News Archive / Tagged: Crew Dragon

• Demo-2 Crew Dragon Capsule returns to Space Coast

  Sean CostelloAugust 7th, 2020

  “Endeavour”, the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft which made history as the first commercial vehicle to ferry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station, has returned to the Space Coast.

• Demo-2 Crew Dragon splashes down after 2-month mission

  Derek RichardsonAugust 2nd, 2020

  After two months aboard the International Space Station, Dragonship Endeavour with its two-person astronaut crew is back on Earth, having splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida.

• Weather being watched ahead of Demo-2 return

  Theresa CrossJuly 31st, 2020

  SpaceX and NASA, in preparation for the upcoming undocking of the DEMO-2 Crew Dragon from the International Space Station, are continuing to monitor weather patterns in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.

• Spacewalkers set the stage for future ISS additions

  Derek RichardsonJuly 21st, 2020

  NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken completed their fourth spacewalk in less than a month to upgrade the International Space Station, setting the stage for future additions to the 20-year-old outpost.

• President Trump delivers remarks after Demo-2 launch

  Michael McCabeJune 6th, 2020

      President Donald J. Trump gave a speech inside of NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building after the successful launch of astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.

• Crew Dragon Endeavour docks with International Space Station

  Derek RichardsonMay 31st, 2020

  Less 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.

• Historic Launch Day for SpaceX, NASA: Demo-2 In Images

  Sean CostelloMay 30th, 2020

  For a day which began with a forecast offering 50% odds of violating launch weather rules, it seemed to proceed fairly well.

• Demo-2 Launch Day: Countdown time schedule

  Sean CostelloMay 30th, 2020

  The 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.

• Weather not favoring backup Demo-2 launch dates

  Patrick AttwellMay 28th, 2020

  Yesterday’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.

• CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen speaks on Crew Dragon, Demo-2

  Sean CostelloMay 27th, 2020

  On 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.

• Meet Crew Dragon: narrated tour of design features, design history

  Sean CostelloMay 26th, 2020

  Crew 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.

• Demo-2 Launch Readiness Review complete, weather systems presenting as a ‘strange brew’

  Cullen DesforgesMay 25th, 2020

    NASA and SpaceX today completed the Launch Readiness Review for Demo-2, the next step in marching towards a May 27, 2020 planned launch date.

• Astronaut Douglas Hurley to serve as Demo-2 spacecraft commander

  Laurel KornfeldMay 8th, 2020

    NASA 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.

• Astronaut Bob Behnken will be one of two-person crew on Crew Dragon Demo-2 launch

  Laurel KornfeldMay 6th, 2020

  When 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.

• SpaceX completes final testing milestone before first crewed launch

  Matt HaskellMay 3rd, 2020

  SpaceX 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.