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SpaceX reveals its first Extravehicular Activity Suits (EVA) for Polaris Dawn mission

May 11, 2024 Richard Angle Syndicated Comments Off

SpaceX has revealed its first-ever Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Suits that will be used on the upcoming Polaris Dawn mission. The Polaris Dawn mission, which is currently scheduled for later this Summer, will feature the first time a commercial astronaut crew conducts a spacewalk. The SpaceX Extravehicular Activity (EVA) suit → https://t.co/z2Z9iVpt6x #Maythe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/peETlLCcDP — SpaceX […]

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Crew 7 returns to Earth following 197 days aboard the International Space Station

March 12, 2024 Richard Angle Uncategorized Comments Off

Crew 7 returned to Earth after a fiery re-entry through the atmosphere to splash down in the Gulf of Mexico. That fiery re-entry was witnessed by anyone who dared to be awake and had clear skies as Crew Dragon Endurance and its 4 crew members streaked South over the mid-western to Southern states ahead of […]

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Weekly Space Recap: August 28 – September 3

September 5, 2023 Richard Angle Syndicated Comments Off

Here are some of the stories you may have missed in the past week. The end of August and the beginning of September week featured 9 missions during the month of August for SpaceX, Firefly announcing they are ready for their next flight, SpaceX breaking their launch record, and Crew 6 returning to Earth. SpaceX […]

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SpaceX Crew Dragon: Crew 6 returns to Earth after six months in space

September 5, 2023 Richard Angle Syndicated Comments Off

Crew Dragon Endeavour blazed over Central Florida just after midnight, putting on a show for millions below as it headed towards a splashdown off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida. After undocking from the International Space Station at 7:05 a.m. ET (11:05 UTC) Sunday, September 3rd, the capsule began firing its Draco thrusters in small bursts […]

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NASA, SpaceX readies Crew 7 for launch to the International Space Station

August 25, 2023 Richard Angle Syndicated Comments Off

NASA and SpaceX are set to launch Crew 7 to the International Space Station early Saturday morning, with lift-off scheduled for 3:27 a.m. ET (07:27 UTC) from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. NASA and SpaceX held off on the first attempt just prior to crew walkout in order to “reconfirm required factors of […]

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Crew Dragon Endurance arrives at LC-39A ahead of Crew 7 launch

August 19, 2023 Richard Angle Syndicated Comments Off

NASA and SpaceX are moving closer to the launch of Crew 7 to the International Space Station as Crew Dragon has arrived at Launch Complex 39A to be attached to the Falcon 9 second stage. The launch is currently scheduled just one week from now, on August 25th, and is scheduled for 3:49 a.m. ET […]

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NASA and SpaceX delay Crew 7 launch

August 5, 2023 Richard Angle Syndicated Comments Off

Following the delayed launch of the most recent Falcon Heavy launch, NASA and SpaceX have pushed the Crew 7 launch to August 25th. The delay in the launch is due to turning the pad over from its Falcon Heavy configuration to a Crew launch configuration. This will give the teams on the ground more time […]

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NASA awards Axiom Space 4th Crewed flight to ISS

August 3, 2023 Richard Angle Syndicated Comments Off

SpaceX will launch the 4th Axiom mission to the International Space Station no earlier than August 2024. NASA had previously signed a contract for three crewed missions to the Space Station. Axiom had previously contracted SpaceX to launch 4 Dragon capsules with three private astronauts and 1 Axiom employee, but NASA had only approved three […]

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Final member assigned to SpaceX and NASA’s Crew 7 mission

June 29, 2023 Richard Angle Syndicated Comments Off

The final member of Crew 7 has been announced, with Russian cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov joining as a mission specialist. Borisov joins NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli (Mission Commander), European Spacey Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen (Pilot), and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (Mission Specilast). As the mission name implies, this will be the 7th crewed […]

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Axiom-2 Crew returns to Earth after 10 days in space

May 31, 2023 Richard Angle Syndicated Comments Off

Following an 8-day stay aboard the International Space Station, the Axiom-2 crew made a fiery plunge back through Earth’s atmosphere to a splashdown just off the coast of Panama City, Florida, in the Gulf of Mexico. This was the second flight of Crew Dragon Freedom, previously supporting the launch and landing of the Crew 4 […]

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