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SpaceX launches astronauts on previously flown rocket, spacecraft FacebookTwitterEmail A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company s Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station on Friday, April 23, 2021, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.NASA/Aubrey Gemignani, Archivist/Photographer / (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani) SpaceX launched four astronauts into space Friday morning, marking its third launch with people onboard and the first time the Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft have been reused for a crewed launch. NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 4:49 a.m. CDT. They are expected to dock with the International Space Station Saturday morning to begin their six-month stay. ....
SpaceX s First Reused Crew Dragon Capsule Successfully Docks With The Space Station MORGAN MCFALL-JOHNSEN AND JOSHUA ZITSER, BUSINESS INSIDER 24 APRIL 2021 A new international crew of astronauts, riding SpaceX s Crew Dragon capsule, has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS). The astronauts – Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur of NASA, Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency – launched from NASA s Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Friday morning.
Their mission, called Crew-2, is SpaceX s second full-length astronaut flight for NASA. Astronauts from the company s first flight, Crew-1, awaited them on the ISS. The new arrivals orbited Earth for nearly 24 hours in their Crew Dragon spaceship. The capsule performed a series of automated maneuvers to dock to the ISS around 0915 UTC (5:15 am ET) on Saturday. ....
SpaceX Crew-2 Successfully Docks With the ISS 24 Apr 2021, 16:39 UTC · by A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft named Endeavour docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on April 24th, marking the second time Elon Musk s company has carried a crew to the ISS. This was also the first time a rocket was reused successfully for a crewed spaceflight. 1 photo The Endeavour was launched on a previously-flown Falcon 9 rocket at 5:49 a.m. EDT on Friday 23rd. After almost 24 hours in orbit, the docking of the Endeavour was completed at 5:22 a.m. EDT on Saturday, while flying 264 miles (425 km) above the Indian Ocean. The docking was controlled completely by the spacecraft s computers. ....
SCIENCEALERT STAFF 23 APRIL 2021 Update: The crew is now successfully in orbit awaiting to dock with the space station, and Falcon 9 s first stage has landed on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You . Original: SpaceX is attempting to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station - using a recycled Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft
It s the first time that a Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon will be reused for a crew mission, which makes it a big milestone for affordable space travel. Launch is scheduled for 09:49 UTC (05:49 ET). You can watch the historic launch attempt below. The first SpaceX launch for NASA, Crew-1, occurred in November, and the astronauts from that launch are still on board the ISS. The Falcon 9 used today is the same one that was used by Crew-1. ....