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Astronauts eager to see results of Crew Dragon test flight
The astronauts assigned to fly SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft beginning later this year said Friday they are excited for the capsule’s first orbital mission set for launch Saturday, but significant work remains before the ship is cleared to carry people.
Photos: Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon stand tall at pad 39A
These photos show the 215-foot-tall Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft at launch pad 39A, ready for liftoff from Florida's Space Coast on a critical test flight to the International Space Station.
Photos: Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon arrive at pad 39A for launch
SpaceX rolled the first Crew Dragon spacecraft out to a Florida launch pad Thursday for final preparations ahead of a test flight to the International Space Station.
Watch the Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon arrive at the launch pad (members only)
The Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket roll to the launch pad on a foggy Florida morning before going upright shortly before sunset later in the day.
VideoLive coverage: Crew Dragon capsule returns to Earth
SpaceX's first Crew Dragon spacecraft wrapped up its five-day stay at the International Space Station at 2:31 a.m. EST (0731 GMT) Friday with a smooth undocking, then nailed an on-target splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean east of Florida at 8:45 a.m. EST (1345 GMT).
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon ready for first test flight
SpaceX's first Crew Dragon spacecraft, fixed to the forward end of a Falcon 9 rocket, emerged Thursday from the company's hangar at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the quarter-mile journey to its launch mount at pad 39A, where liftoff is scheduled early Saturday on a critical test flight before astronauts strap into the ship later this year.
Forecasters expect good weather for Crew Dragon test launch Saturday
The first official launch weather outlook issued Tuesday by U.S. Air Force meteorologists predicts an 80 percent chance of favorable conditions for the predawn liftoff Saturday of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft on a test flight to the International Space Station.
Take an aerial 4K video tour of the Crew Dragon atop Falcon 9
Take an aerial 4K video tour of the Crew Dragon atop the Falcon 9 rocket on launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center during earlier pre-launch testing.
NASA, SpaceX clear Crew Dragon for critical March 2 test flight
NASA managers held a flight readiness review Friday and cleared SpaceX to press ahead with work to ready a Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon commercial ferry ship for launch March 2 on an unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station.
Israeli moon lander prepared for launch
The privately-funded Israeli Beresheet lunar lander is ready for its historic mission to the moon, aiming to become the first space probe to land on another planetary body without government funding.