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Dragon capsule reaches space station with three tons of cargo

July 2, 2018 Stephen Clark

A commercial cargo carrier owned and operated by SpaceX pulled into port at the International Space Station on Monday, three days after launching from Cape Canaveral with a NASA Earth science instrument, a spare hand for the lab’s Canadian robotic arm, and an AI-powered helper bot for the research lab’s six-person crew.

Falcon 9

Photos: Falcon 9 rocket dazzles at dawn

July 1, 2018 Stephen Clark

Powering into a pre-sunrise sky over Florida’s Space Coast on Friday, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket provided a memorable show as it climbed into sunlight, delivering a Dragon cargo craft to orbit on a trip to the International Space Station.

Falcon 9

SpaceX launches AI-enabled robot companion, vegetation monitor to space station

June 29, 2018 Stephen Clark

A commercial SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule packed with a robot assistant for the International Space Station’s crew, pouches of extra strong coffee, and a NASA science instrument designed to track the health of plants on Earth left Cape Canaveral aboard a Falcon 9 rocket Friday on a three-day pursuit of the orbiting research lab.

Falcon 9

Launch timeline for SpaceX’s 15th space station resupply mission

June 28, 2018 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will go from Cape Canaveral to low Earth orbit in less than 10 minutes Friday with a Dragon capsule heading for the International Space Station carrying more than 5,900 pounds of supplies and experiments.

Falcon 9

Commercial SpaceX cargo capsule readied for launch Friday

June 28, 2018 Stephen Clark

A Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon supply ship, primarily using previously-flown hardware, are scheduled for liftoff before dawn Friday at Cape Canaveral on SpaceX’s 15th cargo launch to the International Space Station under contract to NASA.

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Live coverage: SpaceX supply ship arrives at space station

June 28, 2018 Stephen Clark

A SpaceX-owned Dragon supply ship packed with nearly three tons of cargo arrived at the International Space Station on Monday after a three-day trip from Cape Canaveral. The station’s robotic arm grappled the cargo capsule at 6:54 a.m. EDT (1054 GMT).

Falcon 9

SpaceX test-fires reused rocket in preparation for space station cargo mission

June 23, 2018 Stephen Clark

A rocket booster SpaceX used to launch a planet-hunting NASA observatory two months ago fired again Saturday at Cape Canaveral, clearing a major pre-flight checkout before blastoff June 29 with a space station supply ship.

News Headlines

  • SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites from California
    September 25, 2023
  • OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule safely lands in Utah
    September 24, 2023
  • Interview: Talking asteroid sample return
    September 24, 2023
  • As it happened: Seven-year asteroid adventure ends with sample return
    September 24, 2023
  • Another Falcon 9 hits 17-flight milestone with Starlink launch
    September 23, 2023
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