News Archive / Tagged: crew-dragon-demo-1

• Gallery: 1st Crew Dragon takes flight

  Derek RichardsonMarch 2nd, 2019

  On March 2, 2019, SpaceX launched its first Crew Dragon spacecraft, setting the stage for a docking with the International Space Station 27 hours later.

• SpaceX readies Crew Dragon Demo-1 mission

  Curt GodwinFebruary 28th, 2019

  The journey to return human spaceflight to U.S. soil is set to cross another milestone as SpaceX prepares to send its first Crew Dragon to the ISS.

• NASA, SpaceX complete Crew Dragon flight readiness review

  Derek RichardsonFebruary 22nd, 2019

  After years of development, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon is nearly ready to fly its first unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station.

• NASA confirms NET March 2 for 1st Crew Dragon flight

  Derek RichardsonFebruary 6th, 2019

  NASA announced Wednesday that SpaceX is targeting no earlier than March 2, 2019, for the first flight of the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft.

• SpaceX Demo Flight 1 could slip to March

  Jason RhianJanuary 31st, 2019

  The world is on the edge of its seat waiting for the first flight of a crew-rated Dragon spacecraft. It appears it will have to wait a little longer.

• SpaceX Falcon 9 test fire rekindles US spaceflight hopes

  Jason RhianJanuary 25th, 2019

  The static fire test of one of the company's Falcon 9 rockets heralded the potential approach of astronauts using one of these rockets to travel to the ISS.

• Falcon 9 rocket for SpaceX Demo Flight-1 set for test fire

  Jason RhianJanuary 22nd, 2019

  While the U.S. government might be shut down due to a political impasse, Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX is taking the next steps toward returning the U.S.' lost ability to send astronauts into low-Earth orbit. 

• How tall do you have to be to take SpaceX’s Commercial Crew ‘ride?’

  Jason RhianJanuary 9th, 2019

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- SpaceX has come to be known for its irreverent streak when it comes to its spacecraft and rockets. A recent tweet made by Elon Musk suggests this behavior is likely to continue.

• Crew Dragon flight ‘about a month away’ – UPDATE

  Derek RichardsonJanuary 8th, 2019

  According to a tweet from SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the company’s first Crew Dragon flight is “about a month away,” likely pushing the flight into February.

• Falcon 9 with Crew Dragon vertical at Launch Complex 39A

  Derek RichardsonJanuary 5th, 2019

  After years of development, SpaceX's Crew Dragon is almost ready for its first flight to the International Space Station. However, unknowns still remain.

• New year, new era? Commercial Crew Program poised for first flights

  Cullen DesforgesJanuary 1st, 2019

  As 2018 comes to a close, NASA could be edging closer to regaining what it lost almost eight years ago - the ability to launch astronauts on its own (with the help of private companies) from U.S. soil.