American Astronauts Launch from American Soil in Historic Test Flight of SpaceX Endeavour Crew Capsule

Bill Jelen

May 31, 2020

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NASA's Commercial Crew program celebrates a crucial milestone as the first astronauts depart Earth aboard a commercially built and operated American spacecraft.

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Serious weather moves across Kennedy Space Center during the SpaceX Crew Demo-2 countdown.  Photo credit: Jared Haworth / We Report Space

"...And SpaceX is STILL ready"

Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley were treated to a very thorough dress rehearsal today as the SpaceX Crew Demo-2 flight was called off at T-18 minutes due to weather.

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The sun rises over Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A and SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule.  Official SpaceX Photo.

SpaceX's Demo-2 Mission is Ready for Launch

Questions about weather, touchscreen flight controls, astronaut breakfast and the new black closeout suits are addressed at Monday's pre-launch briefing.

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SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launches the 20th Dragon mission to the International Space Station on March 6, 2020.  Photo credit: Michael Seeley / We Report Space

SpaceX Recovers 50th Falcon 9 First Stage During Successful CRS-20 Launch

SpaceX delivers their final first-generation Dragon spacecraft to station, closing out a NASA contract which began in 2008.

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Solar Orbiter launch as seen from Florida's Space Coast.  Photo credit: Michael Seeley / We Report Space

Atlas-V Lifts Solar Orbiter on 10-Year Mission to Study Sun

NASA and ESA launch a joint nine-year mission to study the polar regions of the Sun.

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