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NASA clears SpaceX crew capsule for first astronaut mission
After a two-day readiness review, NASA managers gave a green light Friday for SpaceX to proceed with final preparations for launch next Wednesday, May 27, of a commercial spaceship carrying astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station on the first orbital spaceflight from U.S. soil since 2011.
Photos: Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon roll out to pad 39A
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft emerged from the company's hangar at the Kennedy Space Center early Thursday for the quarter-mile trip up the ramp to historic Launch Complex 39A, ready for final testing before liftoff on the first U.S. mission to carry astronauts into orbit in nearly nine years.
Photos: Crew Dragon mated with Falcon 9 rocket
Crew Dragon, meet Falcon 9. SpaceX has released photos showing the Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket that will carry NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken aloft next week.
Dragon crew arrives at Florida spaceport kick off final week of launch preps
Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken arrived Wednesday at the Kennedy Space Center, ready for spacesuit and spacecraft fit checks, and some time off with their families before launching next week on the first crewed flight into orbit from U.S. soil since 2011.
VideoPhotos: Atlas 5 rocket lifts off with U.S. military’s X-37B spaceplane
Launching the sixth mission of the U.S. military's super-secret X-37B spaceplane program, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket lifted off Sunday morning from Cape Canaveral and successfully delivered its clandestine cargo to orbit.
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.
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.