The Crew-9 mission, a collaboration between NASA and SpaceX, launched on September 28, 2024, at 1:17 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida, using a Falcon 9 rocket to send the Dragon spacecraft Freedom to the International Space Station (ISS). The crew included NASA astronauts Nick Hague (commander), Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and … Read more
On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at 1:05 a.m. ET, SpaceX and NASA planned the autonomous undocking of the Dragon spacecraft from the International Space Station (ISS), carrying Crew-9 members NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov. Watch Dragon depart the @Space_Station and return to Earth with the … Read more
NASA will provide live coverage of the SpaceX Crew-9 mission’s return to Earth from the International Space Station, beginning with preparations to close the Dragon spacecraft’s hatch at 10:45 p.m. EDT on Monday, March 17. .@NASA will provide live coverage of Crew-9’s return to Earth from the @Space_Station, beginning with @SpaceX Dragon hatch closure preparations … Read more
On March 15, 2025, SpaceX successfully completed its third launch within a mere 13-hour span, a remarkable feat that underscores the company’s reusable rocket technology and rapid launch capabilities. The three missions included a crewed flight to the International Space Station (ISS), a satellite rideshare mission, and a deployment of Starlink satellites, showcasing SpaceX’s versatility … Read more
The Cybertruck, built by Tesla, can prove helpful to SpaceX in several ways. Firstly, the Cybertruck’s outer structure is made of ultra-hard 30X cold-rolled stainless steel, the same material SpaceX uses for its Starship rocket. Godspeed, friend@SpaceX pic.twitter.com/Q793cZvP3i — Cybertruck (@cybertruck) March 6, 2025 This material is strong and lightweight, and testing it helps SpaceX … Read more
SpaceX and NASA are targeting no earlier than Friday, March 14, 2025, for the launch of Falcon 9’s Dragon spacecraft on its tenth operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-10) to the International Space Station (ISS). Now targeting no earlier than Friday, March 14 for Falcon 9’s launch of @NASA‘s Crew-10 mission → https://t.co/VPdhVwQFNJ pic.twitter.com/JVszH0DjC8 — SpaceX … Read more
SpaceX launched NASA’s SPHEREx Observatory and PUNCH satellites using its Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on March 11, 2025, at 8:10 PM PDT. Falcon 9 launches @NASA’s SPHEREx Observatory and PUNCH satellites from California pic.twitter.com/TPSjbWj8ht — SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 12, 2025 SPHEREx, a space telescope, will create a 3D map … Read more
March 12, 2025, SpaceX and NASA are set to launch another historic mission. According Space.com, The “Crew-10 mission” will send four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft. The launch is scheduled for 7:48 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center … Read more
SpaceX is planning to launch the Falcon 9 carrying NASA’s SPHEREx Observatory and PUNCH satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on March 8, 2025. The launch is targeted for 7:10 p.m. PT (Pacific Time). SpaceX says that if necessary, a backup opportunity is available the next … Read more