NASA says it will soon award SpaceX five more Crew Dragon astronaut carrier contracts after purchasing three additional missions from the company on Feb. 28. This June 1 announcement means NASA has more than doubled the number of operational Crew Dragon astronaut launches planned between 2020 and late 2030 in the past three months – …
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A video posted to NASASpaceflight’s YouTube channel showed the new prototype being rolled out to the test area.Screenshot: Gizmodo It’s been nine months since we last saw a new prototype spacecraft roll out of SpaceX’s factory in Boca Chica, Texas. The unfinished rocket, designated S24, is slated for qualification testing, but the Elon Musk-led company …
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On April 8, SpaceX launched Axiom 1 (Ax-1), the first-ever fully private crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Axe-1 carried four passengers to the ISS, where they and their Dragon spacecraft remained for more than two weeks. This Dragon, a vehicle named Endeavour, returned to Earth on April 25, crashing off the coast …
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