News Archive / Tagged: Crew Dragon
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Crew Dragon Endeavour docks with International Space Station
Derek RichardsonMay 31st, 2020Less than 19 hours after soaring into orbit from Florida, SpaceX’s Demo-2 Crew Dragon mission with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken has reached the International Space Station.
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Historic Launch Day for SpaceX, NASA: Demo-2 In Images
Sean CostelloMay 30th, 2020For a day which began with a forecast offering 50% odds of violating launch weather rules, it seemed to proceed fairly well.
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Demo-2 Launch Day: Countdown time schedule
Sean CostelloMay 30th, 2020The launch countdown timeline schedule is out for SpaceX Demo-2 launch attempt day #2, and SpaceFlight Insider correspondents are onsite at the Kennedy Space Center LC39 Press Site, on the river’s edge in Titusville and just south in Port Canaveral; Falcon 9 is vertical on the pad and all eyes are now on the weather.
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Weather not favoring backup Demo-2 launch dates
Patrick AttwellMay 28th, 2020Yesterday’s attempt to launch NASA’s and SpaceX’s Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station was plagued by weather issues that ultimately caused the attempt to be scrubbed. There remains the potential for weather complicate Saturday’s and Sunday’s launch attempts.
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CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen speaks on Crew Dragon, Demo-2
Sean CostelloMay 27th, 2020On the morning of SpaceX’s scheduled Demo-2 launch, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen shared his thoughts about the final test flight of Crew Dragon, and what it means to him.
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Meet Crew Dragon: narrated tour of design features, design history
Sean CostelloMay 26th, 2020Crew Dragon capsule, about to fly atop a Falcon 9 as part of the Demo-2 mission with two humans aboard, is a great advance in the field of spacecraft design.
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Demo-2 Launch Readiness Review complete, weather systems presenting as a ‘strange brew’
Cullen DesforgesMay 25th, 2020NASA and SpaceX today completed the Launch Readiness Review for Demo-2, the next step in marching towards a May 27, 2020 planned launch date.
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Astronaut Douglas Hurley to serve as Demo-2 spacecraft commander
Laurel KornfeldMay 8th, 2020NASA astronaut Douglas Gerald Hurley flew on the last crewed mission to launch from American soil 11 years ago, and fittingly, will serve as spacecraft commander of Crew Dragon Demo-2, the first crewed flight to resume launches from the US.
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Astronaut Bob Behnken will be one of two-person crew on Crew Dragon Demo-2 launch
Laurel KornfeldMay 6th, 2020When NASA’s Crew Dragon Demo-2 launches astronauts from American soil for the first time since 2011, astronaut Robert L. “Bob” Behnken will ride on the spacecraft as the mission’s joint operations commander.
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SpaceX completes final testing milestone before first crewed launch
Matt HaskellMay 3rd, 2020SpaceX successfully completed its 27th test of the Mark 3 Parachute for the Crew Dragon capsule, fulfilling the final testing requirement for NASA certification and review of the parachute system. The test comes following several successful milestones, including January’s in flight Abort test.
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NASA adds crew member to first operational Crew Dragon mission
Cullen DesforgesApril 5th, 2020HOUSTON, TX – On March 31, NASA announced that astronaut Shannon Walker will join fellow astronauts Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover on the first operation flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon to the International Space Station. A native of Houston, Walker began her NASA journey as a Flight Controller on behalf of Rockwell Collins during the […]
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Gallery: SpaceX’s Dragon clears safety check paving way for crewed missions
Michael McCabeJanuary 19th, 2020CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Images from the Jan. 19 test of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft which successfully demonstrated the vehicle's ability to pull astronauts away from the rocket in the event of an accident on its way to orbit.
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Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort’s successful completion clears way for crewed flights
Theresa CrossJanuary 19th, 2020SpaceX successfully completed yet another milestone under NASA's Commercial Crew Program to send astronauts to the International Space Station - the In Flight Abort Test.
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SuperDraco engines set to be tested during SpaceX in-flight abort
Theresa CrossJanuary 19th, 2020KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With the in-flight Crew Dragon abort test set to launch in less than an hour, let's take a look into the incredibly powerful and spacecraft specific SuperDraco engine.
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No in-flight abort for SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft today
SpaceFlight InsiderJanuary 18th, 2020SpaceX has been forced to stand down from today's attempt to test out a critical element of the company's crew-rated spacecraft.
