News Archive / Tagged: Launch Complex 39A

• Gallery: 1st Crew Dragon takes flight

  Derek RichardsonMarch 2nd, 2019

  On March 2, 2019, SpaceX launched its first Crew Dragon spacecraft, setting the stage for a docking with the International Space Station 27 hours later.

• SpaceX launches historic Crew Dragon flight to space station

  Curt GodwinMarch 2nd, 2019

  Clearing one of the final milestones before the return of human spaceflight to the U.S., SpaceX launched its Crew Dragon spacecraft on the Demo-1 mission.

• SpaceX readies Crew Dragon Demo-1 mission

  Curt GodwinFebruary 28th, 2019

  The journey to return human spaceflight to U.S. soil is set to cross another milestone as SpaceX prepares to send its first Crew Dragon to the ISS.

• SpaceX Demo Flight 1 could slip to March

  Jason RhianJanuary 31st, 2019

  The world is on the edge of its seat waiting for the first flight of a crew-rated Dragon spacecraft. It appears it will have to wait a little longer.

• SpaceX Falcon 9 test fire rekindles US spaceflight hopes

  Jason RhianJanuary 25th, 2019

  The static fire test of one of the company's Falcon 9 rockets heralded the potential approach of astronauts using one of these rockets to travel to the ISS.

• Falcon 9 rocket for SpaceX Demo Flight-1 set for test fire

  Jason RhianJanuary 22nd, 2019

  While the U.S. government might be shut down due to a political impasse, Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX is taking the next steps toward returning the U.S.' lost ability to send astronauts into low-Earth orbit. 

• How tall do you have to be to take SpaceX’s Commercial Crew ‘ride?’

  Jason RhianJanuary 9th, 2019

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- SpaceX has come to be known for its irreverent streak when it comes to its spacecraft and rockets. A recent tweet made by Elon Musk suggests this behavior is likely to continue.

• Crew Dragon flight ‘about a month away’ – UPDATE

  Derek RichardsonJanuary 8th, 2019

  According to a tweet from SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the company’s first Crew Dragon flight is “about a month away,” likely pushing the flight into February.

• Falcon 9 with Crew Dragon vertical at Launch Complex 39A

  Derek RichardsonJanuary 5th, 2019

  After years of development, SpaceX's Crew Dragon is almost ready for its first flight to the International Space Station. However, unknowns still remain.

• SpaceX Demo Flight 1 ‘adjusts’ 10 days

  Jason RhianDecember 11th, 2018

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- As is to be expected with critical missions meant to demonstrate transportation systems for astronauts, things tend to change in the lead up to the big day. Perhaps the most frequent of these - is time.

• Gallery: Falcon 9 sends Qatari satellite into orbit

  Derek RichardsonNovember 18th, 2018

  Once again from Launch Complex 39A in Florida, SpaceX sent a satellite into orbit. A Falcon 9 lofted Es'hail 2 for the Qatari company Es'hailSat.

• SpaceX returns to LC-39A with stunning launch of Es’Hail 2

  Curt GodwinNovember 15th, 2018

  SpaceX just keeps pumping out launches with the latest seeing a Qatari satellite delivered into a geostationary transfer orbit.

• Falcon Heavy attracts customers looking to capitalize on rocket’s capabilities

  Curt GodwinOctober 31st, 2018

  The iconic quote attributed to 1989's Field of Dreams can also be applied to SpaceX and their Falcon Heavy rocket as well. While the company has yet to follow-up on the vehicle's maiden flight on February 6, 2018, it seems the success of that mission has attracted customers to the new rocket.

• One step closer: SpaceX installs crew access arm in lead up to first crewed flights

  Lloyd CampbellAugust 25th, 2018

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Workers at Kennedy Space Center's historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) installed a crew access arm that will allow astronauts to board SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft. The arm was installed on Aug. 20, 2018.

• SpaceX’s Block 5 Falcon 9 another space launch game-changer

  Jim SiegelMay 16th, 2018

  At a media teleconference before the first flight of the Block 5 Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk outlined some of the various upgrades to the Falcon 9 on the Block 5 version and revealed that, sometime next year, the company plans to launch, recover, re-fuel and re-launch a rocket within 24 hours.