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VideoLive coverage: Four-man crew docks at International Space Station
SpaceX and NASA launched the Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station at 12:34 a.m. EST (0534 GMT) Thursday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A Falcon 9 rocket blasted off with two NASA astronauts, an astronaut from the United Arab Emirates, and a Russian cosmonaut to begin a six-month expedition in orbit. Docking at the International Space Station occurred at 1:40 a.m. EST (0640 GMT) Friday.
VideoSpaceX launches first batch of second-generation Starlink internet satellites
SpaceX launched the first batch of next-generation Starlink internet satellites Monday from Cape Canaveral, deploying 21 bigger, heavier, more capable spacecraft to boost capacity for the global broadband network.
SpaceX crew launch scrubbed after concern with engine ignitor system
SpaceX scrubbed the launch from Florida of a four-man crew heading to the International Space Station early Monday with less than three minutes remaining in the countdown, delaying the start of a six-month mission to examine a problem with a ground system needed to ignite the Falcon 9 rocket's main engines.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX scrubs launch of four-man crew to space station
SpaceX called off the launch a Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft at 1:45 a.m. EST (0645 GMT) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to evaluate an issue with the system used to ignite the rocket's main engines. When it takes off, the mission will send two NASA astronauts, an Emirati astronaut, and a Russian cosmonaut on a six-month mission on the International Space Station.
SpaceX unveils first batch of larger upgraded Starlink satellites
SpaceX released the first photos of the company's upgraded Starlink internet satellite design, with 21 of the heavier, higher-capacity internet satellites set to ride a Falcon 9 rocket into orbit from Cape Canaveral on Monday.
Unpiloted Soyuz spacecraft docks at space station to replace damaged crew capsule
A replacement for a damaged Russian Soyuz crew ferry spacecraft docked at the International Space Station Saturday night, two days after launching from Kazakhstan on a mission to give two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut a ride back to Earth later this year.
Static fire test, dress rehearsal complete for Crew-6 launch
Led by a three-time space shuttle flier and former Navy submarine officer, the four-man team set to ride into orbit Monday on SpaceX's Dragon Endeavour spacecraft rode to the launch pad in Florida in new black Tesla Model Xs and took their seats inside the commercial crew capsule Thursday night for a countdown dress rehearsal.
VideoOfficials give ‘go’ for Crew-6 mission after launch readiness review
NASA and SpaceX officials gave the green light Saturday night to continue preparations for launch of the next crew mission to the International Space Station Monday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
VideoLive coverage: Replacement Soyuz arrives at space station
Two months after a coolant leak disabled a Soyuz crew ferry spacecraft at the International Space Station, Russia's space agency launched of a replacement vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Thursday, and the craft docked at the station at 7:58 p.m. EST Saturday (0058 GMT Sunday). The Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft launched without any people on-board, and will serve as a lifeboat and ride home for a three-man space station crew later this year.
VideoPhotos: Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon roll out to pad 39A
SpaceX transported a Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft to pad 39A on Wednesday, Feb. 22, for final preparations to carry a four-man crew to the International Space Station on NASA's Crew-6 mission.