For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM TITUSVILLE, FL – NASA astronauts launched from American soil for the first time in nine years and accomplished the history making event aboard a commercial SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft soaring from the Florida space coast and bound for the International Space Station (ISS) – to the cheers of tens of thousands of spectators gathered from around
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM TITUSVILLE, FL – Dismal weather forced SpaceX and NASA to scrub the first launch attempt of American astronauts from Florida’s Space Coast in nearly 9 years this afternoon on the historic first ever piloted launch of the commercial SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft to orbit from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Extended periods of drenching rain,
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – Following approval from the NASA and SpaceX teams after the Launch Readiness Review on Monday and final preflight checks Tuesday the Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft are now poised for liftoff of the historic 1st human launch from US soil in nearly a decade since the retirement of NASA’s Space
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – In one of their final major pre-launch training exercises NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley participated in a thorough countdown dry dress rehearsal today, May 23, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida of the exact timeline of events they will run through on their history making launch aboard the 1st
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – Following a two day long Flight Readiness Review and a successful test firing of the critical 1st stage engines later this afternoon, the NASA and SpaceX teams gave the GO for launch of the first commercial SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and integrated Crew Dragon spacecraft that will launch humans to space on
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – The first SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and integrated Crew Dragon spacecraft that will launch humans to space on its historic 1st astronaut mission has rolled out this morning May 21 to the pad and gone vertical ahead of blastoff still slated for next week Wednesday, May 27 from the Florida Space Coast
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – A pair of veteran NASA astronauts – Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken – flew to the Florida Space Coast and arrived this afternoon May 20 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) to start the final preparations for the history making 1st launch of American astronauts in nine years atop a SpaceX Falcon
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – In a shocking turn of events the recently appointed head of all NASA’s Human Spaceflight programs at Headquarters in Washington, D.C. , Doug Loverro, has resigned effective immediately – and it comes at a very critical juncture for the agency – just 9 days before American astronauts fly again to space from
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – On the heels of awarding contracts to a trio of U.S. companies to design and develop the critical human landing system under NASA’s Artemis moon landing program, the agency has announced a contract award to purchase all the additional rocket engines to power four more missions of the Space Launch System (SLS)
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – Ingenuity has been chosen as the name for the small but innovative and groundbreaking spacecraft that will mark NASA’s first attempt at powered flight on another planet as part of NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission – and the name was submitted by Alabama High School junior student Vaneeza Rupani. NASA’s 2020