News Archive / Tagged: SpaceX

• SpaceX launches NASA’s DART asteroid-impact spacecraft

  Theresa CrossNovember 24th, 2021

  SpaceX launched NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test, DART, spacecraft on a first-of-its-kind mission designed to test a planetary defense technique.

• NASA set to launch DART on a mission to crash into an asteroid

  Theresa CrossNovember 22nd, 2021

  NASA is set to launch a spacecraft specifically designed to crash into an asteroid to demonstrate a planetary defense technique.

• Astronaut Jessica Watkins assigned to Crew-4 mission

  Theresa CrossNovember 19th, 2021

  NASA has announced the final crewmember for the next International Space Station crew rotation mission under the agency's Commercial Crew Program.

• SpaceX launches 53 Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida

  Theresa CrossNovember 13th, 2021

  SpaceX launched its latest batch of Starlink internet satellites, the first dedicated launch for the constellation from Florida since May.

• Crew-3 Dragon astronauts arrive at International Space Station

  Derek RichardsonNovember 11th, 2021

  A day after launching out of Florida, four astronauts arrived at the International Space Station in the SpaceX Crew-3 Dragon for a six-month stay aboard the orbiting outpost.

• Crew-3 Dragon astronauts finally on their way to space station

  Theresa CrossNovember 10th, 2021

  After a delay of nearly two weeks, four astronauts are on their way to the International Space Station following the launch of the SpaceX Crew-3 Dragon mission atop a Falcon 9 rocket.

• NASA human Moon landing now no earlier than 2025

  Derek RichardsonNovember 9th, 2021

  In a media teleconference, NASA officials updated the agency’s projected timeline for the early phase of its Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the Moon.

• Crew-2 Dragon astronauts return to Earth after 199 days

  Derek RichardsonNovember 9th, 2021

  After nearly 200 days in space, four multinational astronauts returned to Earth in SpaceX’s Crew-2 Dragon, splashing down just off the coast of Pensacola, Florida.

• Crew-3 Dragon to launch history’s 600th person to fly in space

  Theresa CrossNovember 8th, 2021

  When SpaceX’s Crew-3 Dragon mission launches, it’ll carry with it the 600th person to reach space since human spaceflight began in 1961.

• ‘Minor medical issue’ delays Crew-3 launch

  Derek RichardsonNovember 1st, 2021

  NASA is delaying the launch of Crew-3 to the International Space Station because of a minor medical issue involving one of the mission's four crew members.

• Crew-3 Dragon mission to space station delayed

  Derek RichardsonOctober 30th, 2021

  NASA and SpaceX have postponed the launch of the Crew-3 Dragon International Space Station crew rotation mission because of weather in the Falcon 9’s ascent corridor.

• Crew-3 Dragon space station mission set for Halloween launch

  Theresa CrossOctober 29th, 2021

  NASA and SpaceX are gearing up to fly Crew Dragon's third operational crew rotation flight, Crew-3, to the International Space Station.

• SpaceX Starship booster catching arm attached to launch tower

  Cullen DesforgesOctober 28th, 2021

  SpaceX continues to test Starship Ship 20 engines at its South Texas launch facility as engineers connect the Mechazilla chopstick booster catching arms to the orbital launch tower.

• SpaceX Starship Ship 20 performs engine test

  Cullen DesforgesOctober 19th, 2021

  SpaceX appeared to perform a test on Starship Ship 20’s Raptor preburners in the overnight hours after filling the prototype with its propellants.

• Inspiration4 crew shares experiences after historic mission

  Cullen DesforgesOctober 4th, 2021

  In the weeks following the splashdown of the Inspiration4 mission, the four crew members have become national celebrities in their own right.