SpaceX Dragon Scehdule for Friday “Around 2:00 AM Pacific/5:00 AM Eastern NASA will decide if Dragon is GO to move into the approach ellipsoid 1.4 kilometers around the space station. […]
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Dragon Mission Is Nominal
SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Completes Key Tests In Quest to Visit Space Station Most Difficult Challenges Still Ahead, SpaceX “Today, Space Exploration Technologies’ (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft completed key on-orbit tests as […]
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Sneak a Peek Inside the Dragon (updated)
First Look Inside the SpaceX Dragon, SpaceRef “SpaceX has released this first look inside the Dragon spacecraft in orbit preparing for its attempted rendezvous with the International Space Station three […]
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Success (Updated)
SpaceX Falcon 9 on Historic Journey Begins with Successful Launch, SpaceRef (With video of launch) “At 3:44 a.m. EDT a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon spacecraft successfully lifted […]
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SpaceX Launch Set For Tomorrow
SpaceX Launch Attempt Set for 3:44 AM Eastern on Tuesday, May 22nd “Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 22nd, at 3:44 AM Eastern, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) will attempt to launch a Falcon […]
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Falcon 9 Dragon Launch Scrubbed
This morning’s attempt to launch a Falcon 9 with a Dragon spacecraft was scrubbed when a high pressure reading was discovered in first stage engine 5. The launch vehicle is […]
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SpaceX and Bigelow Sign Falcon/Dragon/Habitat Deal
SpaceX and Bigelow Aerospace Join Forces to Offer Crewed Missions to Private Space Stations “Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Bigelow Aerospace (BA) have agreed to conduct a joint marketing effort […]
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Why Isn't Texas Interested in its own Spaceport?
Is Texas forfeiting the private space race?, Houston Chronicle “We are pretty interested in the possibility of Texas and building a spaceport there,” said Elon Musk, founder and chief executive […]
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SpaceX Delays Launch of Dragon
Keith’s note: According to SpaceX; “May 7th launch appears unlikely. We are continuing to work through the software assurance process with NASA. We will issue a statement as soon as […]
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All Eyes on the Dragon
SpaceX launch of Dragon capsule to space station to put NASA strategy on display, Washington Post “If Dragon fails at launch, that’s a bad thing that will get people concerned,” […]