... to launch from a sea-borne converted barge in the Yellow Sea, since emulated by the commercial Jielong 3 or Smart Dragon, which launched 14 satellites from there in 2022. Wenchang cut the first sod in 2023 for the new...
... and steering the complex away from space junk. The Boeing CST-100 and SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft could do limited reboosts of the lab’s altitude, if required, but only the Russian Progress logistics freighter...
... reminded that risk is the name of the game in space. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was carrying an unmanned Dragon cargo vehicle when it disintegrated shortlt after launch on Sunday, June 28. This was the first such launch...
... are still on schedule to begin in 2017. Shotwell said the company is planning an in-flight abort test of the Crew Dragon spacecraft before the end of this year, where the vehicle uses its thrusters to separate from a Falcon...
... and the Middle East. The next Falcon 9 launch is tentatively scheduled for March 30, and will carry a Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station. NASA officials said on March 2 that an exact launch date for...
..., and the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), which has just arrived at the ISS aboard SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule. The goal of BEAM - which offers just five per cent the volume of a B330 - is to prove...