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June 2, 2020

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[ June 1, 2020 ] SpaceX targets Wednesday night for next Starlink launch Falcon 9
[ June 1, 2020 ] Two Chinese launches deploy satellites for Earth-imaging, tech demonstrations Mission Reports
[ May 31, 2020 ] Photos: Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon blast off from pad 39A Mission Reports
[ May 31, 2020 ] Making history, astronauts ride commercial capsule to space station Falcon 9
[ May 31, 2020 ] Watch the astronauts give a tour of their new Crew Dragon spacecraft Falcon 9

Live coverage: All systems go for launch after final Crew Dragon readiness review

May 20, 2020

SpaceX conducted a final Launch Readiness Review on Monday ahead of the scheduled liftoff Wednesday of NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken on a test flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station. Launch remains set for 4:33:33 p.m. EDT (2033:33 GMT) Wednesday, weather permitting.

Japan’s HTV ready for launch with last set of new space station solar batteries

May 19, 2020

A Japanese HTV cargo freighter is ready for launch Wednesday with the last set of six lithium-ion batteries to upgrade the International Space Station’s solar power truss.

Pence plans to attend launch of astronauts from Florida next week

May 19, 2020

Vice President Mike Pence plans to travel to the Kennedy Space Center on May 27 for the first launch of astronauts from a U.S. spaceport since 2011.

NASA’s chief of human spaceflight resigns on cusp of critical crew launch

May 19, 2020

The head of NASA’s human spaceflight programs has abruptly resigned, announcing his departure from the space agency two days before before he was to chair a crucial readiness review ahead of the launch of the first crewed U.S. space mission in nearly a decade.

Video: Crew Dragon transported to launch pad 39A

May 19, 2020

SpaceX’s first Crew Dragon spacecraft to carry astronauts into orbit arrived at launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida late Friday, May 15, to be attached to its Falcon 9 rocket. The capsule will carry NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station.

Crew Dragon capsule meets Falcon 9 rocket inside launch pad hangar

May 16, 2020

SpaceX transferred the first astronaut-ready Crew Dragon spacecraft Friday night from a fueling facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, where teams will join the capsule with its Falcon 9 launcher for liftoff later this month.

Dragon crew begins augmented version of NASA’s standard pre-launch quarantine

May 15, 2020

NASA has added extra safeguards to the agency’s standard pre-launch quarantine protocol to protect astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley from the coronavirus and other contagions in the final two weeks before their scheduled May 27 launch on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft.

NASA inks deal with Roscosmos to ensure continuous U.S. presence on space station

May 12, 2020

With lingering uncertainty about when new U.S. commercial vehicles can regularly carry crews to the space station, NASA said Tuesday it will pay the Russian space agency more than $90 million for a round-trip ticket to the International Space Station on a Soyuz spacecraft later this year.

Cygnus departs space station, beginning extended experimental mission

May 11, 2020

A Cygnus supply ship built by Northrop Grumman departed the International Space Station Monday, beginning an extended mission in orbit to deploy a pair of CubeSats and perform a NASA-sponsored fire experiment.

Video: Demo-2 crew training reel

May 8, 2020

This video reel offers insights into the training of NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley for their launch on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft.

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