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April 22, 2021

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[ April 22, 2021 ] In another first, NASA’s Perseverance rover generates oxygen on Mars Mission Reports
[ April 22, 2021 ] Watch live: SpaceX readies for Crew Dragon launch before dawn Friday Falcon 9
[ April 21, 2021 ] SLS core ready for shipment to Florida; NASA still hopes for late 2021 launch Mission Reports
[ April 21, 2021 ] SpaceX Crew Dragon launch to space station delayed to Friday by offshore weather Falcon 9
[ April 21, 2021 ] Boeing crew capsule test flight now scheduled for late summer Atlas 5

Cargo Dragon return delayed by poor weather

January 11, 2021

Poor weather in the offshore recovery zone east of Florida forced SpaceX and NASA to delay the departure of an upgraded Cargo Dragon spaceship from International Space Station Monday. The capsule is bringing home several tons of research equipment, specimens, and other equipment.

SpaceX releases preliminary results from Crew Dragon abort test

January 23, 2020

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.