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Boeing CST-100 Starliner Crew Flight Test (CFT) Launch to the ISS [Live]

By |2024-06-01T16:17:46-04:00June 1st, 2024|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Boeing Crew Flight Test (Boe-CFT) will be the first crewed mission of the Boeing Starliner and the third orbital flight test of the Starliner overall after the two uncrewed orbital flight tests, Boe-OFT and Boe-OFT 2 in 2019 and 2022. The flight was scheduled for liftoff at 2:34 on 7 May UTC (May 6, 2024 [...]

NASA Taps Axiom Space for First Artemis Moonwalking Spacesuits

By |2022-09-08T15:46:10-04:00September 7th, 2022|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Sep 7, 2022 RELEASE22-093 Artist’s Illustration: Two suited crew members work on the lunar surface. One in the foreground lifts a rock to examine it while the other photographs the collection site in the background. Credits: NASA NASA has selected Axiom Space to deliver a moonwalking system for the Artemis III mission, which will [...]

SpaceX Crew Dragon Crew-3 Launch 🔴 Live

By |2021-11-10T22:00:42-05:00November 10th, 2021|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX will launch the the third operational mission of its Crew Dragon vehicle as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Transportation Capability Program (CCtCap), carrying three NASA astronauts, and one ESA astronaut to the International Space Station. This mission will be the third operational crewed flight to launch from the United States since the end of [...]

SpaceX Crew Dragon Crew-2 Docking with the ISS 🔴 Live

By |2021-04-24T08:45:54-04:00April 24th, 2021|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX will dock with the International Space Station for the third time with their Crew Dragon capsule carrying 4 astronauts. The docking procedures and hatch opening will be preceded by a number of phasing and approach burns on the Crew Dragon capsule to complete the docking autonomously.SpaceX launched the second operational mission of its Crew [...]

SpaceX Crew Dragon Crew-2 Launch 🔴 Live

By |2021-04-23T07:00:43-04:00April 23rd, 2021|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX will launch the the second operational mission of its Crew Dragon vehicle as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Transportation Capability Program (CCtCap), carrying two NASA astronauts, one JAXA astronaut, and one ESA astronaut to the International Space Station. This mission will be the second operational crewed flight to launch from the United States since [...]

SpaceX Crew Dragon Crew-1 Relocation ISS Docking 🔴 Live

By |2021-04-05T08:19:58-04:00April 5th, 2021|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts aboard the International Space Station will mark another first for commercial spaceflight Monday, April 5, when the four astronauts will relocate the Crew Dragon spacecraft to prepare for the arrival of new crew members in late April and the upcoming delivery of new solar arrays this summer.Live coverage will begin at [...]

Soyuz vs. Crew Dragon: Why does SpaceX take so long to dock with the ISS?

By |2020-11-17T09:09:21-05:00November 17th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The first two crewed mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule have taken between 19 and 30 hours to dock with the International Space Station, however, the Russian Soyuz capsule has demonstrated docking within just three hours. Why does it take so long for SpaceX to dock to the ISS and what goes into the [...]

SpaceX Crew Dragon Crew-1 Docking with the ISS🔴 Live

By |2020-11-17T02:24:20-05:00November 17th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX will dock with the International Space Station for the second time with their Crew Dragon capsule carrying 4 astronauts. The docking procedures and hatch opening will be preceded by a number of phasing and approach burns on the Crew Dragon capsule to complete the docking autonomously.SpaceX launched the first operational mission of its Crew [...]

SpaceX Crew Dragon Crew-1 Launch 🔴 Live

By |2020-11-16T01:01:02-05:00November 16th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX will launch the the first operational mission of its Crew Dragon vehicle as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Transportation Capability Program (CCtCap), carrying three NASA astronauts and one JAXA astronaut to the International Space Station. This mission will be the first operational crewed flight to launch from the United States since the end of [...]

SpaceX Splashdown Gets Unexpected Boaters Encroaching on DM-2 Recovery

By |2020-08-03T17:29:19-04:00August 3rd, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On August 2, 2020 the SpaceX Demo-2 mission concluded with a successful splashdown and recovery of their DM-2 Crew Dragon capsule with Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley onboard. At the recovery site, though, over 25 recreational boaters began encroaching into the recovery area where a Notice to Mariners had been issued. Although it appears [...]

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