Category: crewed space flight

The first crewed SpaceX flight could happen around May 7th

Post author By Randall
Post date February 10, 2020
Categories In astronauts, capsule, Crew Dragon, crewed space flight, gear, launch date, Space, Spacex, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] Working date for SpaceX’s Demo-2 launch is May 7. Dragon is in good shape. Launch date is fluid and mission may move into late April, or push later into May depending on a number of variables not hardware related. No final decision yet on duration. — Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) February 10, 2020 It’s been […]

SpaceX video shows a simulated Crew Dragon mission to the ISS

Post author By Randall
Post date December 30, 2019
Categories In Crew Dragon, crewed space flight, Elon Musk, gear, iss, simulated, simulation, Space, Spacex, Tech, tomorrow, Video

[ad_1] The two-minute clip shows flight crew boarding the capsule, countdown, take off and separation from the Falcon 9 rocket. There’s a patriotic shot of an American flag patch, dramatic music and a look back at Earth. The video shows the capsule attaching to the ISS, circling the planet a few times and then parachuting […]