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Photos: Four astronauts launch aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

November 20, 2020 Stephen Clark

These images show the liftoff of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft on top of a 215-foot-tall Falcon 9 rocket from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying four astronauts on an expedition to the International Space Station.

Live coverage: SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites

November 20, 2020 Stephen Clark

A Falcon 9 launcher lifted off from Cape Canaveral Tuesday at 9:13 p.m. EST (0213 GMT Wednesday) with 60 more Starlink broadband satellites.

Astronauts fly with SpaceX in landmark launch for commercial spaceflight

November 16, 2020 Stephen Clark

A Crew Dragon capsule ferried four astronauts into space Sunday night after a rumbling departure from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, setting off on a 27-hour pursuit of the International Space Station on SpaceX’s first operational crew rotation flight to the orbiting outpost.

NASA officials hope to fly Russian cosmonaut on Crew Dragon next year

November 15, 2020 Stephen Clark

NASA has submitted a draft agreement for government approval that would allow Russian cosmonauts to begin flying to the International Space Station on U.S. crew capsules next year in a no-funds exchanged arrangement with Russia’s space agency. In return, Russia will continue launching U.S. and international astronauts on Soyuz missions.

Live coverage: SpaceX crew capsule docks with space station

November 15, 2020 Stephen Clark

Four astronauts flying on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon “Resilience” spacecraft reached the International Space Station late Monday, one day after launching from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The capsule autonomously docked with the space station at 11:01 p.m. EST Monday (0401 GMT Tuesday).

Veteran Japanese astronaut to become SpaceX’s first international passenger

November 14, 2020 Stephen Clark

Japanese 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 launch from Earth into orbit on three different types of spacecraft.

Astronauts rehearse for launch day as mission managers watch weather

November 12, 2020 Stephen Clark

The four astronauts preparing to ride SpaceX’s Crew Dragon “Resilience” into orbit climbed aboard their spaceship Thursday at the Kennedy Space Center in a practice run for a launch to the International Space Station planned Saturday night, while mission managers monitored weather and sea conditions in recovery areas across the Atlantic Ocean.

Falcon 9 rocket fires up in crucial test before weekend crew launch

November 11, 2020 Stephen Clark

SpaceX test-fired a Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday afternoon at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, clearing a major hurdle before it launches Saturday night — weather permitting — with a four-person crew heading for the International Space Station.

Photos: Falcon 9 rocket rolled out to pad 39A for Crew-1 launch

November 11, 2020 Stephen Clark

SpaceX raised a 215-foot-tall Falcon 9 rocket on pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida this week, shortly after the launcher rolled out of the company’s hangar with a Crew Dragon spaceship to ferry four astronauts to the International Space Station.

Watch 4K video of the Falcon 9 igniting its engines for a static test fire

November 11, 2020 Spaceflight Now

A Falcon 9 rocket ignites its nine Merlin first stage engines at the Kennedy Space Center’s launch complex 39A ahead of the Crew-1 mission.