Rob LudacerJessica Orwig
The SpaceX Crew-9 crew before two of them were removed from the flight. From left: Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov and NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson. (Image credit: SpaceX) Wilson, speaking during the same broadcast, emphasized that astronauts are always...
NASA astronauts Robert Behnken, left, and Douglas Hurley. SpaceX Demo-2 is part ofNASA's Commercial Crew program, meant to return astronaut launches to the US with the help of private space companies. Since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011, the only way to access the...
NASA and SpaceX will live stream events leading up to the launch, as well as the launch itself. Viewers will be able to see the crew making their way to the Crew Dragon capsule atop the Falcon 9 rocket at the Kennedy Space Center. You’ll also see the astronauts entering the capsule a...
On February 8, 2022, approximately 40 of the 49 Starlink satellites were reported to have lost altitude, leading to atmospheric re-entry. SpaceX reported that the orbital decay on Starlink satellites was considered to be linked to a geomagnetic storm tha
NASA Live: Official Stream of NASA TV's Media Channel The launch will be live-streamed by NASA, and we have the details on how to watch below. Recommended Videos What to expect from the launch The Nova-C lunar lander is encapsulated within the fairing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in ...
Related:Track the ISS: How and where to see it The megaconstellation developed by the private spaceflight companySpaceXmay grow to as many as 42,000 satellites in orbit, according to the science news websiteNASA Spaceflight. You may like ...
SpaceX's Crew Dragon craft approaching the space station. Credit: NASA Here's what will generally happen: - Launch of SpaceX deorbit vehicle: A rocket capable of lifting a heavy payload will be required to ferry the heavy, propellant-packed U.S. Deorbit Vehicle to the space station. It...
NASA’s big 2008 contract with SpaceX was for 12 Dragon missions to the ISS. In the picture above, the cone-shaped thing on the right half is the Dragon’s pressurized capsule and the only thing that returns to Earth. The cylindrical part on the left is an unpressurized trunk, which ...
In September 2024, two non-professional astronauts completed the first privately funded spacewalk, using the Crew Dragon spacecraft built by Elon Musk’s company SpaceX. Meanwhile, Houston-based private company Axiom Space is conducting regular flights...