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The current Crew Dragon capsule, which has already transported two lots of astronauts to the ISS in the past eight months, features windows around the side, but the inclusion of a glass dome will give the spacecraft that extra wow factor that could boost the company’s efforts to attract ...
This morning, SpaceX’s new Crew Dragon capsule successfully docked with the International Space Station, bringing the company’s first crew to the orbiting outpost. Their arrival marks another major milestone for SpaceX’s first crewed mission of the Crew Dragon, whichsuccessfully took off yesterda...
As mentioned previously, SpaceX has two rocket systems, Falcon and Dragon. Falcon 9 is the liftoff vehicle consisting of first- and second-stage rockets that propel cargo to orbit. The first stage propels the rocket into orbit and handles safely returning and landing the rocket on Earth. The...
And in 2017, the Dragon capsule was reused to land at the International Space Station (ISS). Now, SpaceX is focused on its aim to colonize Mars. They designed Starship for various uses like faster transportation on Earth, building bases on the moon and Mars, and eventually launching ...
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A look inside the SpaceX Dragon capsule and its Falcon 9 rocket. (Image credit: Karl Tate/SPACE.com) The workhorse rocket of the SpaceX fleet is the Falcon 9, and one of its features is reusability. Falcon 9 hefts much more cargo than Falcon 1: 28,991 lbs. (13,150 kilograms) to...
A groundbreaking civilian spacewalk saw two astronauts partially exit a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule wearing a brand new design of spacesuit. Every previous spacewalk completed before this was performed by government-trained astronauts.
SpaceX Meanwhile, the Starship capsule successfully achieved orbital insertion. About 50 minutes after launch, the spacecraft began its controlled reentry journey, and an incredibly colorful buildup of plasma could be seen around the vehicle as its heat shield faced the extreme temperatures of Earth...
The Starship spacecraft, meanwhile, fired up its own six engines before entering a coasting phase as it soared through space. The capsule briefly reignited an engine about half an hour later before bracing for reentry — the process by which it veers back into the thickest part of Earth’s...