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Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi during training at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceXJapanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi has traveled to the International Space Station on a space shuttle and a Russian capsule. He’s now gearing up to launch on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship, becoming only the third person to…

On Sunday, four astronauts will embark on a six-month mission aboard the Falcon-9 rocket and “Resilience” spaceship. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will not be at the launch after announcing that he tested positive for the coronavirus.Nov. 14, 2020Read More

Home News Spaceflight Four astronauts are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on Sunday (Nov. 15) for the first operational commercial crew flight of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft, a mission called Crew-1. Before you tune into the live coverage on Space.com and NASA TV, we thought you'd like to…

1of12A mockup of the SpaceX crew capsule is seen on display in front of the Vehicle Assembly Building during a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Friday, Nov. 13, 2020.John Raoux/APShow MoreShow Less2of12A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is…

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine speaks during a press briefing at the Kennedy Space Center on November 13, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida NASA on Friday said the planned launch of a crewed SpaceX vessel to the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday had to be postponed by a day due…

by Jeff Foust — November 11, 2020 The astronauts of the Crew-1 mission pose with their spacecraft as it, and its Falcon 9 rocket, are rolled out to the pad at the Kennedy Space Center Nov. 9. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky WASHINGTON — NASA formally certified SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft for…

Home News Spaceflight NASA is all set for its first operational commercial crew mission with SpaceX, and will celebrate by broadcasting numerous events for the launch, dubbed Crew-1. Here's how you can tune in.Crew-1 will carry four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), one more than the standard three-person…

Home News Spaceflight A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A before being raised into a vertical position on Nov. 9, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  (Image: © NASA/Joel Kowsky) The SpaceX Crew…

A Falcon 9 rocket streaks into space with the U.S. Space Force’s fourth third-generation GPS navigation satellite. Credit: SpaceXSpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Thursday from Cape Canaveral with the U.S. Space Force’s newest third-generation Global Positioning System navigation satellite, helping clear the way for the launch of SpaceX’s first…