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VideoLive coverage: Dragon supply ship arrives at space station
Wrapping up a two-day pursuit since launching from Cape Canaveral, a SpaceX Dragon supply ship arrived at the International Space Station Monday with more than two tons of cargo and experiments. The automated cargo freighter was captured by the station's robotic arm at 6:25 a.m. EDT (1025 GMT).
Axiom strikes deal with SpaceX to ferry private astronauts to space station
Axiom Space, a Houston-based company with plans to develop a commercial outpost in space, announced Thursday it has signed a contract with SpaceX to ferry a professional astronaut and three paying passengers to the International Space Station as soon as next year on the first fully private human spaceflight mission to Earth orbit.
SpaceX test-fires rocket, preps for final flight of first-generation Dragon capsule
The Falcon 9 booster for SpaceX's next mission fired up briefly on a Cape Canaveral launch pad Sunday in a routine pre-flight test before a scheduled launch Friday night to kick off the final flight of the first version of the company's Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station.
SpaceX swaps upper stage for next Falcon 9 launch
SpaceX is targeting launches March 6 and March 11 for its next two missions after swapping an upper stage for its next Falcon 9 rocket with another stage already being readied for liftoff at Cape Canaveral.
VideoSpace Adventures announces plans to fly private citizens on SpaceX crew capsule
Building on development for NASA's commercial crew program, Space Adventures announced an agreement Tuesday with SpaceX to fly up to four paying space tourists on a standalone mission aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft in late 2021 or 2022 that could reach an altitude two-to-three times higher than the International Space Station.
VideoSpaceX’s Crew Dragon delivered to Cape Canaveral for first flight with astronauts
SpaceX's next Crew Dragon capsule was delivered to Cape Canaveral this week from a California factory for a liftoff as soon as this spring with veteran NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken on a test flight to the International Space Station, officials announced Friday.
SpaceX releases preliminary results from Crew Dragon abort test
Data from the Jan. 19 in-flight launch escape demonstration of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft indicate the performance of the capsule's SuperDraco abort engines was "flawless" as the thrusters boosted the ship away from the top of a Falcon 9 rocket with a peak acceleration of about 3.3Gs, officials said Thursday.
Photos: Crew Dragon returns to port after in-flight abort test
Loaded onto a SpaceX recovery ship, the Crew Dragon capsule that performed a successful in-flight abort test Sunday over Florida's Space Coast pulled into Port Canaveral hours later after being retrieved from the Atlantic Ocean.
Photos: SpaceX purposely fails rocket to test crew capsule safety system
SpaceX simulated an in-flight emergency Sunday to verify the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft has the capability to catapult away from a failing Falcon 9 rocket.
SpaceX aces final major test before first crew mission
SpaceX performed a dramatic high-altitude test flight Sunday of the company's Crew Dragon capsule over Florida's Space Coast, testing the human-rated ship's ability to escape a rocket failure and save its crew before two NASA astronauts strap in for a flight to the International Space Station as soon as this spring.