Europe Bets Big on New Rockets | Neutron Gets Closer to Launch | This Week in Spaceflight
Europe is backing a new generation of commercial rockets, Rocket Lab is testing Neutron’s “Hungry Hippo” fairings, and China’s Chang’e[…]
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Crew Demo-1 | Launch
At 2:49 a.m. EST on March 2, SpaceX launched Crew Dragon’s first demonstration mission from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The intent of this test flight without crew on board the spacecraft was to demonstrate SpaceX’s capabilities to safely and reliably fly astronauts to and from the International Space…
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Crew Demo-1 | Welcome Ceremony
At 2:49 a.m. EST on March 2, SpaceX launched Crew Dragon’s first demonstration mission from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The intent of this test flight without crew on board the spacecraft was to demonstrate SpaceX’s capabilities to safely and reliably fly astronauts to and from the International Space…
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Crew Demo-1 | Splashdown
Crew Dragon splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean at 5:45 a.m. PST on March 8, 2019.
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Crew Demo-1 | Hatch Closing
At 2:49 a.m. EST on March 2, SpaceX launched Crew Dragon’s first demonstration mission from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The intent of this test flight without crew on board the spacecraft was to demonstrate SpaceX’s capabilities to safely and reliably fly astronauts to and from the International Space…
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