News Archive / Tagged: CRS-10

• Robotic Refueling Mission leaves ISS

  Heather SmithApril 8th, 2017

  After a six-year stay attached to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA’s Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) payload made its way back to Earth on March 19, 2017, to burn up in the atmosphere inside the trunk of SpaceX's CRS-10 Dragon spacecraft.

• CRS-10 Dragon unberthed, recovered in Pacific Ocean

  Derek RichardsonMarch 19th, 2017

  The 10th SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to visit the International Space Station (ISS) left the outpost on March 19, 2017, and fell back to Earth. The capsule was recovered off the coast of Baja California.

• Automated flight safety improving space access

  Bart LeahyMarch 2nd, 2017

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After supporting over 3,500 launches in the past 70 years, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) faces a busy 2017. With a scheduled flight manifest of some 30 launches, the Eastern Range is changing the way it handles flight safety to satisfy a wider array of customers.

• 10th Dragon captured at International Space Station

  Derek RichardsonFebruary 23rd, 2017

  Twenty-four hours after an aborted rendezvous attempt, SpaceX’s CRS-10 Dragon capsule was captured by the International Space Station’s robotic arm. This second approach to the outpost went by the book.

• Dragon rendezvous aborted, next attempt in 24 hours

  Derek RichardsonFebruary 22nd, 2017

  SpaceX's CRS-10 Dragon capsule will try again tomorrow as its planned Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, rendezvous and berthing attempt with the International Space Station was called off. An onboard computer triggered the abort when it saw an incorrect value in the data about the location of the outpost.

• Photo Gallery: CRS-10 launch and landing

  Mike DeepFebruary 20th, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Leaving Terra firma on its first flight from historic Launch Complex 39A, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sent the 10th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-10) Dragon capsule into orbit. SpaceFlight Insider was there to capture the event.

• Rebirth: Launch Complex 39A begins new life with SpaceX CRS-10 launch

  Bart LeahyFebruary 19th, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Launch Complex 39A began its third career after serving as the site for historic Apollo and Space Shuttle launches. Today it welcomed its first commercial launch, with SpaceX sending into space the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) 10 Dragon spacecraft perched atop a "Full Thrust" Falcon 9 rocket.

• Technical issues delay historic LC-39A SpaceX launch

  Bart LeahyFebruary 18th, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The launch of SpaceX’s CRS-10 Dragon capsule from the historic Launch Complex 39A has been scrubbed due to an issue with Falcon 9's upper stage thrust vector control system.

• Shotwell, Cabana discuss SpaceX’s future

  Bart LeahyFebruary 18th, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — In front of Launch Complex 39A, SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell, along with space center Director Bob Cabana, answered questions from a mixed crowd of journalists and invited social media enthusiasts.

• SpaceX Dragon delivering the science on CRS-10

  Bart LeahyFebruary 16th, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — For the first time since 2011, a rocket will be sending supplies and a collection of science experiments for the International Space Station (ISS) from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A). However, the Commercial Resupply Service (CRS) 10 mission, scheduled for Feb. 18, 2017, is not being flown by a NASA launch vehicle, but SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.

• Falcon 9 static fire test performed at LC-39A

  Derek RichardsonFebruary 12th, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Launch Complex 39A roared to life for the first time since the end of the Space Shuttle era, albeit for only a few seconds, as SpaceX conducted a static test fire of its Falcon 9 rocket.

• SpaceX Falcon 9 vertical at historic Launch Complex 39A

  Derek RichardsonFebruary 10th, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — In a sign that SpaceX is finally ready to launch from Kennedy Space Center's historic Launch Complex 39A, the company rolled its Falcon 9, mounted atop a brand-new transporter erector, up the incline to the top of the pad.

• First SpaceX flight from Launch Complex 39A slated for Feb. 18

  Bart LeahyFebruary 8th, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with NASA's CRS-10 is targeted for Feb. 18 and will herald the rebirth of one of Kennedy Space Center's most iconic launch sites.

• SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule to launch before EchoStar 23

  Derek RichardsonJanuary 30th, 2017

  SpaceX has decided to switch the order of its next two Falcon 9 launches. The CRS-10 Dragon cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will now launch ahead of the EchoStar 23 satellite.