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SpaceX Primed for Record-Setting Third Space Station-Bound Dragon Flight of 2015

By Ben Evans, on June 26th, 2015

The CRS-7 mission is the seventh dedicated Dragon cargo flight under the language of SpaceX’s $1.6 billion Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA. Credit: NASA

Less than six weeks since its most recent cargo ship returned from the International Space Station (ISS), SpaceX—the Hawthorne, Calif.-based launch services operator, headed by entrepreneur Elon […]

After 28 Weeks in Orbit, Multi-National Soyuz TMA-15M Crew Returns Safely to Earth

By Ben Evans, on June 11th, 2015

The Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 43 commander Terry Virts of NASA, cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), and Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti from European Space Agency (ESA) near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, June 11, 2015. Virts, Shkaplerov, and Cristoforetti are […]

Second-Longest Space Station Expedition to End Thursday

By Ben Evans, on June 9th, 2015

The Soyuz TMA-15M crew, clad in their Sokol (Falcon) launch and entry suits, will return to Earth on Thursday, after more than 199 days in orbit. Photo Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)

After more than 28 weeks aloft, the “core” of Expedition 43—the 43rd crew to live and work aboard the International Space […]

Soyuz TMA-14M Crew to Depart Space Station Wednesday After 5.5-Month Mission

By Ben Evans, on March 9th, 2015

Barry “Butch” Wilmore (left) will hand over command of the International Space Station (ISS) to Terry Virts (right) on Tuesday, 10 March, ahead of his crew’s return to Earth. This ceremony will officially end Expedition 42 and mark the beginning of Expedition 43. Photo Credit: NASA

After more than five months in orbit, […]

'Close, But No Cigar': New Images and Video Show Hard Touchdown for First SpaceX Booster Landing Attempt

By Mike Killian, on January 16th, 2015

A SpaceX Falcon-9 v1.1 booster first stage attempting to land on an autonomous barge after the CRS-5 Dragon launch to the ISS. The rocket hit harder than expected, at a -45 degree angle, smashing its legs and engine section. SpaceX will be looking to try again during an upcoming launch. Photo Credit: SpaceX […]

Expedition 42 Crew Captures CRS-5 Dragon and Critical ISS Payloads - UPDATE

By Ben Evans, on January 12th, 2015

Canadarm2 grappled the CRS-5 Dragon spacecraft at 5:44 a.m. EST Monday, 12 January. Photo Credit: NASA, with thanks to Mike Barrett

Two days after departing Space Launch Complex (SLC)-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in a blazing light show, SpaceX has successfully delivered its fifth dedicated Dragon cargo mission (CRS-5) to the […]

Through the Lens: SpaceX's Fifth Dragon Resupply Launch to ISS in Stunning Imagery

By Mike Killian, on January 11th, 2015

LIFTOFF of SpaceX’s Falcon-9 booster Saturday morning, Jan. 10, 2015, kicking off the first U.S. launch of 2015 and the company’s fifth NASA-contracted Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: Mike Killian / AmericaSpace

In the early morning hours of Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, SpaceX kicked off the United States’ […]

Fiery Falcon and Hissing Dragon Blaze Trail to Space Station, Booster Landing Attempt Unsuccessful

By Ben Evans, on January 10th, 2015

Liftoff of SpaceX’s fifth NASA-contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station at 4:47 a.m. EST on Jan. 10, 2014. Photo Credit: Alan Walters / AmericaSpace

The ground of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., shook under 1.3 million pounds (590,000 kg) of thrust this morning (Saturday, 10 January), as SpaceX’s Falcon 9 […]

SpaceX Poised for Next Space Station Launch Attempt Early Saturday Morning

By Mike Killian, on January 9th, 2015

The SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket tasked with launching Dragon on the company’s fifth contracted ISS resupply mission for NASA, standing tall at SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral AFS in Florida. Launch is scheduled for 4:47 a.m. EST Saturday morning, Jan. 10, 2015. Photo Credit: AmericaSpace / John Studwell

SpaceX is poised to try igniting their […]

SpaceX's Musk Does Reddit AMA, Talks Rockets, Mars, and Influences

By Emily Carney, on January 7th, 2015

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk with one of his company’s Falcon-9 rockets. Photo Credit: SpaceX

Just hours before SpaceX’s fifth cargo mission (CRS-5) was due to be launched to the International Space Station (ISS), the company’s CEO and CTO was up late in Cape Canaveral answering fans’ questions on Reddit, the social networking website […]

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