SpaceX will cease production of new Crew Dragon capsules, according to a company executive speaking with Reuters. While the company currently has four Crew Dragon capsules, SpaceX is also planning to succeed the spacecraft with Starship, a rocket made for eventual trips to the moon and Mars. The company will cap its Crew Dragon fleet […]
In a recent meeting, SpaceX head Elon Musk said that the company’s toilets aboard the Dragon spacecraft were set to be upgraded before the next mission, and per a new report, the company is indeed set to fix an issue with the unit ahead of its next launch. SpaceX will reportedly fix the Crew Dragon […]
The four astronauts from SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission for NASA successfully re-entered the atmosphere in a Dragon capsule and splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico, near Panama City and off the Florida Coast earlier today at 2:56 a.m. EDT. The mission consisted of NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, as well as […]
On Tuesday, NASA and SpaceX officially signed the Human Rating Certification plan just ahead of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission, marking the first certified commercial spacecraft rated to board humans. The Crew Dragon together with the Falcon 9 rocket is the first crew spacecraft to be NASA-certified for regular flight with humans aboard since NASA’s […]
After SpaceX Crew Dragon’s safe return earlier this month, NASA and SpaceX are riding the momentum in preparation for a historic first mission in the fall. On Friday, NASA shared details of the upcoming SpaceX Crew-1 mission, which is set to be the first official flight with astronauts in a series of regular, rotational missions […]
SpaceX and NASA have already worked together to launch several space missions, including Crew Dragon which should return by August 2nd. It looks like there is already more on the agenda. As reported by CNN, NASA has successfully chosen four astronauts that will be part of a SpaceX mission next year. Akihido Hoshide, Thomas Pesquet, Shane […]