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Boeing Starliner: Is the Hate Justified?

By |2024-05-18T12:14:32-04:00May 16th, 2024|Categories: Podcast Episodes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Discover the intriguing story behind Boeing's Starliner spacecraft in our latest podcast episode. We delve into the history, challenges, and criticisms surrounding the Starliner program, and compare it with SpaceX's achievements. Tune in to hear our insights and decide if the hate towards Starliner is truly justified.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Astronauts Ingress at Launch Complex 39A

By |2024-04-03T02:09:04-04:00April 3rd, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts make their way down the crew access arm to the Dragon spacecraft Endeavour. From left are Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and mission specialist; and Andrey Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist. Along with Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander; and Warren “Woody” Hoburg, pilot, they will launch to the International [...]

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Astronauts Ingress at Launch Complex 39A

By |2024-04-03T02:09:03-04:00April 3rd, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts make their way down the crew access arm to the Dragon spacecraft Endeavour. From left are Warren “Woody” Hoburg, pilot; and Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander. Along with Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and mission specialist; and Andrei Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist, they will launch to the International [...]

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Astronauts Ingress at Launch Complex 39A

By |2024-04-03T02:09:02-04:00April 3rd, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts are secured in their seats inside the Dragon spacecraft Endeavour. From left are Andrey Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist; NASA astronaut Warren “Woody” Hoburg, pilot; NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander; and Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and mission specialist. The Crew-6 astronauts will launch to the International [...]

SpaceX Starship to land NASA Astronauts on the Moon!

By |2021-04-18T20:22:15-04:00April 18th, 2021|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

NASA is getting ready to send astronauts to explore more of the Moon as part of the Artemis program, and the agency has selected #SpaceX to continue development of the first commercial human lander that will safely carry the next two American astronauts to the lunar surface. At least one of those astronauts will make [...]

SpaceX & NASA DM-2 Dress Rehearsal for Crewed Launch Operations

By |2020-05-24T09:23:37-04:00May 24th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On May 23, 2020 NASA and SpaceX conducted a full and final dress rehearsal in preparation for their upcoming Demo-2 launch to the International Space Station. This is highlight footage released by NASA of the dress rehearsal activities. This video is buried in the NASA galleries so I wanted to provided here for easier access!There [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

SpaceX loses Crew Dragon mockup capsule during parachute test

By |2020-04-02T23:00:39-04:00March 24th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , |

SpaceX announced that one of their final preparation tests with their Crew Dragon capsule's parachute systems did not go as planned. The company and their test operators were forced to drop their Crew Dragon mockup capsule early during the test to protect the safety of the helicopter crew.

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