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VideoLive coverage: SpaceX crew capsule docks at International Space Station
SpaceX's third operational crew mission to the International Space Station launched at 9:03 p.m. EST Wednesday (0203 GMT Thursday) on a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, Kayla Barron, and Matthias Maurer took off to begin a nearly six-month expedition on the International Space Station, where they docked at 6:32 p.m. EST (2332 GMT) Thursday.
SpaceX crew capsule brings astronauts home after nearly 200 days in orbit
Two NASA astronauts and mission specialists from Japan and France closed out a 199-day flight Monday on a SpaceX crew capsule, departing the International Space Station and riding their Dragon spacecraft through a scorching re-entry and splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.
Dragon to perform first 360-degree flyaround of space station since shuttle
Four astronauts closing out an expedition of nearly 200 days in orbit floated into their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule at the International Space Station Monday, a couple of hours before the ship was scheduled to undock and fly a 360-degree loop around the complex on the way back to Earth.
VideoLive coverage: Dragon crew capsule splashes down in Gulf of Mexico
Four astronauts departed the International Space Station Monday after nearly 200 days in orbit, heading for a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico in SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft. The capsule undocked from the station at 2:05 p.m. EST (1905 GMT), and splashed down off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, at 10:33 p.m. EST (0333 GMT).
High winds delay Crew 2 return to Earth until later Monday
Faced with high winds in the Gulf of Mexico, NASA managers decided to pass up a Sunday undocking and Monday morning splashdown for four returning space station astronauts, opting instead to aim for a landing Monday night when better weather is expected.
NASA aims to bring station crew home Monday, before replacements launch
NASA and SpaceX decided Friday to bring four space station astronauts back to Earth Monday to close out a 199-day mission, pressing ahead with re-entry and splashdown two days before the planned launch of their replacements Wednesday aboard another Crew Dragon spacecraft.
NASA rules out weekend Crew Dragon launch, may bring station crew home first
NASA has ruled out a weekend launch for a SpaceX Crew Dragon carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station, delaying the Crew-3 flight to Monday at the earliest due to expected bad weather, agency officials said Thursday.
Crew Dragon launch delayed by “minor medical issue” with an astronaut
The planned launch of a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Wednesday carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station has been delayed to at least Saturday because of a "minor medical issue" with one of the crew members, NASA announced Monday.
VideoTom Marshburn brings extensive spaceflight experience to Crew-3 mission
NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn, a medical doctor and veteran of launches on the space shuttle and Russia's Soyuz spacecraft, joins three rookie space fliers on SpaceX's Crew Dragon "Endurance" poised for liftoff on mission to the International Space Station.
SpaceX crew launch delayed due to high winds and waves offshore
NASA and SpaceX managers in Florida decided early Saturday to delay the launch of the next crew to the International Space Station from Sunday to Wednesday, when high winds and rough seas are expected to subside along the Falcon 9 rocket's flight path across the Atlantic Ocean.