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  • After the Launch: NASA and SpaceX Share Updates about Historic #LaunchAmerica Mission

    After the Launch: NASA and SpaceX Share Updates about Historic #LaunchAmerica Mission

    Liftoff! The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley aboard the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft launched from Kennedy Space Center’s historic Launch Pad 39A at 3:22 p.m. EDT on May 30, kicking off a critical final flight test of the SpaceX crew transportation system.

    Following the successfully launch, NASA hosted a postlaunch news conference for officials to talk about the mission live from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

    Participants included:
    o NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine
    o Pat Forrester, NASA Chief Astronaut
    o Kathy Lueders, manager, NASA Commercial Crew Program
    o Elon Musk, SpaceX chief engineer
    o Kirk Shireman, manager, International Space Station Program

    Learn more by visiting https://www.nasa.gov/launchamerica/

  • Launch Recap: NASA and SpaceX fly Astronauts to the Space Station

    Launch Recap: NASA and SpaceX fly Astronauts to the Space Station

    For the first time in history, NASA astronauts have launched from American soil in a commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station.

    The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley lifted off at 3:22 p.m. EDT Saturday on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew will have a 19-hour-journey to the space station, arriving on Sunday, May 31.

    Learn more about the mission: https://www.nasa.gov/launchamerica

  • Highlighting Our Upcoming Launch of Astronauts from Florida on This Week @NASA – May 1, 2020

    Highlighting Our Upcoming Launch of Astronauts from Florida on This Week @NASA – May 1, 2020

    Highlighting our upcoming launch of astronauts from Florida, some news about our Moon to Mars effort, and our Mars helicopter has a new name … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

    This video is available for download from NASA’s Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-Highlighting%20Our%20Upcoming%20Launch%20of%20Astronauts%20from%20Florida%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20May%201,%202020

  • A Critical Test for Our Commercial Crew Program on This Week @NASA – January 25, 2020

    A Critical Test for Our Commercial Crew Program on This Week @NASA – January 25, 2020

    A critical test for our Commercial Crew Program, spacewalkers focus on upgrades aboard the space station, and paying tribute to one of our Great Observatories … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

    This video is available from NASA’s Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-NHQ_2020_0125_A%20Critical%20Test%20for%20Our%20Commercial%20Crew%20Program%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20January%2025,%202020

  • SpaceX Crew Dragon Parachute Test

    SpaceX Crew Dragon Parachute Test

    The SpaceX #CrewDragon spacecraft parachutes successfully deploy during the latest development test. This test simulated a pad abort, where the vehicle is tumbling at low altitude before parachute deploy, validating SpaceX’s parachute models and margins. As a part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, SpaceX has been developing and testing the Crew Dragon parachute system, which is comprised of two drogue parachutes and four main ring-sail parachutes—the same type of parachutes that have been commonly and successfully used for human spaceflight in the past.

    More on Commercial Crew and SpaceX: https://go.nasa.gov/2O8cS7X
    Download this video: https://images.nasa.gov/details-KSC-20190918-VP-MWC01-SPACEX-PARACHUTE.html

  • Splashdown of SpaceX Crew Dragon, Completing Demo-1 Flight Test

    Splashdown of SpaceX Crew Dragon, Completing Demo-1 Flight Test

    After undocking from the International Space Station at 2:32 a.m. EST on Friday, March 8, the SpaceX Crew Dragon completed a deorbit burn to reenter Earth’s atmosphere, deployed parachutes and splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean at 8:45 a.m. EST. These are the final milestones of the Demo-1 flight test, in which SpaceX demonstrated systems which will be used to carry astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon to the space station.

  • An Upcoming Commercial Crew Flight Test on This Week @NASA – February 22, 2019

    An Upcoming Commercial Crew Flight Test on This Week @NASA – February 22, 2019

    An upcoming Commercial Crew Flight Test, training underway for the space station’s next crew, and a new development in our search for life beyond Earth … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

    This video is available for download from NASA’s Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-NHQ_2019_0222_An%20Upcoming%20Commercial%20Crew%20Flight%20Test%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20February%2022,%202019.html

  • Astronauts Assigned to First Commercial Crew Flights on This Week @NASA – August 3, 2018

    Astronauts Assigned to First Commercial Crew Flights on This Week @NASA – August 3, 2018

    Astronauts named to the first commercial crew flights, using Earth science data to benefit society, and California wildfires seen from space … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

    This video is available for download from NASA’s Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-NHQ_2018_0803_Astronauts%20Assigned%20to%20First%20Commercial%20Crew%20Flights%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20August%203,%202018.html

  • NASA Announces Astronaut Crews for First Commercial Vehicle Flights

    NASA Announces Astronaut Crews for First Commercial Vehicle Flights

    NASA announces the men and women who will be on board the first flights of the new spaceships built by Boeing and SpaceX when Americans are once again launched into space from the USA.
    News release: https://go.nasa.gov/2KoGhVS

    The nine astronauts targeted to make the first flights on the Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon share their thoughts about the assignment and the importance of this new capability to support the International Space Station as part of the nation’s overall space exploration plan.

    More about the Commercial Crew Program: https://go.nasa.gov/1EIx5m6

  • Dragon Cargo Spacecraft Departs the ISS on This Week @NASA – August 26, 2016

    Dragon Cargo Spacecraft Departs the ISS on This Week @NASA – August 26, 2016

    The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft left the International Space Station on August 26. The Dragon departed the station five weeks after delivering almost 5,000 pounds of supplies, experiments and equipment to the orbital complex – including an international docking adapter for use by future American commercial crew spacecraft transporting astronauts to the station. The station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm was used to grapple the Dragon, move it away from the ISS, and release it for its return trip to Earth. The capsule is returning with about 3,000 pounds of cargo and experiments for researchers and investigators. Also, New U.S. Endurance Record in Space, Next U.S. Spacewalk Previewed, Boeing CST-100 Starliner Land Drop Test, SLS Liquid Hydrogen Test Tank Moved, and Celebrating National Parks, from Space!

  • NASA TV Briefing Previews Upcoming U S Spacewalk to Install Space Station Docking Port

    NASA TV Briefing Previews Upcoming U S Spacewalk to Install Space Station Docking Port

    NASA TV aired a briefing from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Monday, August 15, to preview the August 19 spacewalk to install a new gateway for American commercial crew spacecraft at the International Space Station — a significant milestone in NASA’s work to return crew launches to U.S. soil. Experts from the ISS and commercial crew programs discussed the process and significance of installing and connecting the first of the two international docking adapters (IDAs), which was launched on a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft and arrived at the station July 20. Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA will conduct the spacewalk to install the equipment. Coverage of the spacewalk will begin at 6:30 a.m. EDT Aug. 19, on NASA TV and the agency’s website, with the spacewalk scheduled to begin at 8:05 a.m.

  • NASA Chooses Boeing and SpaceX Companies to Transport U.S. Astronauts to ISS

    NASA Chooses Boeing and SpaceX Companies to Transport U.S. Astronauts to ISS

    NASA officials at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida announced Sept. 16 the selection of Boeing and SpaceX to develop and certify crew transportation systems that will transport U.S. astronaut crews from American soil to and from the International Space Station. Participants in the announcement included NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Kennedy Director Bob Cabana, Commercial Crew Program Manager Kathy Lueders, and Astronaut Mike Fincke.