Tag: SpaceX
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Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa signs on for reality-TV dating game with moon trip as the prize
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa tweeted a casting call for a woman to go on a round-the-moon trip with him, for a streaming-video documentary. (Yusaku Maezawa via Twitter) What do you get when you cross “The Bachelor” with “Survivor,” and then throw in a round-the-moon trip? You might get the reality-TV project that Japanese billionaire Yusaku…
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Bridenstine, NASA ASAP provide updates on Commercial Crew Program
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program has made significant progress in recent months towards its first crewed flights. The missions will be the first orbital crewed launches from the United States since the ending of the Space Shuttle program. In two separate statements released on Tuesday, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and the NASA Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel…
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Dragon cargo capsule brings home space station science experiments
A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft flies away from the International Space Station Tuesday after release by the lab’s Canadian-built robotic arm. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now SpaceX’s 19th Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station ended Tuesday with the capsule’s splashdown in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Los Angeles with nearly 3,600 pounds of cargo and…
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Live coverage: Dragon cargo craft departs space station, returns to Earth
Live coverage of the departure of SpaceX’s Dragon supply ship from the International Space Station and its splashdown in the Pacific Ocean with several tons of experiment samples and cargo. SpaceX and NASA will not provide live video coverage of the splashdown. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page.…
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SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites, tests design change for astronomers
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket streaks downrange to the northeast from Cape Canaveral Monday night with 60 Starlink satellites for the company’s planned global Internet network. Credit: SpaceX Sixty more satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink global Internet network streaked into orbit Monday night from Cape Canaveral, including one spacecraft to test an experimental dark coating to address…
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CRS-19 Dragon splashdown following latest ISS resupply mission
SpaceX’s CRS-19 Dragon spacecraft has completed her EOM (End Of Mission) milestones, following unberthing from the International Space Station (ISS) and return to Earth on Tuesday. Dragon’s release from the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) occurred at 10:05 UTC, with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean at around 15:40 UTC. This mission began with…
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Mighty Mice splash down aboard SpaceX Dragon cargo ship after zero-G study on space station
A troop of muscle-enhanced mice was among more than 3,500 pounds of experiments and equipment that came back to Earth today when a robotic SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at the end of a monthlong resupply mission to the International Space Station. Mighty Mice in Space is an experiment studying…
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SpaceX kick-starts global 2020 launch year with Starlink mission
The first rocket flight of the 2020s was conducted by SpaceX, using its Falcon 9 to deliver the newest batch of 60 operational Starlink satellites into orbit. The mission not only represents the start of a busy year for SpaceX but also for the Eastern Range in Florida, which expects 48 launches this year from…
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SpaceX launches third batch of 60 Starlink broadband satellites, reviving concerns
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket rises from its launch pad, sending Starlink satellites into space. (SpaceX via YouTube) SpaceX sent a fresh batch of 60 Starlink broadband satellites into orbit tonight on a Falcon 9 rocket, executing a mission that aims to give the California-based company the world’s biggest commercial satellite constellation. When added to the…
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Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket launches on first mission of 2020
Live coverage of SpaceX’s preparations for the next Falcon 9 rocket launch from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The mission will launch SpaceX’s third batch of Starlink broadband satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. Spaceflight Now members can watch a live feed of the launch pad. Our live…