Tag: Crew-1
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Crew Dragon breaks record for longest flight by human-rated U.S. spacecraft
An astronaut snapped this picture of the Crew Dragon “Resilience” spacecraft while outside the International Space Station on a spacewalk Jan. 27. Credit: NASA The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft that carried four astronauts to the International Space Station in November broke the record Sunday for the longest spaceflight by a U.S. crew vehicle, surpassing the…
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Spacewalkers upgrade station cameras, complete battery work
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Victor Glover works outside the International Space Station on Feb. 1, 2021. Image: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now. Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover floated back outside the International Space Station Monday and completed solar array battery replacement work that began four years ago. They also installed three new video…
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Balky connectors prevent full activation of European experiment platform
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated after end of EVA. STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronaut Mike Hopkins works outside the International Space Station during a spacewalk Wednesday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now Two astronauts working outside the International Space Station Wednesday installed a European Space Agency data relay antenna and connected four of six cables to partially…
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Crew-rated SpaceX booster returns to Cape Canaveral with a lean
The Falcon 9 booster from the Crew-1 launch returned to Port Canaveral on Thursday aboard SpaceX’s drone ship “Just Read the Instructions.” Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now The Falcon 9 booster that launched four astronauts toward orbit last weekend arrived back on Florida’s Space Coast Thursday aboard a SpaceX drone ship, sailing into Port…
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Photos: Four astronauts launch aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
These images show the liftoff of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft on top of a 215-foot-tall (65-meter) Falcon 9 rocket from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying four astronauts on an expedition to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from pad 39A at 7:27:17 p.m. EST on…
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Crew Dragon docking gives space station its first long-term crew of seven
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon “Resilience” spacecraft docked at the International Space Station. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft glided to a smooth automated docking Monday night at the International Space Station, delivering four astronauts to join the three-person crew already on-board, boosting the size of the lab’s long-duration crew to seven for the…
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Crew Dragon Resilience successfully docks, expands ISS crew to seven
After a 27.5 hour commute, Resilience and its crew successfully docked to the International Space Station at 23:01 EST Monday (04:01 UTC on Tuesday), increasing the Station’s crew from three to seven. The expanded crew on the orbiting laboratory will mean more time for Station maintenance and scientific research. After a picture perfect ride uphill,…
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Astronauts fly with SpaceX in landmark launch for commercial spaceflight
A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off at 7:27 p.m. EST Sunday (0027 GMT Monday) with SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station. Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now A Crew Dragon capsule ferried four astronauts into space Sunday night after a rumbling departure from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida,…
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With Resilience, NASA & SpaceX begin operational Commercial Crew flights
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 19:27 EST on 15 November (00:27 UTC on 16 November) lofting four space travelers into orbit ahead of a planned six month stay aboard the International Space Station. The launch of SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission marks the first operational Commercial Crew Program mission…
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Examining Crew-1 launch weather criteria and abort modes
With each new crew launch from the U.S. comes the inevitable questions: Why all the weather rules? What are the vehicle’s abort modes and how will it perform a launch abort and aim itself to a predetermined location in the Atlantic Ocean stretching from the Kennedy Space Center across to the western Irish coast? The…