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Anticipating upgraded spaceships, SpaceX builds final first-generation Dragon cargo craft
The Dragon supply ship set for liftoff from Florida next month was the last of SpaceX's first-generation cargo capsules off the production line, meaning future logistics deliveries to the International Space Station will fly on recycled spacecraft until a new Dragon variant is ready.
SpaceX’s first crew launch moved back to 2018
Astronauts will not fly to the International Space Station on SpaceX's Crew Dragon spaceship until at least May 2018, NASA said this week, missing a previous target launch date at the end of next year.
NASA has no plans to buy more Soyuz seats, and it may be too late anyway
NASA is sure enough that Boeing and SpaceX can safely launch astronauts to the International Space Station by early 2019 to hold off paying Russia to keep flying U.S. crews to the research complex, and one official says a deadline to order parts for new Russian Soyuz crew capsules may have already passed.
NASA orders second SpaceX crew ferry ship
NASA has ordered a second commercial crew ferry ship from SpaceX, NASA announced Friday, as the agency continues its on-going push to develop U.S.-built spacecraft to carry astronauts to and from the International Space Station, ending sole reliance on Russian Soyuz vehicles.
VideoFalcon Heavy rocket hangar rises at launch pad 39A
SpaceX began erecting a new hangar at a former space shuttle launch pad in Florida last week, moving the historic facility closer to launching astronauts again.