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Minutes after a seemingly successful landing, SpaceX's Starship rocket exploded on the padMarch 3, 2021 at 6:57 PM The SN10 reignites its three Raptor engines to upright itself and land in this screengrab from a SpaceX livestream.
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SpaceX flew a Starship rocket prototype six miles above Texas on Wednesday, landing it in one piece for the first time.
About ten minutes later, however, the rocket exploded on the landing pad.
This is Starship's third such test flight. The first two prototypes exploded immediately upon landing.
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SpaceX finally lau...Tags: Transportation, Twitter, Spacex, Elon Musk, Texas, Science, Youtube, Trends, Earth, Spaceships, Mars, Faa, Rocket Launch, Federal Aviation Administration, Musk, Boca Chica 98 people like this. Like Watch live: SpaceX is launching a new Starship rocket prototype. The last 2 attempts ended in explosions.March 3, 2021 at 10:59 AM SpaceX's Starship SN9 prototype failed to ignite one of its engines upon landing, so it slammed into the ground and exploded on February 2, 2021.
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SpaceX plans to launch a new Starship rocket prototype tens of thousands of feet into the air on Wednesday.
Elon Musk estimated a 60% chance of a successful landing. The last two prototypes blew up.
Watch live feeds of the flight attempt below.
Visit the Business section of Insider for more s...Tags: Transportation, Spacex, Elon Musk, Science, News, Washington Post, Trends, Earth, Cnn, Spaceships, Mars, Faa, Rocket Launch, Federal Aviation Administration, Musk, South Padre Island 106 people like this. Like Watch live: SpaceX is about to reattempt a high-altitude flight of its Starship rocket. The last 2 prototypes blew up.March 3, 2021 at 10:59 AM SpaceX's Starship SN9 prototype failed to ignite one of its engines upon landing, so it slammed into the ground and exploded on February 2, 2021.
Left: Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters; Right: SPadre.com
SpaceX is preparing to launch its newest Starship prototype tens of thousands of feet into the air on Wednesday.
Elon Musk estimated a 60% chance of a successful landing. The last two prototypes blew up.
Watch live feeds of the flight attempt below.
Visit the Business section of Insider for m...Tags: Transportation, Spacex, Elon Musk, Science, News, Washington Post, Trends, Earth, Cnn, Spaceships, Mars, Faa, Rocket Launch, Federal Aviation Administration, Musk, South Padre Island 80 people like this. Like Why do most spaceships in sci-fi have their guns on backwards?February 26, 2021 at 10:00 AM Have you ever noticed that most spaceships in science fiction only have aft thrusters and forward-facing guns (or on the sides)? Wouldn't you want guns that turret 360, aft-facing guns , and forward-facing thrusters so you can move the ship towards and away from enemy ordinance? — Read the restTags: Post, Science Fiction, Video, News, Spaceships, Science Fiction Design 124 people like this. Like How a bizarre 1970s Arctic killing could help set a legal precedent for space murderFebruary 25, 2021 at 9:55 AM In space, no one can hear you scream. And even if they could, that might not be admissible in court, since there's no easy way to determine who or what has legal jurisdiction beyond our terrestrial body. Hell, even the laws for what goes on international waters can be a little loose. — Read the restTags: Post, Murder, News, Space Exploration, Spaceships, Space Station, Outer Space, Legal System, Arctic Circle Problems, Legal Arms Dealers, It's Complicated, Intergalactic, Galactic Law, It's More Complicated Than That, Legal Precedent, Space Murder 91 people like this. Like SpaceX is about to reattempt a high-altitude flight of its Starship rocket. The last 2 prototypes blew up.February 23, 2021 at 2:17 PM SpaceX's Starship SN9 prototype failed to ignite one of its engines upon landing, so it slammed into the ground and exploded on February 2, 2021.
Left: Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters; Right: SPadre.com
SpaceX is set to launch its newest Starship prototype tens of thousands of feet into the air as early as this week.
Elon Musk estimated a 60% chance of a successful landing. The last two prototypes blew up.
The launch window is fluid, so we will update this post once SpaceX confirms a planned...Tags: Transportation, Spacex, Elon Musk, Science, News, Washington Post, Trends, Earth, Cnn, Spaceships, Mars, Faa, Rocket Launch, Federal Aviation Administration, Musk, Hannibal Hanschke Reuters 129 people like this. Like Watch live: SpaceX is about to try launching a new Starship rocket 6 miles above Texas on TuesdayFebruary 2, 2021 at 3:24 PM Left: Elon Musk at a press briefing on March 2, 2019. Right: SpaceX's Starship SN8 rocketship prototype launches in Boca Chica, Texas, on December 9, 2020.
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SpaceX is poised to fly the SN9 prototype of its Starship rocket system six miles above south Texas on Tuesday, with a backup launch window on Wednesday.
Elon Musk publicly blasted the FAA for refusing to approve this flight last week. The agency cited "outstanding safety issues."
SpaceX's last attempt, w...Tags: Transportation, Space, Spacex, Elon Musk, Texas, Science, Trends, Live, Spaceships, Rockets, Mars, Faa, Spaceflight, Rocket Launch, Musk, South Padre Island 117 people like this. Like Watch SpaceX try launching a new Starship rocket 6 miles above Texas on TuesdayFebruary 2, 2021 at 3:24 PM Left: Elon Musk at a press briefing on March 2, 2019. Right: SpaceX's Starship SN8 rocketship prototype launches in Boca Chica, Texas, on December 9, 2020.
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SpaceX is poised to fly the SN9 prototype of its Starship rocket system six miles above south Texas on Tuesday, with a backup launch window on Wednesday.
Elon Musk publicly blasted the FAA for refusing to approve this flight last week. The agency cited "outstanding safety issues."
SpaceX's last attempt, w...Tags: Transportation, Space, Spacex, Elon Musk, Texas, Science, Trends, Spaceships, Rockets, Mars, Faa, Spaceflight, Rocket Launch, Musk, South Padre Island, SpaceX SpaceX 90 people like this. Like SpaceX is poised to launch a new Starship rocket 6 miles above Texas on TuesdayFebruary 2, 2021 at 12:22 PM Left: Elon Musk at a press briefing on March 2, 2019. Right: SpaceX's Starship SN8 rocketship prototype launches in Boca Chica, Texas, on December 9, 2020.
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SpaceX is poised to fly the SN9 prototype of its Starship rocket system six miles above south Texas on Tuesday, with a backup launch window on Wednesday.
Elon Musk publicly blasted the FAA for refusing to approve this flight last week. The agency cited "outstanding safety issues."
SpaceX's last attempt, w...Tags: Transportation, Spacex, Elon Musk, Texas, Science, Trends, Spaceships, Rockets, Mars, Faa, Spaceflight, Rocket Launch, Musk, South Padre Island, SpaceX SpaceX, Cameron County 109 people like this. Like Watch live as SpaceX tries to launch a new Starship rocket 6 miles above Texas on TuesdayFebruary 2, 2021 at 12:22 PM Left: Elon Musk at a press briefing on March 2, 2019. Right: SpaceX's Starship SN8 rocketship prototype launches in Boca Chica, Texas, on December 9, 2020.
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SpaceX is poised to fly the SN9 prototype of its Starship rocket system six miles above south Texas on Tuesday, with a backup launch window on Wednesday.
Elon Musk publicly blasted the FAA for refusing to approve this flight last week. The agency cited "outstanding safety issues."
SpaceX's last attempt, w...Tags: Transportation, Spacex, Elon Musk, Texas, Science, Trends, Spaceships, Rockets, Mars, Faa, Spaceflight, Rocket Launch, Musk, South Padre Island, SpaceX SpaceX, Cameron County 108 people like this. Like SpaceX may fly a new Starship rocket this week, after Elon Musk blasted the FAA for canceling a prior attemptFebruary 1, 2021 at 1:32 PM Left: Elon Musk at a press briefing on March 2, 2019. Right: SpaceX's Starship SN8 rocketship prototype launches in Boca Chica, Texas, on December 9, 2020.
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SpaceX plans to launch the SN9 prototype of its Starship rocket system six miles above south Texas this week.
First, the FAA must approve the flight. The agency refused to do so last week, citing "outstanding safety issues."
SpaceX's last attempt ended with an explosion, violating the company's launch lic...Tags: Transportation, Spacex, Elon Musk, Texas, Science, Trends, Spaceships, Rockets, Mars, Faa, Spaceflight, Rocket Launch, Musk, South Padre Island, SpaceX SpaceX, Cameron County 73 people like this. Like SpaceX may finally launch its newest Starship rocket prototype Tuesday afternoon. With any luck, it won't explode.January 26, 2021 at 10:52 AM Left: Elon Musk at a press briefing on March 2, 2019. Right: SpaceX's Starship SN8 rocketship prototype launches in Boca Chica, Texas, on December 9, 2020.
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On Tuesday, SpaceX plans to launch the latest prototype of its Starship spacecraft — a system that could one day carry humans to Mars.
The prototype, called SN9, is set to rocket tens of thousands of feet in the air.
SpaceX's first attempt at such a flight exploded on the landing pad.
Watch live video fee...Tags: Transportation, Spacex, Elon Musk, Texas, Science, Trends, Earth, Spaceships, Rockets, Mars, Faa, Spaceflight, Rocket Launch, Federal Aviation Administration, South Padre Island, Cameron County 139 people like this. Like SpaceX may finally launch its newest Starship rocket prototype this afternoon. With any luck, it won't explode.January 25, 2021 at 12:05 PM Left: SpaceX founder Elon Musk looks upward during a press briefing on March 2, 2019. Right: SpaceX's Starship serial No. 8 rocket-ship prototype launches from a pad in Boca Chica, Texas, on December 9, 2020.
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SpaceX is preparing to launch the latest prototype of its Starship spacecraft — a system that could one day carry humans to Mars — on Monday.
The new prototype, called serial No. 9 or SN9, is set to rocket tens of thousands of feet in the air, belly-flo...Tags: Transportation, Space, Spacex, Elon Musk, Texas, Science, News, Trends, Earth, Spaceships, Rockets, Mars, Faa, Spaceflight, Rocket Launch, Federal Aviation Administration 80 people like this. Like SpaceX has pushed the launch of its newest Starship rocket prototype to next week. With any luck, it won't explode.January 21, 2021 at 5:00 PM Left: SpaceX founder Elon Musk looks upward during a press briefing on March 2, 2019. Right: SpaceX's Starship serial No. 8 rocket-ship prototype launches from a pad in Boca Chica, Texas, on December 9, 2020.
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SpaceX is preparing to launch the latest prototype of its Starship spacecraft — a system that could one day carry humans to Mars — as early as Monday.
The new prototype, called serial No. 9 or SN9, is set to rocket tens of thousands of feet in the air, ...Tags: Transportation, Space, Spacex, Elon Musk, Texas, Science, News, Trends, Earth, Spaceships, Rockets, Mars, Faa, Spaceflight, Rocket Launch, Federal Aviation Administration 70 people like this. Like SpaceX may have purchased 2 oil rigs off the coast of Texas that could be turned into 'floating' Starship launchpadsJanuary 20, 2021 at 3:46 PM SpaceX/YouTube
SpaceX appears to have acquired two oil rigs that it may transform into launch platforms for its forthcoming Starship rocket system, NASASpaceflight reported.
The floating "spaceports" would add to SpaceX's operations in Boca Chica, Texas, which are under a new environmental review.
Launching rockets from the water should be less disruptive for nearby residents.
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You may know Deimos and Phobos as the names of Mars' moons....Tags: Transportation, Space, Spacex, Elon Musk, Texas, News, California, Trends, Spaceships, Rockets, Mars, Baylor, Federal Aviation Administration, Musk, LLC, Boca Chica 114 people like this. Like SpaceX may launch and land its newest Starship rocket prototype this week. With any luck, it won't explode.January 19, 2021 at 2:51 PM Left: SpaceX founder Elon Musk looks upward during a press briefing on March 2, 2019. Right: SpaceX's Starship serial No. 8 rocket-ship prototype launches from a pad in Boca Chica, Texas, on December 9, 2020.
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SpaceX is preparing to launch the latest prototype of its Starship spacecraft — a system that could one day carry humans to Mars — as early as Thursday.
The new prototype, called serial No. 9 or SN9, is set to rocket tens of thousands of feet in the air...Tags: Transportation, Space, Spacex, Elon Musk, Texas, Science, News, Trends, Earth, Spaceships, Rockets, Mars, Faa, Spaceflight, Rocket Launch, Federal Aviation Administration 119 people like this. Like SpaceX may launch and land its newest Starship rocket prototype on Monday. With any luck, it won't explode.January 15, 2021 at 1:00 PM Left: SpaceX founder Elon Musk looks upward during a press briefing on March 2, 2019. Right: SpaceX's Starship serial No. 8 rocket-ship prototype launches from a pad in Boca Chica, Texas, on December 9, 2020.
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SpaceX is preparing to launch the latest prototype of its Starship spacecraft — a system that could one day carry humans to Mars.
The new prototype, called serial No. 9 or SN9, is set to rocket tens of thousands of feet in the air, belly-flop toward the...Tags: Transportation, Space, Spacex, Elon Musk, Texas, Science, News, Trends, Earth, Spaceships, Rockets, Mars, Faa, Spaceflight, Rocket Launch, Federal Aviation Administration 129 people like this. Like Watch live: Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin are launching a rocket that could make way for space tourist flights this yearJanuary 14, 2021 at 10:38 AM Blue Origin's reusable New Shepard suborbital rocket launches toward space in 2016.
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Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos, plans to attempt the 14th flight of its New Shepard rocket system on Thursday morning from West Texas.
The rocket has a capsule designed to fly six people beyond the unofficial boundary of space, or about 100 kilometers (62 miles) above Earth's surface.
No human space tourists will fly aboard the capsule, but a crash-test dummy named "Ma...Tags: Amazon, Transportation, Space, Spacex, Science, News, Trends, Earth, Space Tourism, Spaceships, Richard Branson, Rockets, Jeff Bezos, Tom Cruise, Spaceflight, Rocket Launch 61 people like this. Like A private astronaut explains why his next flight - likely with Tom Cruise - is 'setting the bar for commercial human spaceflight forever'January 8, 2021 at 11:58 AM Michael López-Alegría, a former NASA astronaut, may be the first private space mission commander.
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Space tourists have been flying to orbit since a millionaire made the first such flight in 2001.
Now, startup Axiom Space has chartered the first all-private orbital mission, called Ax-1, which may launch as early as October 2021.
Flight commander Michael López-Alegría, a former NASA astronaut, will be joined by three private passengers, likely including Tom Cruise and film director Doug ...Tags: Transportation, Space, Spacex, Elon Musk, Russia, US, Trends, Nasa, Earth, Cruise, Space Tourism, International Space Station, Moscow, Spaceships, Astronauts, Iss 98 people like this. Like The Rogue Squadron Pilots We Want in Patty Jenkins' Star Wars MovieJanuary 7, 2021 at 4:15 PM In 2023, Patty Jenkins will deliver (pending future ramifications of the world in which we live) Rogue Squadron, the next major theatrical release in the Star Wars saga: a tale of the bravest squadron of pilots in the galaxy far, far away. The Rogues have a long history within canon and a longer one out of it—and…Read more...Tags: Star Wars, Books, Science, Disney, Animation, Explainer, Spaceships, Lucasfilm, Star Wars Rebels, Rogue One A Star Wars Story, Patty Jenkins, Rogue Squadron, X Wings 73 people like this. Like The FAA released SpaceX's rough plan to fly Starship rockets to orbit from Texas, and the agency wants public input on itDecember 24, 2020 at 1:34 AM An illustration of SpaceX's planned 39-story Starship rocket system launching from Boca Chica, Texas.
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SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk, wants to launch a new Starship rocket system to orbit from Boca Chica, Texas.
The company frequently flies suborbital Starship prototypes from the site, but the Federal Aviation Administration can't yet grant SpaceX a license to orbit.
SpaceX must first complete an environmental assessment of its new plans, and the FAA is seeking public comments reg...Tags: Transportation, Space, Spacex, Elon Musk, Texas, News, Trends, Spaceships, Rockets, Mars, Faa, Rocket Launch, Federal Aviation Administration, Falcon Heavy, Falcon, Brownsville 129 people like this. Like Meet the astronaut who may fly Tom Cruise to orbit on the first all-private space mission with SpaceX's helpDecember 21, 2020 at 11:47 AM Michael Lopez-Alegria is scheduled to fly three private astronauts to orbit for Axiom Space in late 2021.
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Axiom Space, a startup led in part by ex-NASA officials, is gearing up to fly the world's first all-private mission to the International Space Station.
Axiom employee Michael López-Alegría, a former NASA astronaut, will command the Ax-1 mission.
López-Alegría will fly with three private astronauts: Israeli businessman Eytan Stibbe and two other citizens, who are rumored to ...Tags: Transportation, Space, Spacex, Tim Burton, Trends, Nasa, Earth, Space Tourism, International Space Station, Spaceships, Leo, Astronauts, Iss, Tom Cruise, Einstein, Columbia 107 people like this. Like SpaceX posted a jaw-dropping video of its Starship prototype belly flopping, flipping, and exploding into smithereensDecember 10, 2020 at 11:28 AM SpaceX's Starship prototype SN8 falls toward a remote camera shortly after launching from Boca Chica, Texas, on December 9.
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SpaceX launched — and blew up — a 16-story prototype of its Starship rocket system on Wednesday.
Despite the explosive landing of the vehicle, called Starship SN8 (serial No. 8), SpaceX founder Elon Musk hailed the ambitious test as a big success.
SpaceX placed a robotic tracking camera at SN8's landing site to record the vehicle careening back ...Tags: Videos, Transportation, Space, Spacex, Elon Musk, Texas, Science, News, Trends, Nasa, Earth, Explosions, Spaceships, Rockets, Mars, Spaceflight 101 people like this. Like SpaceX's next Starship rocket may soar 15 kilometers high on Tuesday, but Elon Musk says there's a 2-in-3 chance the flight could failDecember 7, 2020 at 11:48 PM SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk, is building and launching Starship prototypes in Boca Chica, Texas.
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SpaceX is planning to fly a Starship rocket prototype to its highest altitude yet this week, according to government notices.
The spacecraft should fly 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) into the air as soon as Tuesday. Previous prototypes have only made short hops of about 150 meters (492 feet).
SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk said there's lot that co...Tags: Transportation, Space, Spacex, Elon Musk, Texas, Science, News, Trends, Prototypes, Spaceships, Rockets, Mars, Faa, Rocket Launch, Federal Aviation Administration, Musk 119 people like this. Like SpaceX's next Starship rocket may soar to 15 kilometers this weekend, but Elon Musk says there's a 2-in-3 chance the flight may failDecember 2, 2020 at 11:58 AM SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk, is building and launching Starship prototypes in Boca Chica, Texas.
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SpaceX is planning to fly a Starship rocket prototype to its highest altitude yet this weekend, according to road closures and a Notice to Airmen issued for the aerospace company's launch site in southern Texas.
The spacecraft should fly 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) into the air. Previous prototypes have only made short hops of about 150 meters (...Tags: Space, Spacex, Elon Musk, Texas, Trends, Prototypes, Spaceships, Rockets, Mars, Rocket Launch, Federal Aviation Administration, Musk, South Texas, Cameron County, Callaghan, Boca Chica 90 people like this. Like SpaceX's next Starship rocket may soar to 15 kilometers on Monday, but Elon Musk says there's a 2-in-3 chance the flight may failDecember 1, 2020 at 4:32 PM SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk, is building and launching Starship prototypes in Boca Chica, Texas.
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SpaceX is planning to fly a Starship rocket prototype to its highest altitude yet on Monday, according to a road closure notice issued for the aerospace company's launch site in southern Texas.
The spacecraft will fly 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) into the air. Previous prototypes have only made short hops of about 150 hundred meters (492 feet).
S...Tags: Space, Spacex, Elon Musk, Texas, Trends, Prototypes, Spaceships, Rockets, Mars, Rocket Launch, Musk, South Texas, Cameron County, Callaghan, Boca Chica, Starship 129 people like this. Like New FAA documents reveal SpaceX's latest plans for launching Starship prototypes on suborbital flights from South Texas — and potential hurdles to orbitNovember 23, 2020 at 11:12 PM An illustration of SpaceX's Starship spaceship and Super Heavy rocket booster launching together toward space from Earth.
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SpaceX is building a facility in Boca Chica, located at the southeastern tip of Texas, to develop, build, and launch fully reusable Starship-Super Heavy rockets.
The company is focused on suborbital up-and-down flights of prototypes for now, but it eventually plans to launch Starships to orbit and land them back in Texas as soon as 2021.
However, SpaceX needs...Tags: Transportation, Space, Spacex, Elon Musk, Texas, News, Environment, US, Trends, Regulations, Earth, Spaceships, Rockets, Faa, Federal Aviation Administration, Musk 62 people like this. Like SpaceX's Resilience spaceship autonomously docked to the space station with 4 astronauts inside, kicking off a historic mission for NASANovember 17, 2020 at 2:33 AM The Crew Dragon spaceship seen docked to the International Space Station on Monday as the NASA astronaut Kate Rubins carried out hatch-opening procedures.
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SpaceX on Sunday launched its first operational mission into orbit for NASA, with four astronauts on board.
On Monday night, the astronauts caught up to International Space Station and docked.
The mission, named Crew-1, calls for the astronauts to spend the next six months at the ISS — the longest human spaceflight launched from ...Tags: Transportation, Space, Spacex, Elon Musk, Florida, Science, News, Russia, US, Trends, Nasa, Earth, International Space Station, Spaceships, Astronauts, Iss 95 people like this. Like SpaceX's new 'Resilience' spaceship just autonomously docked to the International Space Station with 4 astronauts inside, kicking off a historic mission for NASANovember 16, 2020 at 11:01 PM An illustration of SpaceX's Crew Dragon vehicle, a spaceship designed to fly NASA astronauts, docking with the International Space Station.
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SpaceX on Sunday launched its first operational mission into orbit for NASA with four astronauts on board.
On Monday night, the astronauts caught up to International Space Station inside Resilience — their new name for SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft — and docked to the orbiting laboratory.
The plan for Crew-1, as the commercial mission is c...Tags: Transportation, Space, Spacex, Elon Musk, Florida, Science, News, Russia, US, Trends, Nasa, Earth, Live, International Space Station, Spaceships, Astronauts 91 people like this. Like SpaceX's 'Resilience' spaceship autonomously docked to the space station with 4 astronauts inside, kicking off a historic mission for NASANovember 16, 2020 at 11:15 PM The Crew Dragon spaceship sitting docked to the International Space Station as NASA astronaut Kate Rubins carries out hatch-opening procedures, November 16, 2020.
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SpaceX on Sunday launched its first operational mission into orbit for NASA with four astronauts on board.
On Monday night, the astronauts caught up to International Space Station and docked.
The mission, named Crew-1, calls for the astronauts to spend the next six months at the ISS — the longest human spaceflight ever la...Tags: Transportation, Space, Spacex, Elon Musk, Florida, Science, News, Russia, US, Trends, Nasa, Earth, Live, International Space Station, Spaceships, Astronauts 95 people like this. Like |