Tag: Commercial Crew
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Crew Dragon astronauts pack up for return to Earth
Russian cosmonaut Ivan Vagner tweeted this photo Saturday of Crew Dragon astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken placing their mission patch on the space station docking port where the Dragon is attached. Credit: Ivan Vagner/Roscosmos Crew Dragon astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken thanked their space station crewmates for a productive two-month visit, readied their…
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Hurley, Behnken heading home on final leg of Crew Dragon test flight
Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken undocked from the International Space Station Saturday aboard their Crew Dragon capsule “Endeavour,” heading for a parachute-assisted splashdown Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico to wrap up a 64-day test flight of SpaceX’s commercial human-rated spaceship. With favorable wind and sea conditions expected in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday,…
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Live coverage: SpaceX crew capsule splashes down in Gulf of Mexico
Live coverage of the undocking, re-entry and splashdown of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”NASA TV”] [tabby title=”SpaceX webcast”] [tabbyending]
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Crew Dragon astronauts ready for re-entry, splashdown
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Crew Dragon astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken aboard the International Space Station. Credit: NASA With Hurricane Isaias threatening Florida’s East Coast, astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken are awaiting a go-ahead on plans to undock from the International Space Station Saturday, setting up a fiery plunge to…
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Safety panel concerned about quality control on Boeing crew capsule
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft that flew on the Orbital Flight Test mission is pictured last November outside the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: Alex Polimeni/Spaceflight Now Members of NASA’s independent panel of aerospace safety advisors raised concerns last week about quality control problems that “seemingly have plagued”…
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Spacewalkers prep space station for future upgrades
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken completed a 5-hour, 29-minute spacewalk today to prepare the International Space Station for future upgrades.READ MORE: https://t.co/2F2xvbK3GT pic.twitter.com/Db4VnRiXYa — Spaceflight Now (@SpaceflightNow) July 21, 2020 Space station commander Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken floated back outside Tuesday for their fourth spacewalk in…
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Spacewalkers prep space station for future upgrades
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken completed a 5-hour, 29-minute spacewalk today to prepare the International Space Station for future upgrades.READ MORE: https://t.co/2F2xvbK3GT pic.twitter.com/Db4VnRiXYa — Spaceflight Now (@SpaceflightNow) July 21, 2020 Space station commander Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken floated back outside Tuesday for their fourth spacewalk in…
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NASA confirms plans for Crew Dragon splashdown Aug. 2, weather permitting
In this image taken July 1, a spacewalking astronaut snapped a view of the Crew Dragon spacecraft (at right) docked with the International Space Station. Japan’s HTV cargo ship, at bottom in gold, is also seen attached to the space station. Credit: NASA Assuming good weather and a smooth final few weeks on the International…
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NASA outlines recommendations to clear path for Boeing to resume Starliner flights
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Artist’s illustration of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in orbit. Credit: Boeing NASA has completed an exhaustive review of software problems and procedural oversights that prevented an unpiloted Boeing Starliner capsule from docking with the space station last year. The agency is implementing 80 recommendations to clear the way for…
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Behnken describes spacewalk views of Crew Dragon as “just awesome”
In this image taken July 1, a spacewalking astronaut snapped a view of the Crew Dragon spacecraft (at right) docked with the International Space Station. Japan’s HTV cargo ship, at bottom in gold, is also seen attached to the space station. Credit: NASA NASA astronaut Bob Behnken, now in the second half of his mission…