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Final H-2B rocket launch sends Japanese supply ship toward space station
The ninth and final flight of Japan's H-2B rocket -- the country's most powerful launcher -- drove an automated cargo freighter into orbit Wednesday on a five-day pursuit of the International Space Station.
VideoLive coverage: All systems go for launch after final Crew Dragon readiness review
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.
VideoLive coverage: HTV cargo freighter arrives at space station
Five days after launching from Japan, an HTV supply ship arrived Monday at the International Space Station. Capture of the HTV with the station's robotic arm occurred at 8:13 a.m. EDT (1213 GMT). It's the last cargo mission to the space station before the arrival of two NASA astronauts on the first crewed U.S. flight to the orbiting research facility since 2011.
Japan’s HTV ready for launch with last set of new space station solar batteries
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
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
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.
VideoVideo: Crew Dragon transported to launch pad 39A
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.
NASA will likely add a rendezvous test to the first piloted Orion space mission
Astronauts will likely perform a previously-unplanned demonstration of the Orion spacecraft's deep space rendezvous capabilities in a high-altitude orbit around Earth on the crew capsule's first piloted test flight, now scheduled for 2023.
SpaceX delays next Starlink mission after crew launch
Citing a tropical storm in the downrange booster recovery zone, SpaceX said Monday that a launch of up to 60 more Starlink Internet satellites previously planned this week from Cape Canaveral has been delayed until after the launch of the company’s first crewed flight.
Crew Dragon capsule meets Falcon 9 rocket inside launch pad hangar
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.