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Update October 2nd, 10:00PM ET: Just 2 seconds before liftoff, SpaceX stopped the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket, without giving a clear indication of what went wrong. The next opportunity for SpaceX to fly is Saturday evening, though a launch date hasn’t been confirmed yet. Original Story: Late Friday…

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File photo of a previously-flown Falcon 9 booster. Credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight NowThe U.S. Space Force says it will launch two GPS navigation satellites on reused Falcon 9 boosters next year through a restructured contract with SpaceX that saved taxpayers $52 million, the first time the military has agreed to fly…

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Home News Spaceflight SpaceX and NASA are preparing for the first full-fledged crew flight to the International Space Station, which will look similar — but not identical — to the crewed test flight the pair ran this summer.That test flight, dubbed Demo-2, saw veteran NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob…

by Jeff Foust — September 30, 2020 A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft being prepared for launch. The company plans to launch three crew and four cargo Dragon missions over 14 months. Credit: SpaceX WASHINGTON — SpaceX is preparing for a busy schedule of Dragon missions carrying cargo and crew to the…

NASA's Crew-1 crew members in SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft (left to right): NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, and Mike Hopkins, as well as JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi. SpaceX via NASA SpaceX's next astronauts — Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi — have named their new…

by Jeff Foust — September 29, 2020 NASA and SpaceX are completing reviews of minor changes to the Crew Dragon spacecraft, including its heat shield and a sensor used to measure altitude for parachute deployment, based on data collected during the Demo-2 mission this summer. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls WASHINGTON —…

Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley wish their families goodnight after launching into low-Earth orbit. Screenshot via SpaceX/YouTubeSpaceX just released new footage of Demo-2, its first crewed mission.The footage shows astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley at various stages of the mission.SpaceX hoping its next mission, Crew-1, will be similarly…

Home News Spaceflight From left, Mission Specialist Shannon Walker, Pilot Victor Glover, Crew Dragon Commander Michael Hopkins – all NASA astronauts – and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut and Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi are seated in SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft during crew equipment interface training. (Image: © NASA/SpaceX) We'll…