{"id":13303,"date":"2019-03-07T01:35:21","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T17:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-spacex-launches-crew-capsule-demonstration-flight\/"},"modified":"2019-03-07T01:35:21","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T17:35:21","slug":"photos-spacex-launches-crew-capsule-demonstration-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-spacex-launches-crew-capsule-demonstration-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: SpaceX launches crew capsule demonstration flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX\u2019s Crew Dragon spacecraft, designed to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station, fired into orbit on top of a Falcon 9 rocket Saturday from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>The 215-foot-tall (65-meter) Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 2:49 a.m. EST (0749 GMT) Saturday from pad 39A at the Florida spaceport. Nine kerosene-fueled Merlin main engines guided the Falcon 9 launcher toward the northeast, aligning the rocket with the space station\u2019s orbital track as it climbed into a clear predawn sky.<\/p>\n<p>The Crew Dragon capsule separated from the Falcon 9\u2019s upper stage around 11 minutes after liftoff, kicking off a 27-hour pursuit of the space station that culminated in an automated docking early Sunday. Meanwhile, the Falcon 9\u2019s first stage booster came back to Earth, using its engines to slow for a touchdown on SpaceX\u2019s drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean, ready for inspections and refurbishment before another mission.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s launch marked the 69th flight of a Falcon 9 rocket since June 2010, and the third Falcon 9 launch of 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the Crew Dragon\u2019s demonstration flight in our Mission Status Center.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37301\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37301\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ws_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ws_01.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ws_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ws_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ws_01-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37302\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37302\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37302\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ws_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ws_2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ws_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ws_2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ws_2-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37298\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37298\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37298\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/46535573034_c9326eddcf_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/46535573034_c9326eddcf_k.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/46535573034_c9326eddcf_k-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37299\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37299\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37299\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/40294395933_fc39b91045_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/40294395933_fc39b91045_k.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/40294395933_fc39b91045_k-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37300\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37300\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37300\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/46535572294_ea3f654a20_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/46535572294_ea3f654a20_k.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/46535572294_ea3f654a20_k-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37303\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37303\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37303\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ws_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ws_03.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ws_03-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ws_03-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ws_03-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37304\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37304\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37304\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/40294395873_fa16a3f22e_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/40294395873_fa16a3f22e_k.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/40294395873_fa16a3f22e_k-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37305\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37305\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37305\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/46535572784_c6812899f4_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/46535572784_c6812899f4_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/46535572784_c6812899f4_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/46535572784_c6812899f4_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/46535572784_c6812899f4_k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37306\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37306\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37306\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/33384173438_5d17f4dda4_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/33384173438_5d17f4dda4_k.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/33384173438_5d17f4dda4_k-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: NASA\/Joel Kowsky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37246\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37246\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37246\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/WS-SpaceX-Dragon-DM1-0121-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/WS-SpaceX-Dragon-DM1-0121-1.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/WS-SpaceX-Dragon-DM1-0121-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/WS-SpaceX-Dragon-DM1-0121-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/WS-SpaceX-Dragon-DM1-0121-1-678x452.jpeg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37307\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37307\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37307\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47230731122_91153c01b7_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47230731122_91153c01b7_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47230731122_91153c01b7_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47230731122_91153c01b7_k-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47230731122_91153c01b7_k-678x451.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: NASA\/Tony Gray<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37308\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37308\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37308\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ws_04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ws_04.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ws_04-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37309\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37309\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37309\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ws_05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ws_05.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ws_05-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ws_05-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ws_05-678x484.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37310\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37310\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37310\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/46535572564_95968cd540_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/46535572564_95968cd540_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/46535572564_95968cd540_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/46535572564_95968cd540_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/46535572564_95968cd540_k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37310\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37311\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37311\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37311\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/46535572664_fc59c93725_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/46535572664_fc59c93725_k.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/46535572664_fc59c93725_k-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37312\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37312\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37312\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/46386035545_e74d023520_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/46386035545_e74d023520_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/46386035545_e74d023520_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/46386035545_e74d023520_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/46386035545_e74d023520_k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b><i>Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX\u2019s Crew Dragon spacecraft, designed to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station, fired into orbit on top of a Falcon 9 rocket Saturday from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 215-foot-tall (65-meter) Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 2:49 a.m. EST (0749 GMT) Saturday from pad 39A at the Florida spaceport. 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