Tag: Dragon
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SpaceX plans a busy day Tuesday
File photo of a SpaceX Dragon supply ship at the International Space Station. Credit: NASA Tuesday is shaping up to be a busy day for SpaceX, with the liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a NOAA space weather satellite, an experimental booster flyback maneuver to advance reusable launch technologies, and the splashdown of a…
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SpaceX CRS-5 Dragon returns home via Pacific splashdown
SpaceX’s CRS-5 Dragon spacecraft departed the International Space Station (ISS) ahead of a return to Earth on Tuesday. The EOM (End Of Mission) events climaxed with a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific Ocean at around 7:44 pm Eastern, concluding another successful mission for the commercial resupply spacecraft. CRS-5 Dragon – EOM: (*CLICK HERE FOR FULL…
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CRS-5: Dextre grabs CATS from the belly of a Dragon
Canada’s multi-tasking robot, Dextre, successfully removed the CATS (Cloud-Aerosol Transport System) payload from the unpressurised trunk of the CRS-5/SpX-5 Dragon on Thursday morning. The payload was handed over to the Japanese Experiment Module, Kibo, marking the first “handover” between the Canadian robot and the JAXA arm. Dextre letting the CATS out of the bag: The latest…
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Video: Dragon arrives at space station
The cargo-carrying SpaceX Dragon spacecraft arrives at the International Space Station and is grappled by Canadarm2 to complete a two-day journey since launch.
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Astronauts eager to dig in to fresh delivery of supplies, gifts
Astronaut Terry Virts tweeted this photo of SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft — carrying 2.6 tons of supplies and research hardware — on final approach to the International Space Station on Monday. Credit: Terry Virts/NASA Astronauts on the International Space Station are eager to begin unpacking 2.6 tons of supplies and experiments — including a package of…
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Video: Falcon launch replays
Isolated camera angle replays of Saturday morning’s predawn SpaceX Falcon 9 launch of the Dragon capsule to the International Space Station.
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Dragon successfully launched, rocket recovery demo crash lands
The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 4:47 a.m. EST (0947 GMT) from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch pad. Credit: Walter Scriptunas II/Scriptunas Images A commercial Dragon spaceship soared into orbit from Cape Canaveral on Saturday in pursuit of the International Space Station, but the automated craft’s Falcon 9 booster crash landed after flying back…
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Photos: Falcon 9 rocket climbs away from Cape Canaveral
Crowned with a commercial cargo capsule with 5,100 pounds of provisions and experiments, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket took off from Cape Canaveral on Saturday, sending the Dragon supply ship on a two-day trek to the International Space Station. The 208-foot-tall booster, burning a mixture of kerosene and liquid oxygen, climbed into space from SpaceX’s Complex…