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Home News Spaceflight SpaceX's latest Dragon cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) today (Aug. 30) to deliver an experimental robotic arm and a wealth of other research equipment and supplies just in time for one astronaut's birthday. "Congratulations to NASA and SpaceX teams and many thanks. No…

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket early Sunday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now / Coldlife Photography SpaceX launched a Dragon cargo capsule from Florida on a thundering predawn ascent into orbit early Sunday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, kicking off the company’s 23rd commercial…

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft is bound for the International Space Station after launching at 3:14 a.m. EDT Sunday on a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying more than 4,800 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies, and…

DOST chief to gov’t: ’Stronger, continuing’ budgetary support for space technology program With the successful launch of the country’s third and fourth nanosatellites to the International Space Station (ISS), Maya-3 and Maya-4, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) expressed hope on Sunday, Aug. 29, that the government will continue…

by Jason Rainbow — August 26, 2021 SpaceX's Starship SN8 vehicle lifting off on its December 2020 test flight. Credit: SpaceX COLORADO SPRINGS — Amazon is urging the Federal Communications Commission to dismiss SpaceX’s amended plans for its second-generation Starlink constellation, saying they are too broad and speculative. SpaceX proposed…

Home News Spaceflight A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Cargo Dragon CRS-22 mission for the International Space Station is seen at Launch Complex 39A ahead of its June 2, 2021 launch. A similar Dragon cargo ship will launch on the CRS-23 mission on Aug. 28, 2021. (Image credit: SpaceX)…

apex_7.jpg NASA astronaut and Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei harvests plants growing in petri plates inside the Veggie facility for the APEX-7 (Advanced Plant Experiment-07) space botany study. Credits: NASA NASA will host a media teleconference Monday, Aug. 23, at 1 p.m. EDT to discuss science investigations launching…

SpaceX needs to complete the following to launch the Super Heavy Starship Orbital Flight * complete the launch tower * the Starship SN20 heatshield must be complete and each tile verified * Both the SN20 and the BN4 prototypes must complete ground tests * the fueling tank farm must be…

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon capsule atop is raised to the vertical position on June 2, 2021, at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, in preparation for the company’s 22nd Commercial Resupply Services mission for NASA to the International Space Station. NASA and…

NASA will host a media teleconference Monday, Aug. 23, at 1 p.m. EDT to discuss science investigations launching on the next SpaceX commercial resupply flight to the International Space Station.Read More