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Component fatigue caused early shutdown of Merlin engine on last SpaceX launch
SpaceX has concluded fatigue on an engine cover caused one of the nine Merlin 1D first stage engines on the company's most recent launch to shut down early during ascent, leading to the loss of the booster during an offshore landing attempt in the Atlantic Ocean, an official said Monday.
Cancer survivor named to SpaceX flight promoting St. Jude hospital
A 29-year-old cancer survivor, now a physician's assistant at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, will blast off aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule later this year for a flight dedicated to raising money for the Memphis medical center. It will be the first orbital spaceflight with no professional astronauts on board.
Entrepreneur books SpaceX flight to benefit children’s research hospital
Jared Isaacman, a wealthy businessman and pilot, is chartering a four-seat SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule for what will be the first fully commercial, non-government piloted flight to orbit, SpaceX and the entrepreneur announced Monday. The mission will benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Axiom reveals first all-private crew for trip to International Space Station
A four-man crew led by a former NASA astronaut intends to blast off early next year aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule for a flight to the International Space Station, the first such purely commercial, non-government flight to orbit in space history, officials said Tuesday.
Three astronauts assigned to Crew Dragon mission in late 2021
Rookie astronaut Raja Chari -- a former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot -- veteran physician-astronaut Tom Marshburn, and European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer have been assigned to fly to the International Space Station on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship in the fall of 2021.
Video: 4K video replay of SpaceX’s CRS-21 launch (members only)
Watch a 4K video replay of the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Cargo Dragon spacecraft Dec. 6 on a resupply mission to the International Space Station.
SpaceX launches first in new line of upgraded space station cargo ships
An upgraded version of SpaceX's Dragon cargo freighter launched Sunday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, loaded with 3.2 tons of supplies and experiments in the first of at least nine resupply flights to the International Space Station under a new NASA contract.
Photos: Upgraded Dragon cargo capsule rolls out to pad 39A
Ready for a flight to the International Space Station, SpaceX's first upgraded Dragon cargo capsule rolled out to pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida this week in preparation for launch on top of a Falcon 9 rocket.
VideoSpace station to receive new commercial airlock from Nanoracks
A privately-funded airlock from Nanoracks will head for the International Space Station this weekend in the trunk of a SpaceX Cargo Dragon capsule, adding to the orbiting lab’s capacity for scientific experiments in another milestone for commercial space development.
VideoLive coverage: Cargo Dragon arrives at space station
Loaded with more than 6,000 pounds of supplies, experiments, and hardware, a SpaceX Cargo Dragon freighter docked with the International Space Station at 1:40 p.m. EST (1840 GMT) Monday, one day after taking off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This was the first Dragon cargo mission to automatically dock with the space station.