News Archive / Tagged: Dragon 2

• SpaceX CRS-22 Dragon launches with new solar arrays for ISS

  Matt HaskellJune 3rd, 2021

  Lifting off atop a brand new Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX sent its CRS-22 Dragon spacecraft into orbit on a 1.5-day trek to the International Space Station.

• CRS-21 cargo Dragon splashes down off the Florida coast

  Derek RichardsonJanuary 13th, 2021

  SpaceX’s CRS-21 cargo Dragon spacecraft has returned to Earth, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico just off the coast of Tampa, Florida.

• Elon Musk releases image of full SpaceX spacesuit

  Paul KnightlySeptember 11th, 2017

  On Sept. 8, 2017, SpaceX Founder and CEO Elon Musk teased a full body image of the current SpaceX spacesuit concept next to a Crew Dragon capsule. It was the first official image showing the entire front side of the suit. A previous post showed just the helmet and torso, but not the bottom half.

• Elon Musk teases SpaceX spacesuit concept

  Paul KnightlyAugust 25th, 2017

  On Aug. 23, 2017, Elon Musk released a photograph teasing the SpaceX spacesuit design that will be used on crewed flights of the Dragon 2 spacecraft. The post, which was made on both Twitter and Instagram, provided few details on the specifications of the suit beyond indicating the company has a functional design in place.

• NASA engineers evaluate ECLSS for Commercial Crew missions

  Jose FloresMarch 23rd, 2017

  NASA engineers are hard at work performing evaluations on the life support systems vital to successful flight tests for the Commercial Crew missions as NASA prepares to return human spaceflight to the United States.

• SpaceX’s 2018 Moon mission faces significant challenges

  Curt GodwinMarch 15th, 2017

  Last month's announcement that SpaceX has been approached to fly two private citizens on a trip around the Moon in late 2018 – fresh on the heels of a similar announcement from NASA – has ignited considerable debate among industry insiders, pundits, and followers of the New Space company.

• SpaceX to fly 2 people around Moon in 2018

  Derek RichardsonFebruary 27th, 2017

  SpaceX announced on Feb. 27, 2017, that it will be sending two people on a free-return trajectory around the Moon in late 2018 using the company’s yet-to-be-flown Crew Dragon spacecraft. The announcement came with less than 24 hours notice when NewSpace company CEO and founder tweeted about it.

• SpaceX Crew Dragon test flights delayed

  Derek RichardsonDecember 13th, 2016

  In a revised schedule released by NASA on Dec. 12, 2016, it was revealed that SpaceX has delayed test flights for its Crew Dragon spacecraft by a number of months. According to Space News, this is, in part, due to the Sept. 1 Falcon 9 pad explosion.

• NASA not planning to buy more Soyuz seats

  Tomasz NowakowskiOctober 15th, 2016

  NASA has no plans to sign another agreement with the Roscosmos State Corporation to continue astronaut transportation services to the International Space Station (ISS) via the Russian Soyuz spacecraft. The last half-billion dollar deal for six Soyuz seats, which was signed last year, ends with the Soyuz MS-11 mission scheduled for launch in November 2018 and landing in early 2019.

• OIG: Commercial Crew Program pushed to NET 2018

  Jason RhianSeptember 3rd, 2016

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA's efforts to send crews to the International Space Station (ISS) via commercially-produced spacecraft and launch vehicles are facing an array of challenges. This is according to a report issued by NASA's Office of Inspector General (OIG).

• Second SpaceX crew flight ordered by NASA

  Derek RichardsonJuly 30th, 2016

  NASA ordered from SpaceX a second post-certification mission to deliver astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). This was the fourth and final order the agency has guaranteed through the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract – NASA ordered the other two from Boeing.

• First crewed Starliner flight delayed to 2018

  Derek RichardsonMay 13th, 2016

  It appears at this time that Boeing's CST-100 Starliner will not be able to carry out its first crewed flight until February 2018 at the earliest. This is according to Geekwire. Previously, the aerospace company was targeting a mid-2017 launch date for this important test flight.

• SpaceX tests parachute system to be used on crew-rated Dragon

  Jason RhianJanuary 28th, 2016

  Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX has successfully completed a parachute test of the firm's Crew Dragon spacecraft. The test took place near Coolidge, Arizona, and was conducted under NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

• Video: SpaceX conducts propulsive hover test of Dragon 2 spacecraft

  Jason RhianJanuary 21st, 2016

  On November 24, 2015, SpaceX's Dragon 2, powered by eight SuperDraco engines, carried out a propulsive hover test at the company’s rocket development facility located in McGregor, Texas.

• NASA orders first crewed mission to ISS from SpaceX

  Jason RhianNovember 20th, 2015

  NASA placed its first mission order to SpaceX for the NewSpace firm to ferry crews to the International Space Station. This is the second in a series of four guaranteed orders the Space Agency plans on making under the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract.