27 May 2020
SpaceX historic Demo-2 launch delayed by weather
... is Saturday, May 30 at 3:22 p.m. EDT, or 19:22 UTC,” wrote SpaceX via Twitter. Veteran astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will now have to wait a few more days to fly to the International Space Station in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule.
11 November 2020
Senate deals major blow to Bridenstine’s Moon ambitions
...mission that came to be known as Artemis 1, followed later by a crewed mission to lunar orbit, and culminating in a human landing on the Moon...on 10 November that it had certified the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule to legally carry humans, clearing the way...
23 December 2019
New launch target for SpaceX abort test
... big test of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon astronaut capsule won’t happen before 11 January, 2020 after NASA announced at least a one-week delay just before Christmas. SpaceX must get NASA’s approval to transport humans aboard Crew Dragon and this in-flight...
17 January 2020
SpaceX's last critical test before crewed flights begin
... matching the physical environments the rocket and spacecraft will encounter during a normal ascent. SpaceX will then intentionally trigger Crew Dragon to perform the launch escape prior to 1 minute, 30 seconds into flight. Once the launch escape...
18 April 2020
SpaceX announces date of its first crewed flight to ISS
... spaceflight on American rockets from American soil, NASA has revived their worm logo for Demo-2. SpaceX has completed 26 tests of Crew Dragon’s enhanced Mark 3 parachute design, which will provide a safe landing back on Earth for astronauts...
02 August 2020
SpaceX’s historic Demo-2 mission ends with a splash
..., returning from the International Space Station to complete a test flight that marks a new era in human spaceflight. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, carrying Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, splashed down under parachutes in the Gulf of Mexico off the...
