NASA and SpaceX have confirmed that the private spaceflight company’s historic astronaut launch is officially set to blast off on May 27, marking the return of human spaceflight to U.S. soil for the first time since 2011. During the mission, known as Demo-2, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will launch to the International […]
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If all goes as planned, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover will not be the only spacecraft headed to the red planet this summer. The United Arab Emirates Hope Mars mission, will join NASA’s newest Mars rover and a Chinese spacecraft, all set to launch in July. “The Hope Probe project carries the hopes and ambitions of […]
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NASA and SpaceX are progressing full steam ahead to an epic launch of the crewed Dragon spacecraft. Known as Demo-2, the mission is estimated to blast off in mid-to-late May, marking the first-ever flight of the Dragon with astronauts on board. As part of that historic mission, two NASA astronauts — Doug Hurley and Bob […]
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SpaceX and NASA are working together to make sure they’re ready to start flying crews to the space station. Two astronauts, Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are preparing to launch on a Crew Dragon capsule, with a scheduled date of mid to late May for the historic launch. As the world deals with the coronavirus, […]
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SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft has delivered cargo to the International Space Station, but soon it will carry goods to an orbit higher than the International Space Station: the lunar Gateway. Agency officials announced Friday (March 27) that NASA selected SpaceX as the first commercial company to be contracted to deliver cargo to the upcoming Gateway. The […]
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U.S. launches remain a top priority during the coronavirus pandemic. But that doesn’t mean that launch providers are not feeling its effects. SpaceX and United Launch Alliance are progressing full steam ahead, tackling its respective launch manifests as if everything were status quo. However, SpaceX has begun to feel the effects of the virus. First, […]
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In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, medical staff across the United States lack enough crucial supplies necessary to protect themselves against infection. Earlier this week, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk delivered a batch of much-needed face masks and ventilators to hospitals facing a shortage. Now he wants to expand those efforts to other aspects of […]
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SpaceX has been busy building its Starlink satellite constellation. To date, the company has launched more than 350 of the internet-beaming satellites into orbit. But now, it’s snagged approval for another piece of crucial hardware: user terminals. The FCC granted SpaceX permission to roll out up to 1 million of the ground-based terminals needed to […]
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SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is continuing in his efforts to help fight the spread of the coronavirus, recently delivering masks to US Hospitals that have been faced with medical supply shortages from the COVID-19 outbreak. As an initial first step, 50,000 N95 surgical masks were delivered to the home of Dr. Kristina Adams […]
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SpaceX successfully launched another batch of Starlink satellites into space on March 18, the fourth such launch this year. That brings the total number of internet-beaming satellites to 362, which includes two experimental ones. But ever since the initial batch got off the ground, astronomers and skywatchers have voiced concerns over the apparent brightness of […]
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