SpaceX will launch four private individuals on a Crew Dragon capsule into orbit around the Earth later this year, dubbed “the world’s first all-civilian mission.”
NASA, SpaceX to Launch Crew 2 Rotation Mission to Space Station targeting no earlier than April 20
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission lifted off at 5:57 a.m. IST Monday from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
SpaceX’s Crew-1 launch the first operational flight of its Crew Dragon astronaut taxi to the International Space Station on Nov. 16, 2020.
A SpaceX Crew Dragon is going to carry four humans to space station as part of the first operational mission leaving US shores in almost a decade.
Jeff Bezos space company does not appear to be moving at the same pace. Blue Origin sees itself as the tortoise in the race against the hare.
SpaceX and NASA is targeting next Crew Dragon launch no earlier than October 23rd.
SpaceX beats Boeing in the race launching NASA astronauts from American soil.
The Crew Dragon splashdown successfully in the Gulf of Mexico at 12:18 AM IST. Returning NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley safely back to Earth.
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule has been docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on May 31st at 7:59 PM IST. Now it’s getting ready to make its return trip.
