News Archive / Tagged: CRS-11

• Dragon splashes down in Pacific with time-critical experiments

  Derek RichardsonJuly 3rd, 2017

  SpaceX’s CRS-11 Dragon capsule splashed down at 8:12 a.m. EDT (12:12 GMT) on July 3, 2017, in the Pacific Ocean just off the coast of Baja California after some 28 days attached to the International Space Station.

• Photo gallery: Falcon 9 launches used Dragon capsule

  Derek RichardsonJune 5th, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — First seeing the flame of the Saturn V, then the Space Shuttle, Launch Complex 39A saw its sixth Falcon 9 take to the skies on a journey to orbit. The CRS-11 mission was the 100th launch from that historic pad.

• CRS-11 Dragon arrives at International Space Station

  Derek RichardsonJune 5th, 2017

  After a two-day trek to the International Space Station, SpaceX’s CRS-11 Dragon spacecraft arrived at the orbiting outpost and was captured by the robotic Canadarm2. The capsule launched two days before on June 3, 2017.

• Falcon’s flames: SpaceX launches CRS-11 Dragon

  Bart LeahyJune 3rd, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — SpaceX has successfully launched its 11th Dragon (CRS-11) toward the International Space Station (ISS) in support of NASA's Commercial Resupply Service (CRS) program. The company's “Full Thrust” Falcon 9 rocket launched the first refurbished Dragon capsule carrying crew supplies and experiments to be used on the orbiting lab.

• SFI Live: Second launch attempt for CRS-11

  Derek RichardsonJune 3rd, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA and SpaceX are preparing to launch the 11th Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station atop one of the company’s “Full Thrust” Falcon 9 rockets. This will be the second launch attempt as the June 1, 2017, attempt was called off due to lightning in the area. SFI's show will begin at 4:30 p.m. EDT (20:30 GMT).

• Lightning strike scrubs June 1 launch attempt for CRS-11 mission

  Jason RhianJune 1st, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA and SpaceX attempted to launch the 11th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-11) mission to the International Space Station today, June 1. However, Mother Nature dashed hopes the Falcon 9 would launch in the "instantaneous" one-second window.

• SFI Live: Launch of CRS-11 on SpaceX Falcon 9

  Jason RhianJune 1st, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- SpaceX is preparing to launch the CRS-11 mission to the International Space Station atop one of the company's Falcon 9 rockets. Liftoff is slated to take place from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center at 5:55 p.m. EDT (21:55 GMT). SFI's show will begin at 5:25 p.m. EDT (21:25 GMT).

• More science, reused Dragon capsule featured on CRS-11

  Bart LeahyMay 30th, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — SpaceX is continuing its effort to increase its operational tempo and demonstrate spacecraft reusability. While delivering supplies and multiple experiments, the CRS-11 cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will also feature the first reuse of a Dragon pressure vessel as well as the return of a Falcon 9 first stage to Landing Zone 1 at nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

• Falcon 9 engines ignite briefly in hotfire test days before CRS-11 mission

  Derek RichardsonMay 28th, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla — Just a day before Memorial Day, SpaceX performed its customary static fire test on a Falcon 9 slated to send the CRS-11 Dragon capsule to the International Space Station. The test took place at noon EDT (16:00 GMT) May 28, 2017, at Launch Complex 39A.

• NASA studying farming in space to support trips to Mars

  Bart LeahyFebruary 17th, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Children might not want to hear this, but, if they want to be the first astronaut on Mars, they’ll need to eat their vegetables. To account for that painful truth, NASA has several space farming projects to ensure people living and working in space get fresh green stuff as part of their diet.