SpaceX’s pioneering astronauts board the International Space Station

Posted on 01/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Following a dramatic launch, 19-hour voyage and successful docking procedure, pioneering astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley have left the Crew Dragon and are now aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The pair emerged from the Crew D...

SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with the International Space Station

Posted on 31/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

SpaceX just completed another milestone in Crew Dragon’s historic journey. Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley have successfully docked the capsule with the International Space Station just under 19 hours after launch from Cape Canaveral. The larg...

Watch SpaceX’s second attempt at launching astronauts at 3:22PM ET

Posted on 30/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

It’s time for take two. NASA and SpaceX are making their second attempt at launching the Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission after scrubbing the first due to weather, and they’re once again livestreaming the potentially historic event. The launch itself is sc...

SpaceX’s first crewed mission to the ISS is scrubbed for today

Posted on 27/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

We came this close to ushering in a new era of American spaceflight, one that combines the experience and capabilities of both private and public aerospace programs. But the weather simply wouldn’t cooperate. At roughly T-16 minutes, NASA scrubbed We...

Watch NASA and SpaceX launch astronauts (updated)

Posted on 27/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

This afternoon NASA astronauts will take off from US soil for the first time since NASA’s space shuttle program ended in 2011. The launch is historic for another reason too. It will be the first time NASA launches astronauts in a SpaceX spacecraft, a...

NASA’s human spaceflight lead resigns days before Crew Dragon launch

Posted on 19/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

NASA’s return to US-based crew launches will take place under less-than-ideal circumstances. The agency has revealed that its associate administrator for human exploration, Doug Loverro, has resigned as of May 18th — nine days before Crew Dragon’s fi...

SpaceX Crew Dragon simulator shows what it’s like to dock with the ISS

Posted on 12/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

You don’t have to train as an astronaut to know what it’s like to pilot Crew Dragon — you just need a web browser and some patience. TechCrunch notes that SpaceX has launched a web simulator that lets you dock the capsule with the International Space...

NASA is helping Tom Cruise film a movie in space

Posted on 05/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

NASA’s current desire to commercialize space has seemingly reached its logical conclusion. Administrator Jim Bridenstine has confirmed a Deadline report that NASA is working with Tom Cruise on a movie to be shot aboard the International Space Station...

NASA and SpaceX’s first crewed flight is set for May 27th

Posted on 17/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Today, NASA announced that its crewed SpaceX flight will launch on May 27th, The Washington Post reports. The flight will mark the first astronaut launch from US soil since 2011, and it will be the first SpaceX flight carrying passengers, not just ca...

NASA’s iconic ‘worm’ logo will adorn the Falcon 9 Crew Dragon rocket

Posted on 02/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

When Space X's Crew Dragon craft carries its first complement of astronauts to the International Space Station later this year, it will do so with NASA's iconic "worm" logo emblazoned on the side of its Falcon 9 rocket. NASA administrator Jim Bridens...

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