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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.
Rocket Lab’s 10th launch tests booster recovery technology
Rocket Lab closed out its 2019 launch schedule Friday with the 10th flight of the company's Electron small satellite launcher, successfully deploying seven payloads in orbit while demonstrating new re-entry guidance and control technology to move closer to recovering and reusing future boosters.
Russian cargo freighter on the way to space station
For the second time in less than 24 hours, a robotic resupply freighter departed Earth Friday for the International Space Station, this time aboard a Russian Soyuz booster launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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.
VideoSoyuz rocket set to launch Russian Progress freighter to space station
A Russian resupply and refueling freighter loaded with 2.7 tons of cargo, propellant, water and oxygen for the International Space Station is in position on a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for liftoff Friday aboard a Soyuz booster.
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).
Long-duration coast experiment on tap after Falcon 9 launch Thursday
SpaceX will perform a multi-hour experiment on the second stage of a Falcon 9 rocket after the launcher deploys a Dragon supply ship on the way to the International Space Station Thursday, gathering thermal data and other information to verify the vehicle's ability to perform long-duration missions and inject payloads into demanding, high-energy orbits.
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.