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No Decision On Next Launch Attempt For Historic SpaceX Crewed Mission

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 30, 2020

A final decision on a launch attempt for SpaceX's milestone mission to the International Space Center on Saturday afternoon will take place after assessing the weather that morning, NASA chief Jim Bridenstine said Friday.

SpaceX, NASA Delay Milestone Mission Over Lightning Fears

Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 28, 2020

After a day of suspense, SpaceX's landmark launch to the International Space Station -- the first crewed mission to blast off from US soil in almost a decade -- was scrubbed Wednesday due to fears of a lightning strike.

SpaceX Crewed Mission Postponed Due To Bad Weather Just Before Launch

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 28, 2020

SpaceX's landmark launch to the International Space Station was postponed Wednesday due to poor weather with around 20 minutes to go until takeoff.

SpaceX Crewed Mission Postponed Due To Bad Weather Just Before Launch

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 28, 2020

SpaceX's landmark launch to the International Space Station was postponed Wednesday due to poor weather with around 20 minutes to go until takeoff.

Highlights: SpaceX-NASA Crewed Mission Postponed Due To Bad Weather

World News | Edited By Deepika Pundir | Thursday May 28, 2020

SpaceX, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's private rocket company, made final preparations to launch two Americans into orbit on Wednesday from Florida on a mission that would mark the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from US soil in nine years.

SpaceX Rocket Ready To Blast-Off With 2 Astronauts, Trump To Attend Event

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 28, 2020

A new era in space begins Wednesday with the launch by SpaceX of two NASA astronauts into space, a capability that for six decades symbolized the power of a handful of states, and which the United States itself had been deprived of for nine years.

Crew Dragon Demo-2: NASA Set to Resume Human Spaceflight From US Soil With SpaceX Launch

Wednesday May 27, 2020

SpaceX, the private rocket company of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, was set to launch two Americans into orbit on Wednesday from Florida on a mission that would mark the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from US soil in nine years.

SpaceX Launch: How to Watch Crew Dragon Demo-2 Launch Live, Timings, Astronauts, and More

Prabhakar Thakur | Friday May 29, 2020

After a delay, NASA and SpaceX are now set to try to launch astronauts to the the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday. It will be the first mission to launch astronauts from the American soil on an American rocket to the ISS since 2011.

Musk's SpaceX Set for Debut Astronaut Mission, Renewing NASA's Crewed Launch Program

Reuters | Tuesday May 26, 2020

California-based SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule carrying astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken and its Falcon 9 rocket is due to lift off at 4:33 pm EDT on Wednesday (02:03 am IST on Thursday) from the same launch pad used by NASA's last space shuttle mission in 2011.

SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2: Weather Iffy for SpaceX Astronaut Launch

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 26, 2020

NASA and SpaceX confirmed Monday that everything is all-systems-go for their upcoming rocket launch with two American astronauts.

SpaceX to Bring Astronauts to Short-Handed Space Station for Longer Stay

Reuters | Monday May 25, 2020

Two NASA astronauts gearing up to ride SpaceX's new space taxi will now be on a mission planned to last more than a month, instead of a week, to help the short-handed crew aboard the International Space Station, the U.S. space agency said on Friday.

Donald Trump To Attend Florida Launch Of SpaceX Flight: White House

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 23, 2020

US President Donald Trump will attend the May 27 launch of two astronauts aboard a SpaceX mission -- the first crewed space flight from US soil in nine years, the White House said Saturday.

SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2: First Commercial Space Taxi a Pit Stop on Musk's Mars Quest

Associated Press | Saturday May 23, 2020

But it all comes back to Musk’s dream. Former NASA chief O’Keefe says Musk has his eccentricities, huge doses of self-confidence and persistence, and that last part is key: “You have the capacity to get through a setback and look ... toward where you’re trying to go.”

SpaceX’s First Crewed Space Flight Set to Launch on May 27 as NASA Gives Green Light

Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 23, 2020

NASA gave the green light on Friday to next week's launch of two astronauts aboard a SpaceX vessel -- the first crewed space flight from US soil in nine years and a crucial step towards ending American dependence on Russian rockets.

NASA Astronauts Arrive in Florida Week Before SpaceX Flight

Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 21, 2020

The Crew Dragon will take off from Kennedy with help from SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and dock at the ISS, which is currently housing two Russians and one other American.