SpaceX gets ready to launch first all-civilian crew to orbit
3 years, 3 months ago

SpaceX gets ready to launch first all-civilian crew to orbit

Live Mint  

Yet another billionaire entrepreneur is set to ride into space this week, strapped inside the capsule of a SpaceX rocketship, as part of an astro-tourist team poised to make history as the first all-civilian crew launched into Earth orbit. In this file photo, Inspiration4 mission commander Jared Isaacman, founder and chief executive officer of Shift4 Payments, stands in front of the recovered first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket. Beyond the billionaire space race SpaceX is easily the most well-established player in the burgeoning constellation of commercial rocket ventures, having already launched numerous cargo payloads and astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA. Rounding out the crew are "chief medical officer" Hayley Arceneaux, 29, a bone cancer survivor turned St. Jude physicians' assistant, and mission "specialist" Chris Sembroski, 42, a U.S. Air Force veteran and aerospace data engineer.

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Billionaire astronaut set for space walk finally blasts off on SpaceX rocket
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Billionaire astronaut set for space walk finally blasts off on SpaceX rocket

LA Times  

Jared Isaacman arrives at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Aug. 19 to prepare for the Polaris Dawn mission, featuring the first space walk by civilians. A SpaceX capsule flown by a crew that will take the first walk in space by private citizens finally blasted off early Tuesday morning from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Jared …

NASA announces crew members cut from SpaceX flight to free up seats for stranded Boeing Starliner astronauts
3 months, 3 weeks ago

NASA announces crew members cut from SpaceX flight to free up seats for stranded Boeing Starliner astronauts

The Independent  

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Billionaire space-walk flight on SpaceX rocket hit with delays
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Billionaire space-walk flight on SpaceX rocket hit with delays

LA Times  

Astronauts, from left, Anna Menon, Scott Poteet, Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis arrive at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 19 for SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission, which is scheduled to feature the first space walk by a private citizen. SpaceX said, “Teams will continue to monitor weather for favorable launch and return conditions.” The rocket will carry mission …

Elon Musk's SpaceX launches first all-European private crew to NASA's International Space Station
11 months ago

Elon Musk's SpaceX launches first all-European private crew to NASA's International Space Station

Daily Mail  

An all-European crew, including Turkey's first astronaut, successfully launched on a trip to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX rocket on Thursday. This mission is Axiom Space's third, but its first that was funded by international space agencies NASA previously disclosed a SpaceX crew launch costs about $55 million per seat, so the price for these private missions is …

SpaceX launches 4 people for a private mission to the International Space Station
11 months, 1 week ago

SpaceX launches 4 people for a private mission to the International Space Station

NPR  

SpaceX launches 4 people for a private mission to the International Space Station Enlarge this image toggle caption Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images The first all-European commercial crew is on its way to the International Space Station after an early evening SpaceX launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Unlike a NASA mission, this …

Watch Live | SpaceX scrubs Crew-6 launch minutes before lift-off
1 year, 9 months ago

Watch Live | SpaceX scrubs Crew-6 launch minutes before lift-off

India Today  

The Elon Musk-led SpaceX is set to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station on Monday. Nasa astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren “Woody” Hoburg, along with United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and Russian space agency, Roscosmos, cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev are going to the flying laboratory for a six-month mission to conduct scientific research. WATCH LIVE SPACEX LAUNCHES FOUR …

Russian cosmonaut hitching ride with SpaceX as part of next space station crew
2 years, 2 months ago

Russian cosmonaut hitching ride with SpaceX as part of next space station crew

The Hindu  

Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX was due to launch the next long-duration crew of the International Space Station into orbit on Wednesday, with a Russian cosmonaut hitching a ride with two Americans and a Japanese astronaut as part of the mission. The SpaceX launch vehicle, consisting of a Falcon 9 rocket topped with a Crew Dragon capsule dubbed Endurance, was …

SpaceX brings 4 astronauts home with midnight splashdown
2 years, 7 months ago

SpaceX brings 4 astronauts home with midnight splashdown

India TV News  

Highlights SpaceX brought four astronauts home with a midnight splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico Musk's company has now launched 26 people into orbit in less than two years SpaceX brought up their U.S. and Italian replacements last week SpaceX brought four astronauts home with a midnight splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, capping the busiest month yet …

SpaceX launches 4 astronauts for NASA after private flight
2 years, 7 months ago

SpaceX launches 4 astronauts for NASA after private flight

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Wednesday, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires. “This is one of the most diversified, I think, crews that we’ve had in a really, really long time,” said NASA’s space operations mission chief Kathy Lueders. Watkins, a geologist who is …

SpaceX launches 4 astronauts for NASA after private flight
2 years, 7 months ago

SpaceX launches 4 astronauts for NASA after private flight

The Hindu  

SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Wednesday, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires. “This is one of the most diversified, I think, crews that we've had in a really, really long time," said NASA's space operations mission chief Kathy Lueders. Cristoforetti turned 45 on Tuesday, “so she really celebrates …

Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches latest crew of astronauts to ISS
2 years, 7 months ago

Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches latest crew of astronauts to ISS

Al Jazeera  

The launch comes after the company and NASA successfully completed the first civilian trip to the space station. Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk‘s rocket company SpaceX has launched four astronauts into orbit as part of a NASA mission to the International Space Station. Kathy Lueders, NASA’s space operations mission chief, said the crew was likely “one of the most diversified” 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, …

Elon Musk taunts Joe Biden as ‘sleeping’ for ignoring SpaceX success
3 years, 3 months ago

Elon Musk taunts Joe Biden as ‘sleeping’ for ignoring SpaceX success

Live Mint  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took a pot shot at President Joe Biden on Sunday, the day after his private spaceflight, SpaceX, completed a historic mission as the first all-civilian flight crew. One of Musk’s followers on Twitter asked him, “The President of the United States has refused to even acknowledge the 4 newest American astronauts who helped raise hundreds of …

First of many as SpaceX sends all-civilian crew into orbit
3 years, 3 months ago

First of many as SpaceX sends all-civilian crew into orbit

Live Mint  

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying four space tourists blasted off on Wednesday night from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the first mission to orbit the globe with an all-civilian crew. Around 12 minutes later, the Dragon capsule separated from the rocket's send stage as the crew entered orbit, while the re-usable first stage made its way back …

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 first all-civilian astronauts leave Earth: Here's what they will do in Space for three days
3 years, 3 months ago

SpaceX first all-civilian astronauts leave Earth: Here's what they will do in Space for three days

India Today  

SpaceX ushered a new era in spaceflight when it launched four amateur astronauts into space on its Falcon-9 rocket on a three-day trip around Earth, making the boundary of space accessible to common people. SpaceX is collaborating with the Translational Research Institute for Space Health and Weill Cornell Medicine, collect environmental and biomedical data and biological samples from Inspiration4’s four …

First all-civilian SpaceX crew launches into space
3 years, 3 months ago

First all-civilian SpaceX crew launches into space

Al Jazeera  

Flight marks the debut of SpaceX owner Elon Musk’s new orbital tourism business, tickets for crew reportedly cost $200m. The first all-civilian crew bound for orbit has blasted off from the US state of Florida on board a SpaceX rocket ship, marking a new era in the space tourism business. It marked the debut flight of SpaceX owner Elon Musk’s …

Sending four civilian into orbit, Inspiration4 mission will bring space tourism one step closer to reality
3 years, 3 months ago

Sending four civilian into orbit, Inspiration4 mission will bring space tourism one step closer to reality

Firstpost  

The mission’s emphasis on public involvement and the fact that Inspiration4 will send regular people into orbit for three days make it a milestone in space tourism. Organized and funded by entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, the Inspiration4 mission touts itself as “the first all-civilian mission to orbit” and represents a new type of space tourism. From my perspective as a space …

SpaceX launches first all-commercial crew of astronauts: ‘It’s pretty incredible’
3 years, 3 months ago

SpaceX launches first all-commercial crew of astronauts: ‘It’s pretty incredible’

LA Times  

A billionaire, a physician assistant, a geoscience professor and an engineer rocketed to space aboard a SpaceX capsule in the latest milestone for the commercial space industry — the first time an entire crew of people who aren’t professional astronauts reached orbit. Business SpaceX and tech CEO’s pitch: Donate $10 to charity, win a trip into orbit SpaceX plans to …

First all-civilian space crew set to blast off on SpaceX rocket
3 years, 3 months ago

First all-civilian space crew set to blast off on SpaceX rocket

Al Jazeera  

It will be the first time in 60 years of human spaceflight that no professional astronaut is aboard an orbit-bound rocket. “It blows me away, honestly,” SpaceX director Benji Reed said on the eve of launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the United States. Isaacman and the others — St Jude Children’s Research Hospital physician assistant Hayley …

What Is Inspiration4? 5 Things To Know About First-Ever All-Civilian SpaceX Mission To Space | EXPLAINED
3 years, 3 months ago

What Is Inspiration4? 5 Things To Know About First-Ever All-Civilian SpaceX Mission To Space | EXPLAINED

ABP News  

New Delhi: On September 15, four civilians will blast off into space as part of the Inspiration4 mission of SpaceX and NASA. The mission will be launched from Launch Complex 39A of the Kennedy Space Center, which was the embarkation point for the Apollo and Space Shuttle Missions, and also the Crew Dragon Demo-2 Mission. Hence, the docking port of …

SpaceX's first all civilian mission to launch on Sept 15 led by billionaire Isaacman
3 years, 3 months ago

SpaceX's first all civilian mission to launch on Sept 15 led by billionaire Isaacman

India Today  

Months after Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin launched tourists into space under Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos respectively, Elon Musk is trying to catch up. The mission will have four civilians on board the Crew Dragon capsule led by Billionaire Jared Issacman, the founder of Shift4 Payments. Jared Isaacman, the billionaire tech entrepreneur who will command the mission said, “The …

Inspiration4: All-civilian crew on SpaceX's first privately-funded flight to orbit, revealed
3 years, 8 months ago

Inspiration4: All-civilian crew on SpaceX's first privately-funded flight to orbit, revealed

Firstpost  

A billionaire’s private SpaceX flight filled its two remaining seats Tuesday with a scientist-teacher and a data engineer whose college friend actually won a spot but gave him the prize. Isaacman also revealed some details about his Inspiration4 mission, as the four gathered Tuesday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Chris Sembroski, from left to right, Jared Isaacman, Hayley Arceneaux and …

SpaceX aims to launch ‘all-civilian’ trip into orbit
3 years, 10 months ago

SpaceX aims to launch ‘all-civilian’ trip into orbit

The Hindu  

SpaceX announced Monday it's aiming to launch this year the first all-civilian mission into Earth's orbit, led by a tech billionaire who plans to raffle off one of the spots aboard the craft. All three crewmembers "will receive commercial astronaut training by SpaceX on the Falcon 9 launch vehicle and Dragon spacecraft," as well as orbital mechanics and stress testing, …

SpaceX announces first-ever non-astronaut space flight crew
3 years, 10 months ago

SpaceX announces first-ever non-astronaut space flight crew

CNN  

Austin, Texas CNN Business — Jared Isaacman, an entrepreneur behind a payment processing startup, is funding a multimillion trip to space aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, which could be the first-ever orbital flight crewed entirely by non-astronauts. Isaacman added that this mission, dubbed Inspiration4, with the “4” referencing the number of crew members, “is the realization of a lifelong …

American billionaire auctions off seats on private SpaceX mission this year
3 years, 10 months ago

American billionaire auctions off seats on private SpaceX mission this year

The Telegraph  

Elon Musk's SpaceX will send four civilians into space this year in a jaunt that it described as "the world's first all-civilian mission". Jared Isaacman, an American billionaire who founded credit card processing company Shift4 Payments, said he was donating three seats on the Crew Dragon capsule. It is not the first private mission to be announced by Elon Musk's …

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 launches 4 astronauts to space, kicking off regular crew flights from the US
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX launches 4 astronauts to space, kicking off regular crew flights from the US

Hindustan Times  

SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday on the first full-fledged taxi flight for NASA by a private company. Even the two astronauts on the first SpaceX crew flight stayed behind at Johnson Space Center in Houston. Victor Glover, the first Black astronaut on a long-term space station mission, and Japan’s Soichi Noguchi, who became the …

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 capsule departs ISS, set for ocean splashdown
4 years, 4 months ago

SpaceX capsule departs ISS, set for ocean splashdown

The Hindu  

The first astronauts launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company departed the International Space Station on Saturday night for the final and most important part of their test flight – returning to Earth with a rare splashdown. NASA’s Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken bid farewell to the three men left behind as their SpaceX Dragon capsule undocked and headed toward a …

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 …

NASA and SpaceX target late September for next astronaut launch
4 years, 5 months ago

NASA and SpaceX target late September for next astronaut launch

CNN  

New York CNN Business — NASA and SpaceX are aiming to follow their historic Crew Dragon test flight in May with SpaceX’s first operational astronaut launch in mid- to late September. Three US astronauts — Victor Glover, Michael Hopkins and Shannon Walker — will join Soichi Noguchi, an astronaut with the Japanese space agency, JAXA, on a mission to the …

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