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9:06pm, 20th April, 2019

SpaceX Crew Dragon suffers anomaly during engine test; no injuries reported

A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule is hauled aboard a recovery ship at the end of a mission to the International Space Station in March. (SpaceX Photo) SpaceX suffered a setback in preparations for its first crewed launch to the International Space Station...

9:26am, 8th March, 2019

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SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship splashes down at end of crucial space station trip

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spaceship hits the waters of the Atlantic Ocean for splashdown. (NASA via YouTube) SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spaceship splashed down into the Atlantic Ocean today, ending a six-day uncrewed test run preparing the way for astronaut tri...

4:06am, 8th March, 2019

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SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship leaves space station for autonomous trip home

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spaceship floats away from the International Space Station, with its nose cone still flipped open after undocking. (NASA via YouTube) SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spaceship undocked from the International Space Station and headed toward...

8:05am, 3rd March, 2019

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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spaceship hooks itself up to space station for first time

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon is docked to the International Space Station. (NASA TV via YouTube) SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spaceship docked with the International Space Station for the first time today, marking a successful uncrewed rehearsal of the procedure tha...

3:20am, 2nd March, 2019

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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spaceship makes maiden flight with robo-rider named Ripley

Onlookers take pictures at SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket rises from its launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Floridal. (SpaceX / NASA via YouTube) SpaceX’s Crew Dragon was sent into space atop a Falcon 9 rocket tonight, beginning a crucial test of...

2:34pm, 1st March, 2019

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Watch the launch of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spaceship with a robo-rider named Ripley

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 stands on Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center with the Crew Dragon spaceship on top. (SpaceX Photo) After years of on-the-ground development and testing, the SpaceX spaceship that’s destined to carry NASA astronauts is...

9:45pm, 22nd February, 2019

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NASA, SpaceX and a test dummy are ready for Dragon 2’s first trip to space station

An artist’s conception shows a Crew Dragon docking with the International Space Station. (SpaceX / NASA Illustration) NASA of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spaceship to the International Space Station in a week, setting the stage for crewed missions later thi...

6:16am, 6th October, 2018

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Boeing and SpaceX reschedule Starliner and Dragon space taxi flight tests for 2019

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon and Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner are being developed to transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station for NASA. (SpaceX / Boeing Illustrations) NASA says we’ll have to wait until 2019 to see the first orbital tes...

7:08pm, 12th July, 2018

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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule arrives in Florida to get set for uncrewed test flight

Technicians check out the Crew Dragon capsule in Florida after the completion of thermal vacuum and acoustic testing at NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Ohio. (SpaceX via Instagram) After months of testing, a SpaceX Dragon capsule that’s designed to carr...

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SpaceX Crew Dragon suffers anomaly during engine test; no injuries reported

SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship splashes down at end of crucial space station trip

SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship leaves space station for autonomous trip home

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spaceship hooks itself up to space station for first time

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spaceship makes maiden flight with robo-rider named Ripley

Watch the launch of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spaceship with a robo-rider named Ripley

NASA, SpaceX and a test dummy are ready for Dragon 2’s first trip to space station

Boeing and SpaceX reschedule Starliner and Dragon space taxi flight tests for 2019

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule arrives in Florida to get set for uncrewed test flight

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