Tag: Falcon 9
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Photos: Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon await next launch attempt
These photos show the 215-foot-tall (65-meter) Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft on pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, ready for launch on a test flight to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken when weather cooperates. The first launch attempt for the Crew Dragon’s Demo-2 mission Wednesday,…
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After seeing milestone launch, President Trump hails space effort as a force for ‘pride and unity’
President Donald Trump delivers remarks in Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building with a mockup of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule in the background. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) President Donald Trump held up America’s space effort as a unifying endeavor for a divided nation after becoming only the third sitting president to witness the launch…
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‘Light this candle!’ SpaceX sends NASA astronauts on historic trip to space station in Dragon capsule
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, sending NASA astronauts into orbit in a Crew Dragon capsule. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) SpaceX launched two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station today, becoming the first company to send humans to orbit on a commercial spaceship. The Falcon 9 rocket’s liftoff…
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Managers weigh weather odds in deciding next Crew Dragon launch attempt
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft stand on pad 39A Friday. Credit: Walter Scriptunas II / Spaceflight Now Mission managers are weighing a motley mix of weather models, safety criteria and astronaut workload considerations as they decide when SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft might have the best chance to launch from the Kennedy Space…
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Weather concerns complicate plans for SpaceX’s next attempt to launch NASA astronauts
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine takes a question during a briefing at Kennedy Space Center’s countdown clock with NASA astronaut Nicole Mann standing behind him. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) NASA and SpaceX are keeping a close eye on the weather in Florida and beyond as they get set for a second attempt to launch two…
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Stormy weather delays Crew Dragon launch to Saturday
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands on pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center during a launch attempt Wednesday, May 27. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now Stormy weather across Florida’s Space Coast forced SpaceX to call off the long-awaited launch of two astronauts aboard the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft,…
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Live coverage: Dragon delivers two new crew members to space station
Live coverage of the mission of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, Crew Dragon spacecraft, and Demo-2 astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken on Dragon’s first crewed test flight to the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”NASA TV”] [tabby title=”NASA clean feed”] [tabby title=”SpaceX mission audio”] [tabbyending] Spaceflight Now members…
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NASA adding new television views for SpaceX crew launch
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated to reflect a scrub of the May 27 launch attempt. The convoy carrying astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken is seen in the background behind SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket on pad 39A during a dress rehearsal Saturday, May 23. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky NASA’s live television coverage of the first human spaceflight to take…
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Weather forces delay for SpaceX’s historic launch of NASA’s first Dragon riders to the space station
Air Force One flies above Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying President Donald Trump to witness SpaceX’s Crew Dragon launch. Liftoff was postponed until Saturday due to weather concerns. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) The countdown for SpaceX’s first crewed launch to the International Space Station ran down to less…
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With Demo-2, NASA finds itself in foreign yet familiar territory
As the transition from government-owned crew launch rockets to commercial providers arrives, NASA launch integration is in a very different position than it has been with other human spaceflight programs like Apollo and Shuttle. With all launches, hundreds of thousands of things have to align perfectly for a rocket to lift off. And many of…