Dragon Spacecraft Boosts Station for First Time
5 days ago · The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft recently delivered more than 6,000 pounds of supplies to the orbiting laboratory. The resupply mission lifted off Nov. 4 on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and arrived at the space station on Nov. 5. This launch was the 31st SpaceX commercial ...
SpaceX's Dragon is about to do something to the ISS it's never …
Nov 7, 2024 · SpaceX Dragon CRS-31 docked at the International Space Station on Nov. 5, 2024. ... And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: [email protected]. See all comments (3)
SpaceX Dragon gives ISS a helping hand with altitude
2 days ago · NASA and SpaceX have demonstrated the Dragon spacecraft's ability to reboost the International Space Station (ISS) with a 12-minute, 30-second burn of the freighter's Draco thrusters. The burn, which went ahead at 1250 EST on November 8, adjusted the orbit of the complex by 7/100 of a mile at apogee and 7/10 of a mile at perigee, proving that ...
SpaceX Dragon fires thrusters to boost ISS orbit for the 1st time
6 days ago · Today's reboost began with the ignition of Dragon's thrusters around 12:50 p.m. ET (1750 GMT). The burn was expected to last about 12.5 minutes to raise the station's orbit. You may like. SpaceX's ...
SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule arrives at ISS on 31st resupply …
Nov 5, 2024 · SpaceX's robotic Dragon arrived at the ISS with more than 6,000 pounds of supplies this morning (Nov. 5). ... This story was updated at 10:15 a.m. EST with news of the successful docking.
NASA Sets Coverage for its SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon Station …
Oct 29, 2024 · Credit: NASA. In preparation for the arrival of NASA’s SpaceX 31st commercial resupply services mission, four crew members aboard the International Space Station will relocate the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon spacecraft to a different docking port Sunday, Nov. 3. Live coverage begins at 6:15 a.m. EST on NASA+ and will end shortly after ...
Back on Earth: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Splashes Down Off …
Oct 25, 2024 · NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 members, from left to right, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin and NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick, and Jeanette Epps, are seen inside the Dragon spacecraft shortly after having landed off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, on Oct. 25, 2024.
NASA panel calls on SpaceX to “maintain focus” on Dragon safety …
Nov 1, 2024 · Credit: NASA. WASHINGTON — A recent series of anomalies by SpaceX prompted a warning by a NASA safety panel to stay focused on safety for crewed flights. At an Oct. 31 meeting of the Aerospace ...
SpaceX moving Dragon splashdowns to Pacific to solve falling …
Jul 29, 2024 · Sometime next year, SpaceX will begin returning its Dragon crew and cargo capsules to splashdowns in the Pacific Ocean and end recoveries of the spacecraft off the coast of Florida.
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The Dragon spacecraft is capable of carrying up to 7 passengers to and from Earth orbit, and beyond. It is the only spacecraft currently flying that is capable of returning significant amounts of cargo to Earth, and is the first private spacecraft to take humans to the space station.