News Archive / Tagged: Crew Dragon
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NASA assigns Kayla Barron to Crew-3 Dragon mission
Theresa CrossMay 24th, 2021While the Crew-2 mission has only just begun aboard the International Space Station, NASA is finalizing the astronaut selection for the next crew rotation mission to the outpost, Crew-3.
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Axiom, NASA agree to 1st private astronaut mission to ISS
Theresa CrossMay 12th, 2021NASA and Axiom Space announced May 10, 2021, an order for the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
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SpaceX Crew-1 Dragon returns to Earth after 168 days in space
Derek RichardsonMay 2nd, 2021Four astronauts returned to Earth in their Crew-1 Dragon spacecraft after six months aboard the International Space Station, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida in the dark of night.
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SpaceX Crew-2 Dragon docks with International Space Station
Derek RichardsonApril 24th, 2021A day after launching from Florida, SpaceX’s Crew-2 Dragon arrived at the International Space Station, increasing the crew size aboard the outpost to 11.
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Crew-2 Dragon launches 4 astronauts bound for space station
Theresa CrossApril 23rd, 2021SpaceX has launched the second operational Crew Dragon mission, Crew-2, with four astronauts bound for a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station.
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SpaceX Crew-2 Dragon mission postponed by a day
Derek RichardsonApril 21st, 2021SpaceX and NASA have delayed the Crew-2 Dragon mission’s launch to the International Space Station by a day because of weather concerns.
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SpaceX Crew-2 Dragon ‘go’ for launch April 22
Theresa CrossApril 20th, 2021In just a couple days, the second operational Crew Dragon mission, Crew-2, is set to fly atop a Falcon 9 rocket from historic Launch Complex 39A.
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Crew-2 Dragon mission undergoing final preparations
Theresa CrossApril 13th, 2021SpaceX and NASA are entering final preparations for the second long-duration crew rotation to the International Space Station: the Crew-2 Dragon mission.
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Crew-1 Dragon astronauts take spacecraft for a spin around ISS
Derek RichardsonApril 5th, 2021In one of the final major activities of the Crew-1 mission, its astronaut riders suited up to relocate docking ports to clear the way for the Crew-2 Dragon.
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Final crew members named for ‘all-civilian’ Inspiration4 mission
Theresa CrossMarch 30th, 2021Billed as the first "all-civilian" trip into space, the full crew complement of the Inspiration4 mission has been revealed.
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Inspiration4 mission names 2nd crew member
Cullen DesforgesFebruary 25th, 2021Cancer survivor and frontline healthcare worker for St. Jude, Hayley Arceneaux, will join Jared Isaacman as part of the four-person Inspiration4 crew.
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SpaceX teams up with St Jude & Shift4 to offer free trip to space
Matt HaskellFebruary 7th, 2021In a surprise announcement on Monday, February 1, and scheduled to be brought to the masses through a Super Bowl ad, SpaceX has announced the first all civilian mission of their Dragon spacecraft, helmed by billionaire Jared Isaacman, in financial support of St. Jude.
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First operational Crew Dragon spacecraft docks to ISS
Derek RichardsonNovember 17th, 2020SpaceX’s Crew Dragon “Resilience” and its four-person astronaut occupants arrived at the International Space Station a day after an evening launch from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
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SpaceX Successfully launches first operational crewed mission
Matt HaskellNovember 16th, 2020At 7:27 PM EST on November 15, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with a Crew Dragon capsule containing 4 astronauts lifted off from Kennedy Space Center’s LC-39A in Florida.
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NASA and SpaceX set to launch first operational Crew Dragon mission
Matt HaskellNovember 15th, 2020Following up on the successful launch and return of NASA Astronauts in May, SpaceX is on the cusp of flying the first certified operational mission of their Crew Dragon capsule.
