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EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated May 25 with final loss of crew and loss of mission risk numbers from NASA. The Falcon 9 rocket that will carry astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken into orbit fired its engines in a ground test at 4:33 p.m. EDT (2033 GMT) on Friday, May 22. Credit:…

Washington (AFP) NASA said Friday that it has given the green light to next week's launch of two astronauts aboard a SpaceX vessel -- the first crewed space flight to leave from US soil in nine years.Top officials at the US space agency and Elon Musk's company have been meeting…

Home News Spaceflight Space.com is live and ready to take your questions today! Every Friday at 1 p.m. EDT (1700 GMT) leading up to the launch of SpaceX's Demo-2 mission, Space.com staff writer Chelsea Gohd will go live to discuss the latest mission updates and take questions from social media.  Demo-2…

NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley have arrived at Kennedy Space Center. Next week they will blast off in a SpaceX rocket bound for the International Space Station. It will be first manned launch from U.S. soil since 2011, and the first time a private company sends astronauts into…

Horse pucky? — “Together, we have become stronger for this nation.” Eric Berger - May 20, 2020 11:30 am UTC Enlarge / The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft arrives at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.NASAWhen NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken blast off inside a…

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SpaceX and NASA are planning a triumphant return to American human spaceflight on May 27, with the SpaceX Demo-2 mission for its Crew Dragon spacecraft. This is the final step required for Crew Dragon to become certified for human flight, after which it'll enter into regular operational service ferrying people…

Home News Tech The first NASA astronauts to launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket will have more than one new ride designed by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, who will be the first to fly on a SpaceX Dragon to the International Space Station, will arrive at…

Good gas mileage — As Bob Dylan sang, the times they are a-changin’. Eric Berger - May 13, 2020 10:12 pm UTC Meet the new Astrovan, with Launch Complex 39A in the background. We've got the "meatball" logo. Jim Bridenstine/NASA And the "worm." Jim Bridenstine/NASA Astronauts can fit comfortably inside.…

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