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Blastoff! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 launches to space station

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexsandr Gorbunov to the International Space Station on Sept. 28, 2024. Full Story: https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-9-astronaut-launch-success They’ll live on the station for about five months, coming home in February 2025. Crew Dragon capsules usually carry four people to the orbiting […]

Blastoff! SpaceX launches private Ax-3 crew to space station, nails booster landing

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Axiom Space Ax-3 crew to the International Space Station from historic launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 18, 2024. Full Story: https://www.space.com/spacex-ax-3-private-astronaut-mission-launch-success Ax-3 Crew: Commander Michael “LA” López-Alegría, pilot Walter Villadei and mission specialists Marcus Wandt and Alper Gezeravcı. Broadcast courtesy: Axiom […]

Blastoff! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 launches to space station, booster lands in Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Crew-7 mission from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Aug. 26, 2023. Full Story: https://www.space.com/spacex-nasa-crew-7-launch-international-space-station The four astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon are NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, the second Iranian-American in space; European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andreas Mogensen; Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi […]