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SpaceX DM-2 Falcon 9 booster static fire test 🚀 [Highlight]

By |2020-05-23T12:51:40-04:00May 23rd, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On May 22, 2020 SpaceX conducted a static fire test of their Falcon 9 rocket booster in preparation for their first crewed astronaut mission, DM-2. Timestamps below.This is a highlight clip from our live stream. Full live stream video available here: https://youtu.be/zn61sMrLrQA#SpaceX #DM2 #NASASEGMENTS0:00 Start & discussions13:00 Static Fire

SpaceX DM-2 Flight Readiness Review Press Conference 🚀 [Highlight]

By |2020-05-23T12:44:44-04:00May 23rd, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

NASA conducted their first (of two) flight readiness reviews (FRR) to prepare for the SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station. This is the press conference following the review which resulted in a GO to proceed towards launch on May 27, 2020. Timestamps listed below.This is a highlight clip from our live stream. Full [...]

SpaceX DM-2 Static Fire & Flight Readiness Review 🔴 Live

By |2020-05-22T17:20:42-04:00May 22nd, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX will launch the second demonstration mission of its Crew Dragon vehicle as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Transportation Capability Program (CCtCap), carrying two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. Timestamps listed below.SEGMENTS0:00 Intro2:49 Show Start & DM-2 Discussions1:01:00 Kerbal Space Program1:39:38 Astronaut Interview2:17:36 Flight Readiness Review3:43:47 Static Fire Discussions3:56:49 Static Fire4:09:37 Closing remarks4:12:49 [...]

Astronauts arrive at Kennedy Space Center for SpaceX DM-2 🚀🚀 [Highlight]

By |2020-05-21T10:35:49-04:00May 21st, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

NASA Astronauts Bob Behnken & Doug Hurley arrived to NASA's Kennedy Space Center on May 20, 2020 in preparation for SpaceX's Demo-2 (DM-2) mission which is scheduled for May 27, 2020 at 4:33pm EDT (21:33 UTC). Timestamps listed below.This is a highlight clip from our live stream. Full live stream video available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJzgkNgi1hg />#SpaceX [...]

Astronauts inbound to Kennedy Space Center for SpaceX DM-2 🔴 Live

By |2020-05-20T18:13:10-04:00May 20th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX will launch the second demonstration mission of its Crew Dragon vehicle as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Transportation Capability Program (CCtCap), carrying two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. This mission will be the first crewed flight to launch from the United States since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011. [...]

SpaceX Starship wins NASA lunar lander contract for crewed missions

By |2020-05-01T08:00:20-04:00May 1st, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

As part of NASA's big Moon 2024 push, NASA has awarded 3 private contractors with development funds to begin development of their respective lunar landers. These lunar landers are intended to launch separately from the Orion crew capsule. Crew will meet up with the lunar landers in lunar orbit and then bring astronauts from lunar [...]

SpaceX Starship wins NASA lunar lander contract for crewed missions

By |2020-05-01T17:10:14-04:00April 30th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

NASA is still on a big Moon 2024 push and they want to get astronauts on the surface of the Moon. On April 30, 2020 they announced three big lunar lander contracts for their upcoming Moon 2024 crewed missions. See details about the contracts here!

SpaceX Starship SN4 Passes Critical Cryo Proof Test

By |2020-05-01T17:10:40-04:00April 28th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The first full-scale Starship prototype for SpaceX has finally completed its cryogenic pressure test! What exactly does that mean and what's up next? We're talking about that today.

SpaceX now has 420 satellites in orbit after latest Starlink launch

By |2020-04-23T17:48:38-04:00April 22nd, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX successfully launched another set of 60 Starlink satellites into orbit to reach a total of 420 satellites in low Earth orbit for their massive internet service constellation.

Two more astronauts added to SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission to the ISS

By |2020-04-02T22:58:22-04:00April 2nd, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA and SpaceX are under two months away from their currently scheduled launch date for the first crewed missions of American astronauts, on American rockets, from American soil; but that doesn't mean it's too early to plan for what's coming after that.

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