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VideoLaunch preview: NASA, SpaceX to launch Cargo Dragon on a mission to boost space station orbit
This will be the first Cargo Dragon flight featuring a modified trunk that allows it to perform multiple orbital boosts of the International Space Station. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 2:45 a.m. EDT (0645 UTC).
VideoLaunch preview: SpaceX, NASA launches Crew-11 following 1-day weather scrub
The four members of the SpaceX Crew-11 flight were previously set to fly on different missions before they ended up as a quartet on the Dragon Endeavour spacecraft. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is scheduled for no earlier than Friday, Aug. 1, at 11:43 a.m. EDT (1543 UTC).
VideoSpaceX, NASA conduct static fire test of a Falcon 9 rocket ahead of the Crew-11 launch
The rescheduled test came a day after a launch day rehearsal with the Crew-11 astronauts and cosmonaut in the loop, referred to as a dry dress rehearsal. The Crew-11 launch is currently scheduled for Thursday, July 31 at 12:09 p.m. EDT (1609 UTC).
VideoNext Starship explodes on test stand
SpaceX's next Starship vehicle, Ship 36, was destroyed in a catastrophic explosion shortly after 11 p.m. CT (0400 UTC) Wednesday as it was being readied for a static fire test at the company's Massey facility, near Starbase, Texas.
VideoFurther delays of Starliner’s next flight mark anniversary of its first crewed Space Station docking
NASA said the next launch of the Boeing crew vehicle is now targeting no earlier than early 2026. However, that hinges on testing campaign set to take place at the White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico.
VideoLaunch preview: SpaceX to launch its Starship-Super Heavy rocket on its 9th test flight
The launch will be preceded by a company talk from Elon Musk, discussing SpaceX’s plans for developing the rocket for Mars exploration. Launch teams are targeting a liftoff from Pad A at Starbase, Texas, on Tuesday, May 27, at 6:30 p.m. CDT (7:30 p.m. EDT, 2330 UTC).
VideoVast to complete Haven-1 primary structure in July 2025, ahead of target May 2026 launch date
Vast CEO said the company’s next big announcement will be revealing the crew who will be the first to fly on their commercial space station. The timing of that reveal has not been made public.
VideoSpaceX launches 32nd resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station
The Cargo Dragon spacecraft, tail number C209, will carry 6,659 lbs. (3,021 kg.) of science and supplies to the orbiting outpost. Liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center happened Monday, April 21, at 4:15 a.m. EDT (0815 UTC).
VideoNASA, SpaceX launch Crew-10 to begin flight to the International Space Station
The mission will be the 14th time that a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carries humans to the International Space Station. The mission launched on Friday, March 14, at 7:03 p.m. EDT (2303 UTC).
VideoLaunch preview: SpaceX to launch Starship Flight 8 following Monday scrub
The eighth launch of SpaceX’s fully integrated Starship rocket will largely repeat the mission objectives of the previous flight, which saw the breakup of the Ship upper stage of the Turks and Caicos Islands. SpaceX is currently targeting Thursday, March 6, at 5:30 p.m. CST (6:30 p.m. EST, 2330 UTC).