SpaceX is now about 1 hour away from the launch of its Polaris Dawn launch at 3:38 a.m. EDT (0738 GMT). So far, the countdown has continued to go smoothly, though SpaceX continues to watch weather conditions for its planned liftoff. The company has two other potential launch times...
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SpaceX had planned to launch a fully stacked Starship vehicle for the first time ever today (April 17), sending the gigantic spacecraft skyward from its Starbase facility here on South Texas' Gulf Coast. That didn't happen, however. With just under 9 minutes to go in the countdown, Space...
we are now standing down from tonight and tomorrow's Falcon 9 launch opportunities of Polaris Dawn," SpaceX said in a statement posted to social media. "Teams will continue to monitor weather for favorable launch and return conditions." ...
"This is the LD," the SpaceX launch director said just before 8 p.m. EST. "At this time we are standing down from the launch attempt tonight due to elevated ascent winds." A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and the Crew Dragon Endeavor spacecraft stand poised atop pad 39A at the Kennedy ...
NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins confirmed the launch is good to go shortly after the countdown clock ticked below one hour to liftoff. SpaceX: Leak check complete, good to go for launch SpaceX mission control said that the second “leak check has passed,”...
American spaceflight isnow in Elon Musk’s hands. [Bumped] [Saturday-afternoon (in Florida) update] Trying againin less than an hour. [Bumped again] [Update after the launch] Looks like everything went perfectly, with weather cooperating in the last hour. On orbit now, and heading for a...
SpaceX Is Launching a Historic Crew Dragon Test Flight for NASA Tonight! Watch It Live Countdown to launch An artist's illustration of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket launching from Pad 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Image credit: Spa...
SpaceX did detect what may have been an extremely small leak of nitrogen tetroxide, a propellant used on Dragon, during the countdown, but found it was well within margins, Benji Reed, senior director of human spaceflight for SpaceX, told reporters after the launch. SpaceX engineers cleared ...
“Obviously, a great launch today, we were really excited to see everything go well after yesterday’s countdown fun,” said William Spetch, deputy manager of the space station transportation office. “Dragon is on its way. Space station is in great shape and really looking forward to getti...