News Archive / Tagged: CRS-12

• SpaceX CRS-12 mission comes to a close with Dragon’s splashdown

  Curt GodwinSeptember 18th, 2017

  After spending a month berthed to the International Space Station (ISS), SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft marked the end of its CRS-12 mission with a successful splashdown at 10:14 a.m. EDT (14:14 GMT) on Sept. 17, 2017. The spacecraft returned with an estimated 3,800 pounds (1,724 kg) of cargo and was secured and taken aboard a waiting recovery ship.

• SFI Video: Launch of SpaceX Falcon 9 with CRS-12 Dragon

  Jason RhianAugust 16th, 2017

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched one of the company's Falcon 9 rockets with the CRS-12 Dragon spacecraft on behalf of NASA at 12:31 p.m. EDT (16:31 GMT) from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A on Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. SpaceFlight Insider captured the event live and, with the help of NASA, produced this stunning video of the important resupply flight.

• SpaceX’s CRS-12 Dragon capsule arrives at space station

  Derek RichardsonAugust 16th, 2017

  Some 36 hours after leaving Kennedy Space Center atop a Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX's CRS-12 Dragon capsule rendezvoused with and was berthed to the International Space Station. The cargo spacecraft is carrying more than 6,400 pounds (2,900 kilograms) of supplies and science experiments.

• Gallery: SpaceX launches CRS-12 into space, lands Falcon 9 first stage

  Derek RichardsonAugust 16th, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- On Aug. 14, 2017, SpaceX sent its last new first-generation Dragon capsule into space atop a Falcon 9 rocket. The CRS-12 mission carried more than 6,400 pounds (2,900 kilograms) of equipment and supplies to the International Space Station.

• SpaceX’s CRS-12 mission sends experiments, crew supplies to space station

  Bart LeahyAugust 14th, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Without so much as a flinch, SpaceX sent the CRS-12 Dragon cargo spacecraft off to the International Space Station. Liftoff took place at 12:31 p.m. EDT (16:31 GMT) Aug. 14, 2017, within its one-second "instantaneous" launch window. This flight is poised to deliver more than 6,400 pounds (2,900 kilograms) of equipment and supplies to the orbiting outpost in the next 36 hours.

• Live Coverage: Launch of NASA’s CRS-12 on SpaceX Falcon 9

  Jason RhianAugust 14th, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA and SpaceX are preparing to launch the 12th Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station atop one of the company's "Full Thrust" Falcon 9 rockets. Liftoff is currently scheduled for 12:31 p.m. EDT (16:31 GMT) from historic Launch Complex 39A. Tune in here for SpaceX's Live Webcast.

• Science and technology to get boost from CRS-12 mission

  Jim SiegelAugust 12th, 2017

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The cargo aboard NASA’s scheduled Aug. 14, 2017, CRS mission to the ISS could help more people than just the six crew and cosmonauts currently living there. With more than three tons of experiments and materials being ferried, SpaceX's Dragon capsule could benefit people ranging from those suffering from Parkinson's disease, to those seeking bio-engineered organs, to soldiers on the battlefield.