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After redesigns, the finish line is in sight for SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spaceship
Five-and-a-half years ago, SpaceX founder Elon Musk revealed SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft, a sleek-looking human-rated spaceship with 3D-printed engines, a roomy stylized interior and touchscreen controls. Now SpaceX's first ship to ferry astronauts -- with numerous design changes introduced since 2014 -- is about to leave the company's factory for final testing before launching early next year.
SpaceX pausing some Starship work in Florida
SpaceX says it is temporarily halting some activity on the company's next-generation Starship program in Florida, allowing teams to focus on building a new Starship test vehicle in Texas.
Dragon soars on research and resupply flight to International Space Station
A commercial Dragon supply freighter built and owned by SpaceX rocketed into a clear blue sky over Florida's Space Coast Thursday with a menagerie of research experiments and holiday surprises heading for the International Space Station.
Photos: Falcon 9 in the starting blocks for space station resupply run
Ready for a resupply run to the International Space Station, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was raised vertical at Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 launch pad Wednesday ahead of a planned liftoff with more than 5,700 pounds of science experiments and crew supplies.
VideoLive coverage: Dragon cargo capsule arrives at space station
A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station Sunday with more than 5,700 pounds of supplies and experiments. The supply ship was captured by the station's Canadian-built robotic arm at 5:05 a.m. EST (1005 GMT).
SpaceX cargo mission combines mighty mice, fires and beer research
A nest of genetically-engineered mice, a research study to observe the behavior of fires in space, and an experiment that could lead to brewing beer in microgravity are among more than 5,700 pounds of cargo inside a SpaceX Dragon capsule awaiting launch from Cape Canaveral to the International Space Station Thursday.
Two cargo freighters set for launch to space station this week
Fresh off a series of three complex spacewalks to repair a $2 billion cosmic ray detector, the International Space Station's crew is set to receive two robotic resupply freighters in the next week after launches from Florida's Space Coast and the steppes of Kazakhstan.
SpaceX test-fires Falcon 9 rocket for next space station cargo launch
A Falcon 9 booster fresh from SpaceX's factory briefly fired its nine Merlin main engines Tuesday on a Cape Canaveral launch pad, passing a key test before liftoff Dec. 4 with a Dragon supply ship heading for the International Space Station.
Video: Falcon 9 test-fired before space station cargo launch (members only)
Watch a replay of the static fire test of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday at Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 launch pad. SpaceX is preparing to launch the rocket Dec. 4 on a space station resupply mission.
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch space station resupply craft Wednesday
Weather conditions at the surface will likely be favorable for the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, but upper level winds may pose a roadblock for the start of the company's next space station resupply mission. SpaceX is targeting liftoff of the Falcon 9 from pad 40 at 12:51 p.m. EST (1751 GMT) Wednesday.