SpaceX Flies Falcon 9 Booster for Record Sixth Flight

Bill Jelen

August 19, 2020

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SpaceX
August 19, 2020
Bill Jelen

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket sets a new record for reusability, with six flights and recoveries on a first stage booster.

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The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley onboard in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Behnken and Hurley Splash Down Safely Near Pensacola

Commercial Crew
August 2, 2020
Bill Jelen

With a water landing in the Gulf of Mexico, SpaceX and NASA complete the first Commercial Crew mission to the International Space Station.

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SpaceX's Crew Dragon Pad Abort Test (2015) shows the Dragon spacecraft gently floating back to Earth with parachutes deployed. Photo credit: Michael Seeley / We Report Space

Despite Hurricane Isaias NASA Planning on Crew Dragon Splashdown for Sunday August 2

Commercial Crew
July 31, 2020
Bill Jelen

NASA prepares for the return of Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley from the International Space Station.

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United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket lifts off, carrying the Mars Perseverance Rover on a seven-month flight to the Red Planet. Photo credit: Michael Seeley / We Report Space

Communications Issue with Perseverance Rover As It Begins 7-Month Journey to Mars

NASA
July 30, 2020
Bill Jelen

Mars Perseverance Rover is en route to the Red Planet, despite telemetry and communication issues, earthquake.

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SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launches from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, carrying ANASIS-II to orbit for the South Korean Government. Photo credit: Michael Howard / We Report Space

SpaceX Catches Both Fairing Halves After Launch of Satellite for South Korea

SpaceX
July 21, 2020
Bill Jelen

SpaceX achieves another reusability milestone, successfully catching both Falcon 9 fairing halves at sea after launch.

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