Even though weather sounds like a simple factor, launching in less than ideal conditions can have catastrophic outcomes.
The NASA astronauts who were selected for SpaceX’s first human test flight via the Crew Dragon capsule discussed the risks involved in the historic mission.
SpaceX, NASA delay milestone mission over lightning fears
Bob and Doug, the best friends on historic SpaceX-NASA mission
SpaceX recently revealed how it plans to achieve a crewed commercial flight to Mars. Aside from the trip itself, the company also discussed its plans to establish a functioning city-like human colony on the Red Planet.
In preparation for the historic flight to the International Space Station (ISS), SpaceX equipped the Crew Dragon capsule with various features to make the astronauts’ trip as comfortable as possible. One of the features that SpaceX added was a working toilet.
Tom Cruise’s upcoming movie, which will be partially shot in outer space, has finally found a director.
SpaceX will provide a live coverage of the event on its website, starting four hours before the actual launch.
SpaceX readies for blast-off with NASA astronauts aboard
China space programme targets July launch for Mars mission
A U.S.-based space tech firm has captured satellite images of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket on a launch pad in Florida. The images were taken just days before the launch of SpaceX’s first crewed commercial flight to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA.
SpaceX ready to launch astronauts into space for the first time
NASA gives go-ahead for first crewed SpaceX flight on May 27
The upcoming special is expected to send two astronauts to the International Space Station.
America is ready to send astronauts back to space for the first time in over nine years.
NASA has released a new video demonstrating how fires behave in space.
A short video showed the Falcon 9 rocket and the Crew Dragon spacecraft being raised into position for next week's launch.
NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley arrived at the space center in Florida on Wednesday.
As NASA prepares to return to the Moon and send a mission to Mars, the agency released a set of guidelines for activities in space. Known as the Artemis Accords, the agreement aims to establish a set of rules aimed at regulating the behavior of agencies and private companies in space.
The photos will be integrated into a mosaic image of the Earth, printed out and flown aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft.
The former NBC star recently shared the story about the SpaceX founder.
As NASA and SpaceX get ready for the latter’s first commercial crewed flight to the International Space Station (ISS), the U.S. Space Force is also making its own set of preparations. The military branch is currently prepping its special unit that’s responsible for rescuing NASA’s astronauts during emergencies.