It was what everyone hoped for, a successful splashdown of the Inspiration4 all civilian crew after a three day mission that forever changed how we think of spaceflight.
Read More »Civilian Inspiration4 mission will inspire and perform medical science
An open-source portal about astronaut health will feature among the medical research flying aboard Inspiration4, SpaceX's first all-civilian flight. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft 1st Time On-Orbit
This is a 2:46 video of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on-orbit starting at the T00:53:50 minute mark.
Read More »SpaceX Falcon 9 Successfully Launches Dragon Spacecraft Into Orbit
Heading into the first demo flight of NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program SpaceX and NASA were both quick to remind people that this was a test program doing something SpaceX had never done before. From the look of today’s launch it seems they needed have worried so much. The first flight of Falcon 9 carrying the Dragon spacecraft to orbit appears to have …
Read More »SpaceX Falcon 9 Set to Launch with Dragon Spacecraft
SpaceX has confirmed that the maiden launch of their Falcon 9 rocket is a go for sometime later this year and perhaps as early as November 29. The Falcon 9 launch was anticipated this year however what was not anticipated is that on its maiden voyage it would carry the Dragon spacecraft.
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