Propellant loading is underway for the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ahead of launch to the International Space Station for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission. Photo credit: NASA The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fueling is underway with rocket-grade kerosene (RP-1) and first-stage liquid oxygen. About 16 minutes before liftoff, liquid oxygen fueling will begin for the second [...]
The crew access arm retracts from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. Photo credit: NASA The launch director just gave a “go” for the crew access arm to retract away from SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft [...]
A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket is vertical at Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida for NASA’s Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. Photo credit: NASA The SpaceX closeout team has left the crew access arm, which will soon retract from [...]
NASA astronaut and Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei peers into near-infrared medical-imaging gear, or optical coherence tomography, for detailed views of his retina as part of regularly scheduled eye checks aboard the International Space Station on May 12, 2021. Photo credit: NASA NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will be [...]
Hatch closure on SpaceX Dragon spacecraft at Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of launch to the International Space Station on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. Photo credit: NASA The Dragon spacecraft’s hatch is now closed. Liftoff of the company’s Falcon 9 rocket remains on track for 1:17 p.m. EDT. NASA astronaut Nick [...]
Image of countdown clock on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Launch to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA NASA’s live coverage is underway on NASA+ and the agency’s website for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station. At 1:17 p.m. EDT, NASA astronaut Nick Hague, commander, and Roscosmos [...]
A prelaunch news briefing takes place inside the John Holliman Auditorium of the News Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 two-man crew is ready for their mission to the International Space [...]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on top is seen Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex-40 as preparations continue for the Crew-9 mission at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Keegan Barber In less than 24 hours, Crew-9 crew members NASA astronaut [...]
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Research into phase-change material (PCM) options for NASA helped one of the researchers find the ideal material to use in a mug that maintains the ideal temperature of a hot beverage for hours. ThermAvant International now offers mugs and tumblers.Credit: ThermAvant International LLC Dr. [...]
NASA/Cory S Huston The Stanley Cup, won in 2024 by the Florida Panthers, made a visit to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 17, 2024, as part of its championship tour. The VAB currently houses components of the agency’s Artemis II mission, the first crewed mission on NASA’s path [...]
