NASA officials have expressed reservations regarding the preparedness of SpaceX’s massive Starship vehicle to transport astronauts to the moon’s surface by the slated December 2025 timeline under the ambitious Artemis program. The agency has suggested the possibility of postponing the launch date until 2026 due to the unprecedented challenges SpaceX has faced. In 2021, NASA […]
NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley (left) and Robert Behnken (right); Image: NASA Back on May 30, 2020, SpaceX made history when its Falcon 9 rocket sent the Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station—with two NASA astronauts on board. Fast forward nearly three years later, the White House has now acknowledged the feat, which sent […]
NASA is considering SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft as a backup option to Russia’s Soyuz ship for a return flight from the International Space Station, following a leak aboard the capsule. The space agency says the Soyuz spacecraft is leaking liquid particles and potentially coolant while docked on the International Space Station, after it was previously […]
NASA has selected SpaceX to launch its Sentinel-6B mission, according to a press release shared on Tuesday. The Sentinel-6B mission will be launched using SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster, building upon the long-term global sea level data work by the Topex and Poseidon missions of the 1990s, the Jason 1, 2, 3 missions and the work […]
SpaceX was granted a second crewed landing demonstration mission option by NASA, slated for 2027 in the Artemis IV mission, according to a press release from the space agency. After the news was announced on Tuesday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk responded by saying it was “much appreciated,” also adding that “SpaceX will not let NASA […]
SpaceX and NASA signed a Space Act Agreement dated September 22 to study the Hubble Telescope for a potential reboot mission, as detailed in an announcement on Thursday. The idea would potentially boost the Hubble Telescope to orbit at a higher altitude using SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft for no extra cost to the government. The plans […]
NASA and SpaceX have scheduled their Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) to lift off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, October 3. Our next @Commercial_Crew launch to the @Space_Station is scheduled to lift off from @NASA_Kennedy no earlier than Monday, Oct. 3. Get the details […]
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Thursday announced it has contracted SpaceX for an additional five crew transportation missions to and from the International Space Station (ISS). These additional crew flights have been purchased under NASA’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capabilities (CCtCap) contract with SpaceX. SpaceX’s CCtCap contract now comprises a total of […]
The top space agency in the U.S. has awarded another contract to Elon Musk’s space company, as detailed by the company on Tuesday in a press release. NASA awarded a Launch Services (NLS) II contract to SpaceX, in order to offer a launch for the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission, according to a […]
Representatives from NASA recently met with SpaceX leadership for an update on Starship ahead of the Artemis III mission, currently slated for April 2025. .@NASA and @SpaceX leadership recently met for an update on Starship, the human landing system that will take our @NASAAstronauts to the lunar surface with #Artemis III. Starship is vital to […]
NASA announced on Wednesday it has exercised an option under its original April 2021 contract with SpaceX, to select Starship for an additional human flight to the Moon, as part of its Artemis program. “NASA now is asking SpaceX to transform the company’s proposed human landing system into a spacecraft that meets the agency’s requirements […]
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Friday announced an adjustment to the target launch date of the SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The Crew-4 mission, previously set to launch Friday, April 15, now has a “no earlier than” launch date of Tuesday, April 19. NASA said the delay […]
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Crew-4 team recently took a trip to SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, to train for their upcoming mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The Crew-4 team comprises NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Jessica Watkins, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. At SpaceX headquarters, […]
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Monday announced that it has officially awarded SpaceX three additional crew flights to the International Space Station (ISS) under its Commercial Crew Transportation Capabilities (CCtCap) contract. The announcement comes almost three months after the agency issued a notice of intent to procure more ISS flights from […]
According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying “science, supplies, and holidays treats” for the astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) performed successful stage separation earlier today at around 2:20 a.m. PST, approximately 12 minutes after launch. Stage separation confirmed! The @SpaceX Dragon is now floating freely and […]
