NewSpace News

[Space Racer]

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon at pad 39A before the capsule’s first orbital test flight last year. Credit: SpaceX

https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/01/0...st-for-jan-18/


Crew Dragon | Launch Escape Animation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qObBRM4euxk


Video: Preview of dramatic Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test
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SpaceX’s final planned Crew Dragon test flight before astronauts ride the commercial spaceship into orbit is scheduled for Saturday, when an unpiloted crew capsule will fire off the top of a Falcon 9 rocket shortly after launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to test the craft’s in-flight emergency escape capability.

https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/01/1...ht-abort-test/


SpaceX abort test serves as practice run for astronauts, rescue teams
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NASA astronaut Doug Hurley participates in a 2019 training event to rehearse pre-launch crew operations for a Crew Dragon mission. Credit: SpaceX

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule were raised vertical at launch pad 39A in Florida late Thursday, setting the stage for a launch day dress rehearsal Friday with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken — the veteran space fliers assigned to the Crew Dragon’s first piloted mission later this year — before a critical in-flight test of the ship’s emergency escape system Saturday.

NASA and SpaceX officials convened a launch readiness review Thursday and gave approval for SpaceX to proceed with final preparations for the Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test Saturday.

The test flight is set for liftoff from pad 39A during a four-hour window Saturday opening at 8 a.m. EST (1300 GMT). There is a 90 percent chance of favorable weather for the test flight Saturday, according to the official launch weather forecast.

https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/01/1...-rescue-teams/


Pending test outcomes, NASA says SpaceX could launch astronauts in early March
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NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley inside SpaceX’s crew access arm early Friday at launch pad 39A, where they participated in a dry run of their
suit-up activities and movements before their launch on a Crew Dragon spacecraft later this year. Credit: NASA

A NASA official said Friday that SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft could be ready to ferry astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station as soon as early March, pending the results from a major demonstration of the ship’s launch abort system this weekend, a pair of parachute drop tests, and space station crew schedules.

Kathy Lueders, head of NASA’s commercial crew program, told reporters Friday that the Crew Dragon capsule slated to carry Hurley and Behnken into orbit on the so-called “Demo-2” mission could be ready for for flight within a couple of months.

“The vehicle will be all ready at the end of February,” Lueders said. “We’re kind of shooting for early March, right now, from a planning perspective. That would be the earliest.”

https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/01/1...n-early-march/


SpaceX delays dramatic Crew Dragon abort test due to high winds and rough seas
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The launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on a dramatic in-flight test of the emergency escape system built into the company's Crew Dragon astronaut ferry ship was delayed 24 hours on Saturday because of high winds and rough seas in the capsule's off-shore recovery zone.

The Falcon 9, featuring a thrice-flown first stage and a fueled but engine-less second stage, is expected to be destroyed during the test while the unpiloted Crew Dragon capsule, equipped with eight powerful Super Draco rocket engines, is boosted to safety before splashing down about 20 miles northeast of Cape Canaveral.

Launch from historic pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center originally was targeted for 8 a.m. ET Saturday, the opening of a four-hour window. But forecasters warned that expected high winds and rough seas off shore could cause problems for the Crew Dragon's recovery.


An artist's impression of an unpiloted Crew Dragon spacecraft pulling away from its Falcon 9 booster in the
initial moments of an in-flight abort. SpaceX plans to launch an unpiloted Falcon 9 Saturday to demonstrate
the Crew Dragon's ability to propel a crew to safety in the event of a catastrophic malfunction. SpaceX

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-...ay-2020-01-18/


Also,

SpaceX drawing up plans for mobile gantry at launch pad 39A
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A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket stands at launch pad 39A before liftoff in June 2019 on the STP-2 mission for the U.S. Air Force. Credit: SpaceX

With construction already underway at Kennedy Space Center’s launch pad 39A on facilities for SpaceX’s next-generation Starship vehicle, another new fixture could soon rise at the seaside launch complex to satisfy U.S. military requirements to vertically integrate sensitive top secret spy satellites with Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets.

SpaceX is finalizing plans to build the new moveable tower at pad 39A, company officials said. Its function will be similar to mobile gantries in use at other launch pads, such as service towers used by United Launch Alliance at the company’s Delta 4 launch pads at Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

The tower will surround Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets at pad 39A, shielding the vehicles from storms and high winds and providing a controlled environment for ground crews to hoist heavy satellites and mount them on top of the launch vehicles in a vertical configuration.

https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/01/0...aunch-pad-39a/

[Space Racer]

Space X launch scrubbed, flight aims to test ...
See the video.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/space-...ty-procedures/

[Space Racer]

SpaceX Crew Dragon InFlight Abort Test will include an exploding rocket

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMCeuupFfT4

Pending test outcomes, NASA says SpaceX could launch astronauts in early March
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A NASA official said Friday that SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft could be ready to ferry astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station as soon as early March, pending the results from a major demonstration of the ship’s launch abort system this weekend, a pair of parachute drop tests, and space station crew schedules.

https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/01/1...n-early-march/


SpaceX aces final major test before first crew mission
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster disintegrated in a fireball — as expected — a few seconds after the Crew Dragon capsule fired away from the top of the rocket in an in-flight escape demonstration Sunday. Credit: Spaceflight Now

SpaceX performed a dramatic high-altitude test flight Sunday of the company’s Crew Dragon capsule over Florida’s Space Coast, testing the human-rated ship’s ability to escape a rocket failure and save its crew before two NASA astronauts strap in for a flight to the International Space Station as soon as this spring.

The unusual test flight included an intentional failure of the Crew Dragon’s Falcon 9 rocket about a minute-and-a-half after liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center. The rocket, with a recycled first stage booster flown three previous times, disintegrated in a fireball high over the Atlantic Ocean as the crew capsule sped away from the top of the launcher with a powerful boost from eight SuperDraco engines.

https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/01/1...-crew-mission/


Photos: SpaceX purposely fails rocket to test crew capsule safety system
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/01/1...safety-system/

Crew Dragon Launch Escape Demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhrkdHshb3E

Crew Dragon separating from Falcon 9 during today’s test, which verified the spacecraft’s ability to carry astronauts to safety in the unlikely event of an emergency on ascent
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1218976479150858241

SpaceX Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test [NASA Version]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARIZnaMXTEU

NASA, SpaceX Complete Final Major Flight Test of Crew Spacecraft
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/n...rew-spacecraft

SpaceX In-Flight Abort Test Live Launch Coverage [download]
https://images.nasa.gov/details-KSC-...verage-3241307

SpaceX releases preliminary results from Crew Dragon abort test
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/01/2...on-abort-test/
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What amazing SpaceX milestones are coming in 2020? - SpaceX Starship, Crew Dragon/Cargo & Starlink
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJoJTwkSQ9c

Crew Dragon in EMI Chamber
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1jYx4UKvUk

SpaceX Crew Dragon Arrives for Demo-2 Mission
https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/category/spacex/

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon delivered to Cape Canaveral for first flight with astronauts
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/02/1...th-astronauts/

SpaceX Starship Update, Starlink, Crew Dragon, Solar Orbiter and NASA news. What a week!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIahDZP3GwA

NASA preparing for long-duration SpaceX commercial crew test flight
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WASHINGTON — NASA is leaning increasingly towards making SpaceX’s crewed test flight to the International Space Station a long-duration mission, a move that could alleviate concerns about a lack of crew on the station later this year.

https://spacenews.com/nasa-preparing...w-test-flight/

NASA leaning towards long-duration flight for 1st Dragon mission
https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/nasa-leaning-towards-long-duration-flight-for-1st-dragon-mission/

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CRS-20 is the last launch of the original Dragon capsule. It also marks the 50th landing of a Falcon 9 booster.

SpaceX's Starlink launch ambitions just saved a space station resupply mission from bigger delays
https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-sta...tation-delays/

SpaceX's first orbital spacecraft set to smash reusability record on last launch
https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-fir...bility-record/

SpaceX Dragon Heads to Space Station with NASA Science, Cargo
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2020/0...science-cargo/

CRS-20 Mission
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MkcWK2PnsU

Late-night launch of SpaceX cargo ship marks end of an era
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/03/0...end-of-an-era/

[ESokoloff]

One thing that’s new is using the Cape for Solar orbit missions.

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019...ridor-florida/

SpaceX will be doing just that no earlier then the end of this month.

SpaceX has used Vandenberg for this launch mission 15 times & I’ve seen quite a few of them (tho not many during bright daylight).
I'll miss the show if SpaceX abandons this location.

[Space Racer]

Full Launch Simulation For SpaceX Dragon
March 31, 2020
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Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley (front)

On March 19 and March 20, SpaceX teams in Firing Room 4 at Kennedy Space Center and SpaceX Mission Control along with NASA flight controllers in Houston, executed a full simulation of launch and docking of the Crew Dragon spacecraft.

NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley (front) participated in SpaceX's flight simulator.

Photo credit: SpaceX KSC-20200319-PH-SPX01_0014 Larger image

Joint teams from NASA and SpaceX continue making progress on the first flight test with astronauts to the International Space Station by completing a series of mission simulations from launch to landing. The mission, known as Demo-2, is a close mirror of the company's uncrewed flight test to station in March 2019, but this time with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft launching atop a Falcon 9 rocket as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP).

Over the last several months, key members of flight control teams working from NASA's Johnson and Kennedy Space Centers and SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, simulated different phases of the upcoming mission while the Demo-2 astronaut crew practiced procedures from inside a realistic simulator of Crew Dragon.

"The simulations were a great opportunity to practice procedures and to coordinate decision-making for the mission management team, especially with respect to weather," said Michael Hess, manager of Operations Integration for CCP. "Simulation supervisors do a great job at picking cases that really make the team think and discuss."

Recent simulations saw teams execute timelines from hatch closure to undocking....

Read the rest:
http://spaceref.biz/company/full-lau...ex-dragon.html

[Space Racer]

Starship Design Update

Starship Users Guide

https://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/...s_guide_v1.pdf

[Space Racer]

2019 Space Employment Hit 8-Year High, Launch Activity Reached Decade Growth of 39%, Research from The Space Report Q1 Analysis Shows
March 31, 2020
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 31, 2020) — Across multiple fronts, the space industry heading into 2020 was the strongest in years, with gains in space industry jobs, new nations entering space, and record-level research and investor activity through International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory programs.

Those are among the new findings in The Space Report 2020, Quarter One, released today.

More than 183,000 workers were employed in the U.S. space workforce at the end of 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Core employment, those jobs most closely aligned with the space industry and not the larger aerospace industry, rose to 141,520 jobs in 2019. This represents a 4.1% increase from the 135,930 private sector workers in 2018 and marks the third year in a row of increasing employment in this workforce and the highest level since 2012.

Some sectors saw significant gains in employment over the last five years. Together, the workforce supporting manufacturing of space vehicles, space vehicle propulsion units, and other space vehicle parts grew by nearly 20% over the past five years, adding more than 14,000 new employees. Other sectors experienced decline. Broadcast and wireless communications equipment manufacturing employment decreased 9.8% over the past five years, shedding more than 5,000 workers.

2020 Economic Outlook

The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to drastically change the trajectory of the 2020 economy, but the sector is better insulated from market upheaval, industry experts advised The Space Report.

Read the rest:
https://www.spacefoundation.org/2020...nalysis-shows/


NASA selects full crew for first operational Dragon mission
April 1, 2020
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Even though SpaceX’s first demonstration manned mission to ISS has not yet occurred, NASA yesterday announced the selection of the full four person crew for the second flight, set for later this year and intended as the first operational mission to ISS, lasting six months.

This announcement tells us several things, all good. First, it appears NASA has now definitely decided that the demo mission, presently scheduled for mid-May, will be a short-term mission. They had considered making it a six-month mission, but it now appears they have concluded doing so will delay the demo launch too much.

Second, that NASA is solidifying its plans for that operational flight, the second for Dragon, including a tentative launch date later in 2020, is further evidence that they intend to go through with the demo mission in mid-May.

Finally, it appears that NASA has decided that it will not buy more seats on Russian Soyuz capsules, something that they had previously hinted they needed to do because the agency was worried the American capsules would not be ready this year. The article describes the negotiations on-going with the Russians about the use of Dragon, as well as the future use by Americans of Soyuz. NASA wishes to have astronauts from both countries fly on both spacecraft (Starliner too, once operational), but Russia is as yet reluctant to fly its astronauts on Dragon. They want to see that spacecraft complete more missions successfully.

Regardless, future flights of Americans on Soyuz will cost NASA nothing, as the agency wishes to trade the seats on the U.S. capsules one-for-one for the seats on Soyuz. It also means that NASA has decided it doesn’t need to buy Soyuz flights anymore, as it now expects Dragon to become operational this year.

https://behindtheblack.com/behind-th...ragon-mission/


NASA selects astronauts for Crew Dragon mission
https://spacenews.com/nasa-selects-a...ragon-mission/

[Space Racer]

Dream Chaser receives her wings ahead of flying to the ISS
April 21, 2020
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Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has announced its Louisville, Colorado production facility has received the first delivery of the Dream Chaser’s wings. The integration of the wings will provide a major milestone on Dream Chaser’s path to launching her first cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station under the CRS2 contract.

The arrival of the wings allows the integration of the complex Wing Deployment System (WDS) as the Dream Chaser continues assembly and integration.

See the pictures and videos:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020...ves-wings-iss/

[ESokoloff]

GodSpeed Doug & Bob!

[Space Racer]

American Astronauts and SpaceX Prepare for Launch on Wednesday, May 27.

May 16-25:

Crew Dragon capsule meets Falcon 9 rocket inside launch pad hangar
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft arrives at the Falcon 9 rocket hangar at pad 39A late Friday, May 15, for integration with its launch vehicle. The Crew Dragon is set for launch May 27 with astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

SpaceX transferred the first astronaut-ready Crew Dragon spacecraft Friday night from a fueling facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, where teams will join the capsule with its Falcon 9 launcher for liftoff later this month.

The spacecraft arrived at the pad 39A hangar late Friday night, according to Kyle Herring, a NASA spokesperson.

Before its transport by road to the Falcon 9 hangar, the Crew Dragon capsule’s propulsion system was loaded with hypergolic hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide propellants inside a fueling complex a few miles south of pad 39A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

The propellants will feed the Crew Dragon’s Draco in-space maneuvering thrusters and high-performance SuperDraco escape engines, which would only be activated in the event of an emergency during launch.

Liftoff of the Crew Dragon test flight — the first U.S. mission to send astronauts to Earth orbit since 2011 — remains scheduled for May 27 at 4:33 p.m. EDT (2033 GMT) to kick off a 19-hour pursuit of the International Space Station.

https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/05/1...ch-pad-hangar/


Video: Crew Dragon transported to launch pad 39A
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Crew Dragon transported to launch pad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVT4GVxtN0k

SpaceX’s first Crew Dragon spacecraft to carry astronauts into orbit arrived at launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida late Friday, May 15, to be attached to its Falcon 9 rocket. The capsule will carry NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station.

https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/05/1...to-launch-pad/


Dragon crew arrives at Florida spaceport kick off final week of launch preps
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Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will ride SpaceX’s first crewed mission into orbit. Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now

Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken arrived Wednesday at the Kennedy Space Center, ready for spacesuit and spacecraft fit checks, and some time off with their families before launching next week on the first crewed flight into orbit from U.S. soil since 2011.

Hurley and Behnken, each veterans of two space shuttle flights, rode a NASA Gulfstream business jet from their home base in Houston to Florida spaceport, where they were greeted by NASA managers and a limited number of reporters and photographers, all wearing masks and observing physical distancing guidelines due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“Both Doug and I are really excited to be here,” Behnken said. “This is an awesome time to be an astronaut with a new spacecraft to get a chance to go and fly.”

https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/05/2...-launch-preps/


Photos: Crew Dragon mated with Falcon 9 rocket
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/05/2...lcon-9-rocket/

Photos: Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon roll out to pad 39A
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/05/2...ut-to-pad-39a/


Trump to visit Kennedy Space Center for crew launch
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President Trump plans to visit the Kennedy Space Center in Florida next week to view the first launch of astronauts into orbit from U.S. soil in nearly a decade, according to White House officials.

https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/05/2...r-crew-launch/


NASA clears SpaceX crew capsule for first astronaut mission
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After a two-day readiness review, NASA managers gave a green light Friday for SpaceX to proceed with final preparations for launch next Wednesday, May 27, of a commercial spaceship carrying astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station on the first orbital spaceflight from U.S. soil since 2011.

Hours later, SpaceX test-fired the 215-foot-tall (65-meter) Falcon 9 rocket that will boost Hurley and Behnken into orbit aboard the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft.

The Flight Readiness Review’s conclusion Friday kicked off a busy Memorial Day weekend at the Kennedy Space Center. The Dragon astronauts will put on in their SpaceX-made flight suits Saturday and ride in a Tesla Model X automobile to launch pad 39A, where the Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon capsule were placed on their seaside launch mount Thursday.

Hurley and Behnken — both veterans of two space shuttle flights — will climb aboard the Dragon capsule with the help of about a half-dozen SpaceX crew technicians, practicing the steps they will take on launch day.

https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/05/2...onaut-mission/


NASA 's spacex crew dragon : Flight readiness briefing (demo 2 mission)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B9efLuwTdc

Live coverage: SpaceX convenes final Crew Dragon pre-launch readiness review
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/05/2...-launch-preps/
(Start at the bottom and go up.)


Astronauts have a surprise name for their Crew Dragon spacecraft
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Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken plan to reveal a name for their Crew Dragon spaceship on the day they launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, reclaiming a tradition that dates back to the dawn of the Space Age.

https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/05/2...on-spacecraft/


Dragon crew runs through launch day dress rehearsal
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Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken donned their SpaceX-made launch and entry flight suits Saturday and rode to pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in a final dress rehearsal before launch day.

They rode in a Tesla SUV with the license plate “ISSBND” — noting the crew’s destination of the International Space Station.

The two NASA astronauts — each a veteran of two space shuttle flights — departed crew quarters at Kennedy’s Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building a little before 1:30 p.m. EDT (1730 GMT) Saturday.

After a 20-minute drive to the launch pad, Hurley and Behnken rode an elevator to the 265-foot-level of the seaside complex, walked across the 50-foot crew access arm, and boarded SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule. The strapped into their seats and performed their initial spacecraft fit checks, following the same timeline as launch day.

See the photos:
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/05/2...ess-rehearsal/


Video: Dragon astronauts practice for launch day
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Demo-2 dry dress rehearsal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHjMUP_Vq7s

Following the same timeline as they will on launch day, NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken put on their SpaceX flight suits and strapped inside SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft Saturday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/05/2...or-launch-day/


Crew Dragon astronauts, both married to veteran space fliers, share unique bond
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It’s one thing to watch a spouse blast off on a rocketship, especially when the spacecraft is making its first flight with people on board. But it’s altogether another matter when the anxious spouse is an astronaut as well.

That’s the case for Karen Nyberg and Megan McArthur, both veteran astronauts married to the two men who plan to take off aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon Wednesday for a historic flight to the International Space Station.

https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/05/2...e-unique-bond/


SpaceX Crew Dragon Is the Most Anticipated Launch of the Year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEJi3ewHV1g

[Space Racer]

SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo 2 Launch this Week, SpaceX Starship News, X-37B military space plane 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZUYD5Ldth8

SpaceX Crew Dragon DM-2 Trailer: Teamwork - #CountdownTogether Join us live up-close May 27th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qOl6kmUZdU

Crew Dragon Launch Day Timeline: From Suit up to Docking with the ISS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr_zfpzGxQQ

SpaceX - DM 2 Virtual Crew Engagement Event - May 22, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe51rYsyDH0

NASA Live: Official Stream of NASA TV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg

Crew Demo-2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjb9FdVdX5I

If launch is aborted, get the replacement video here:
https://www.spacex.com/

[ga-hvac-tech]

I really hope it all works Wednesday...
Really!!!

It is past time for the USA to retake dominance in space!

[Space Racer]

NASA is broadcasting mission-related videos right now.
SpaceX and NASA will be live in a few minutes.

NASA Live: Official Stream of NASA TV [Broadcasting now.]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg

Crew Demo-2 [Coverage begins at 11:15 EDT]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIZsnKGV8TE

Crew Dragon Animation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZlzYzyREAI

Returning Human Spaceflight to the United States
(Nice photo)
https://www.spacex.com/launches/

[Space Racer]

Live video with no chatter I mean commentary:

NASA Live: Official Stream of NASA TV's Media Channel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA9UZF-SZoQ

[Space Racer]

https://media.townhall.com/Townhall/...0529064517.jpg
https://townhall.com/political-carto...0/05/31/174171

[Space Racer]

SpaceX Monthly Recap | SN4 Explodes, CREW TO ORBIT, and more! [Final Episode]
This video is part of a playlist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7QH...ikj0qr&index=1


Spacex Stats
https://www.spacexstats.xyz/


SpaceX wins NASA approval to launch astronauts on reused rockets and spacecraft
(Keep reading past the Biden ad.)
https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-nasa-astronaut-launch-rocket-reuse-approval/


SpaceX shares rare view of Starlink satellites rocketing into space
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Starlink | Fairing Deploy Sequence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKWio4zHShM

The view is from the fairing as it falls away from the rocket.

https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-rar...airing-deploy/


More SpaceX News
https://www.teslarati.com/category/spacex/

[Space Racer]

Crew Dragon Return and Starship Hop Test July 24 - August 4

SpaceX Demo-2 astronauts back in Crew Dragon to perform habitability testing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3Ld6X3q4jw

SpaceX Demo-2: Crew Dragon return explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtmFEmzCWn8

NASA astronauts get ready for a rare splashdown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLVaq3KMWOw

Crew Dragon astronauts ready for re-entry, splashdown
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/07/3...ry-splashdown/

Crew Dragon astronauts pack up for return to Earth
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/08/0...turn-to-earth/

Nasa astronauts start flight home in SpaceX capsule despite Storm Isaias threatening splashdown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quvBOiWZJ3Q

Crew Demo-2 Departure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl2jo1bSxl8

NASA Astronauts Return Home in SpaceX's Crew Dragon Spacecraft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13OkD0C_TWU

Hurley, Behnken heading home on final leg of Crew Dragon test flight
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/08/0...n-test-flight/

Astronauts back on Earth after ‘extraordinary’ Dragon test flight
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/08/0...n-test-flight/

Crew Demo-2 Splashdown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSJIQftoxeU

Relive the final descent of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/08/0...on-spacecraft/

Dragon astronauts describe sounds and sensations of return to Earth
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/08/0...ning-to-earth/

SpaceX Crew Dragon Returns to Earth - 8/2 (FULL LIVE STREAM)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0HfoulkbU8

How Not to Land an Orbital Rocket Booster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvim4rsNHkQ

Starship SN5 150m Hop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1HA9LlFNM0

SpaceX clears big hurdle on next-gen Starship rocket program
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/08/0...ocket-program/

Watch SpaceX ACTUALLY hop Starship SN-5 150m!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJR4gZBLMNw

Starship SN-5 Hop
https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...rship+SN-5+Hop

[Space Racer]

Demo-2 Astronauts Behnken and Hurley Return to Houston at Ellington Field
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr6RxbQmcac

SpaceX DM2 post landing Astronaut press conference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WsWHQXtCPg

Backup:
DM 2 Crew News Conference at Johnson Space Center - August 4, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEY-Pd5YL6k

[Space Racer]

SpaceX Starship News, Crew dragon return & splashdown, Starlink, Rocket Lab, Virgin Galactic updates

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLYXk5fDAHA

[Space Racer]

Located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton, Ohio:

The National Museum of the U.S. Airforce.. FROM THE AIR!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4wLr8_Kaw4

From the caption:

We had the once in a lifetime chance to fly cinewhoops inside the National Museum of the United States Air Force, and some of the footage we captured was incredible. I am generally not a huge fan of playing clips backwards, but I think for this video it perfectly suits what we were capturing.

Thanks to the USAF Museum for allowing us to fly cinewhoops inside the museum and capture the incredible machines that they have on display:
https://www.instagram.com/afmuseum/
https://www.facebook.com/AFmuseum/