A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carries the company’s Dragon spacecraft with NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission members aboard in this five-minute long exposure taken on Thursday, March 2, 2023.
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NASA hails SpaceX’s ‘beautiful’ Crew-6 astronaut launch
SpaceX just sent another batch of astronauts toward the International Space Station (ISS), and NASA couldn’t be happier. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:34 a.m. EST (0534 GMT) on Thursday (March 2), kicking off SpaceX’s four-person Crew-6 flight for NASA. The launch went off without a hitch, and it was easy on the eyes as well. “Wow, what a beautiful launch!” Kathy Lueders, NASA’s human spaceflight chief, said in a news conference on Thursday morning, about two hours after liftoff. “We’ve been…
Read MoreSpaceX Crew-6 astronaut mission: Live updates
Refresh 2023-03-02T06:15:58.800Z NASA, SpaceX to hold post-launch press conference With SpaceX’s Crew-6 Dragon in orbit, NASA has ended its live broadcast but you can still follow along with a live audio feed from NASA on YouTube (opens in new tab). The live mission audio is accompanied by video views from the International Space Station. At about 2:30 a.m. EST (0730 GMT), NASA and SpaceX will host a post-launch press conference to discuss today’s launch. It will be webcast live on NASA TV and on the Space.com homepage. Participants in the…
Read MoreSpaceX launches Crew-6 astronaut mission to space station for NASA
SpaceX’s Crew-6 mission for NASA launched early Thursday morning (March 2) with a complement of four astronauts, on course to rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS) in a little over 24 hours. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:34 a.m. (0534 GMT) on Thursday, launching SpaceX’s ninth crewed flight to date, and the fourth for the Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour. Riding Endeavour is an international crew that will replace the four Crew-5 astronauts currently inhabiting the ISS. Roaring…
Read MoreNASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Safely En Route to International Space Station
Crew members assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission are in orbit following their successful launch to the International Space Station at 12:34 a.m. EST Thursday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The international crew are the agency’s sixth commercial crew rotation mission with SpaceX aboard the orbital laboratory
Read MoreCyclone Freddy is Pictured from the Space Station
Cyclone Freddy is pictured northeast of the island nation of Mauritius from the International Space Station as it orbited 267 miles above the Indian Ocean on Feb. 20, 2023.
Read MoreNASA Awards Systems Engineering Advanced Services II Contract
NASA has awarded the Systems Engineering Advanced Services (SEAS) II contract to McCallie Associates, Inc., of Bellevue, Nebraska.
Read MoreNASA Updates Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-6 Launch
NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 12:34 a.m. EST Thursday, March 2, to launch the Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft will be from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Read MoreVenus, Jupiter, Moon Shine from Space Station
Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly snapped this photo of the Earth’s crescent, the Moon, Venus, and Jupiter (from top to bottom) on Aug. 6, 2015, while he was aboard the International Space Station.
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