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Weather looks good for SpaceX Crew-3 mission to International Space Station, officials say
Read full article: Weather looks good for SpaceX Crew-3 mission to International Space Station, officials sayNASA is now scheduling the launch of its SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station for no earlier than 9:03 p.m. on Wednesday.
NASA targets Monday morning for Crew-2 return, expects midweek Crew-3 launch
Read full article: NASA targets Monday morning for Crew-2 return, expects midweek Crew-3 launchVanishing into the bad weather, it was tough Friday to see a Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule still waiting to fly four astronauts to the International Space Station.
European astronaut Thomas Pesquet premieres Coldplay’s new song from space
Read full article: European astronaut Thomas Pesquet premieres Coldplay’s new song from spaceEuropean Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet took a song drop to a new level 200 miles above Earth, helping Cold Play debut its new single this week from his orbiting outpost.
What were those white flashes in the sky after SpaceX’s Crew-2 launch? We explain
Read full article: What were those white flashes in the sky after SpaceX’s Crew-2 launch? We explainAfter a Falcon 9 rocket carrying four astronauts successfully lifted off from Kennedy Space Center and dazzled Florida’s sky, the show continued as the rocket’s booster returned for landing.
Excitement building along Space Coast ahead of Crew-2 launch
Read full article: Excitement building along Space Coast ahead of Crew-2 launchWith anticipation building for Friday's launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station, families are making plans along the Space Coast to secure a spot for watching the liftoff.
As NASA and SpaceX prep for Crew-2 launch, spaceflight remains far from routine
Read full article: As NASA and SpaceX prep for Crew-2 launch, spaceflight remains far from routineFor Space Coast residents able to step outside and watch rockets tear through the sky, spaceflight might seem more routine than ever.
Astronauts for SpaceX Crew-2 mission prepare for launch
Read full article: Astronauts for SpaceX Crew-2 mission prepare for launchBREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Astronauts for the SpaceX Crew-2 mission said they are ready for the launch next month at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. [I] just want to give a shoutout to the NASA and SpaceX training teams [that] have done such a great job. We’re ready and we’re excited to fly,” astronaut Megan McArthur, the pilot for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission said. “We’re gonna do our very best to represent NASA and ESA and JAXA and SpaceX in the International Space Station,” Kimbrough said. “It’s an international crew so that in itself can show the possibilities that are out there.”
SpaceX targeting April to launch 4 astronauts from 3 countries to space station
Read full article: SpaceX targeting April to launch 4 astronauts from 3 countries to space stationThe members of the SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station. Picture from left are NASA astronauts Megan McArthur and Shane Kimbrough, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet. The NASA, European Space Agency and Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) crew are slated to launch atop the Falcon 9 rocket from launchpad 39A no earlier than April 20 and travel to the International Space Station, where four other astronauts, who also arrived via SpaceX, will be waiting. The mission known as Crew-2 will include NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet. Additionally there is another Russian Space Agency Soyuz launch slated for spring with three astronauts headed to the ISS, meaning at some point there could be 11 astronauts on station together at the same time.