday officially certified as safe the Crew Dragon capsule developed for regular astronaut transportation by SpaceX, the company …

Astronauts arrive at launch site for 2nd SpaceX crew flight
4 years, 1 month ago

Astronauts arrive at launch site for 2nd SpaceX crew flight

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Four astronauts arrived at Kennedy Space Center on Sunday for SpaceX’s second crew launch, coming up next weekend. But it’s also true that we need to routinely be able to go to the International Space Station,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in welcoming the astronauts to Kennedy. “Every time there’s a Dragon launch, there will be …

Trio of astronauts in fast-track mission to ISS
4 years, 2 months ago

Trio of astronauts in fast-track mission to ISS

Daily Mail  

Three astronauts aboard a Russian capsule have successfully docked at the International Space Station just three hours after launching from the Earth. NASA's Kate Rubins and Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos lifted off as scheduled at 10.45am local time on the Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket. Russian Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with the Soyuz MS-17 manned spacecraft …

NASA delays manned SpaceX mission to space station till November
4 years, 2 months ago

NASA delays manned SpaceX mission to space station till November

India TV News  

NASA has delayed the launch of the SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station until early-to-mid November, providing additional time for SpaceX to complete hardware testing and data reviews. Originally scheduled for October 31st, the planned six-month mission was delayed as Elon Musk-run SpaceX evaluates off-nominal behaviour of Falcon 9 first stage engine gas generators observed during a recent …

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon with 2 astronauts splashes down in Gulf of Mexico. Watch Video
4 years, 4 months ago

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon with 2 astronauts splashes down in Gulf of Mexico. Watch Video

India TV News  

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 Behnken and Douglas Hurley, splashed down under parachutes in the Gulf …

SpaceX capsule returns with 2 NASA astronauts from space station
4 years, 4 months ago

SpaceX capsule returns with 2 NASA astronauts from space station

India TV News  

The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft that carried two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station two months ago was returned from the orbiting laboratory on Saturday. "Falcon 9 launched Crew Dragon with @NASA astronauts @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug on board the spacecraft to the @Space_Station two months ago and returned human spaceflight to the United States." Earlier SpaceX tweeted, "SpaceX and …

SpaceX capsule with astronauts aboard heads back to Earth
4 years, 4 months ago

SpaceX capsule with astronauts aboard heads back to Earth

LA Times  

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule, right, is docked to the International Space Station on July 1. NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are headed back to Earth after a two-month mission at the International Space Station, marking the first time a privately owned craft will return astronauts from the space station to Earth. The crew departed the space station Saturday …

Wife of SpaceX historic Crew Dragon astronaut to pilot launch
4 years, 4 months ago

Wife of SpaceX historic Crew Dragon astronaut to pilot launch

Daily Mail  

NASA astronaut Megan McArthur will pilot the second Crew Dragon mission to ISS NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, whose husband Bob Behnken was one of two crew members aboard spacex's historic Crew Dragon mission in May, will pilot the commercial craft's second launch in the spring of 2021. NASA on Tuesday announced the four-member crew for the second operational SpaceX Crew …

NASA announces names of four astronauts on SpaceX Crew Dragon-2 flight to space station in 2021
4 years, 4 months ago

NASA announces names of four astronauts on SpaceX Crew Dragon-2 flight to space station in 2021

Firstpost  

The astronauts will launch in 2021 and will spend around six months on the International Space Station. NASA has already announced the new batch of astronauts that will be travelling to the International Space Station as part of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon 2. The four Crew-2 astronauts have a mission duration of around six months and will be sharing the space …

NASA assigns four astronauts to SpaceX mission scheduled for 2021
4 years, 4 months ago

NASA assigns four astronauts to SpaceX mission scheduled for 2021

CNN  

New York CNN Business — NASA and its international partners named four astronauts to crew a SpaceX mission to the International Space Station in spring 2021 — beefing up staffing on board the orbiting laboratory. The crew, all veterans of previous ISS missions, will include Akihiko Hoshide with Japan’s JAXA space agency, Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency and …

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