For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – The quartet of multinational astronauts launched early Friday morning (April 23) on the NASA SpaceX Crew 2 mission from Florida’s Space Coast successfully docked to the International Space Station (ISS) some 23 hours later early Saturday morning (April 24) – flying inside the first ever recycled SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule and
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – The first ever recycled SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 booster utilized for a human spaceflight mission hurled the multinational NASA, ESA and JAXA veteran astronaut quartet to the International Space Station (ISS) for a six month science mission in a stunning predawn launch from the Florida Space Coast this
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Poor down range sea weather along the flight path in the recovery zones in case of an emergency abort into the Atlantic Ocean after liftoff forced NASA and SpaceX to postpone launch of the Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon stack carrying a multinational crew of four astronauts bound for the International Space Station (ISS)
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Its been a busy weekend of prelaunch activities and accomplishing two key required milestones as the four astronauts flying on the NASA SpaceX Crew-2 mission bound for a six month stay at the International Space Station (ISS) and launch teams completed a full countdown dress rehearsal of the launch day events
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – NASA and SpaceX announced they are GO for launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission with four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) following the successful conclusion of the joint Flight Readiness Review (FRR) held at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The NASA and SpaceX launch teams are
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – NASA and SpaceX announced a small two-day delay as expected to the next astronaut flight to the International Space Station (ISS) and are targeting no earlier than (NET) April 22 for liftoff of the Crew-2 mission on the second commercial crew rotation mission from the United States at Florida’s Spaceport. The four
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – NASA is targeting no earlier than Oct. 23 for the first operational flight of the commercial SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft with astronauts launched by a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program – following the recent conclusion of the historic Demo-2 test flight
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM PORT CANAVERAL, FL – After two action packed months in Earth orbit at the International Space Station (ISS) on the history-making first human spaceflight launch from US soil in nine years and five days after the safe splashdown by the crew of veteran NASA astronauts Behnken and Hurley in the Gulf of Mexico on Aug. 2,
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – After two action packed months in Earth orbit two NASA astronauts splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico today, Sunday, Aug. 2, inside their SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship on the history-making first human spaceflight launch from US soil in nine years and the first ever commercially built and operated human space
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – After 64 days in space on the history-making first human spaceflight launch to space from US soil in nine years the two-man veteran crew of NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) as planned this evening Saturday, Aug. 1 inside their SpaceX Demo-2 Crew Dragon