NASA managers clear Boeing’s Starliner for second try to reach space station
Spaceflight Now · 11 May 2022
NASA officials cleared Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule for launch in a flight readiness review Wednesday, moving a step closer toward a critical unpiloted demonstration flight to attempt docking at the International Spac...
Northrop Grumman says it has backup plan for ISS resupply, but silent on details
Spaceflight Now · 11 May 2022
Northrop Grumman says it has a backup plan to fulfill the company’s contract to resupply to the International Space Station if the war in Ukraine continues to disrupt the supply of Russian engines and Ukrainian booster c...
SpaceX training begins this month for first commercial spacewalk mission
Spaceflight Now · 10 May 2022
The four-person crew who will fly on the all-private Polaris Dawn mission — set to include the first commercial spacewalk and the debut of SpaceX’s extravehicular spacesuit — will begin training this month for their ride...
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 to Discuss Mission After Returning to Earth
NASA · 9 May 2022
Astronauts of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission, including crew members from NASA and ESA (European Space Agency), will answer questions about their recent mission aboard the International Space Station during a post-splashdo...
Splashdown of SpaceX capsule caps busy season of space station crew rotations
Spaceflight Now · 6 May 2022
Four astronauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station early Friday with a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida, the sixth crew launch or landing in support of the...
NASA, ESA Astronauts Safely Return to Earth
NASA · 6 May 2022
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts aboard the Dragon Endurance spacecraft safely splashed down Friday in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida, completing the agency’s third long-duration commercial crew mission to th...
Crew-3 splashes down in Gulf of Mexico
SpaceNews · 6 May 2022
A Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico May 6, returning four astronauts to Earth after nearly six months on the International Space Station.
Dragon crew capsule undocks from space station, heads for splashdown Friday
Spaceflight Now · 5 May 2022
Three NASA astronauts and a European Space Agency mission specialist left the International Space Station early Thursday aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule, heading for splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Flori...
Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule meets Atlas rocket for long-delayed test flight
Spaceflight Now · 4 May 2022
Ready for another try at launching on a test flight to the International Space Station, Boeing rolled a repaired Starliner crew capsule to United Launch Alliance’s seaside rocket hangar at Cape Canaveral Wednesday to pre...
Crew-4 arrives at ISS
SpaceNews · 28 Apr 2022
A Crew Dragon spacecraft docked with the International Space Station with a new set of American and European astronauts April 27.
Four astronauts arrive at space station for long-term stay
Spaceflight Now · 28 Apr 2022
Three Americans and one Italian astronaut floated into the International Space Station late Wednesday after a nearly 16-hour transit aboard a SpaceX crew capsule from a launch pad on Florida’s Space Coast, ready for a re...
Cosmonauts activate European Robotic Arm on 250th space station spacewalk
Spaceflight Now · 28 Apr 2022
Two Russian cosmonauts unlocked the European Robotic Arm from its launch moorings on a spacewalk Thursday, allowing the manipulator to move around outside the International Space Station for the first time.
Crew Dragon Freedom makes its first docking at the ISS on the Crew-4 mission
NASASpaceflight · 27 Apr 2022
After a successful launch, Crew Dragon C212 Freedom docked to the International Space Station (ISS) at 23:37 UTC Thursday (7:37 pm EDT on Tuesday). Flying the SpaceX Crew-4 mission, Dragon was launched on Wednesday and t...
Three Americans, one Italian launch on SpaceX’s new “Freedom” spacecraft
Spaceflight Now · 27 Apr 2022
Four astronauts rocketed into a clear predawn sky early Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, riding SpaceX’s newest Dragon spacecraft — named “Freedom” — to kick off a planned four-and-a-half month science...
Falcon 9 launches Crew-4 mission to space station
SpaceNews · 27 Apr 2022
Four American and European astronauts are on their way to the International Space Station after their launch on a Crew Dragon spacecraft April 27, less than two days after another spacecraft returned from the station.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Astronauts Launch to International Space Station
NASA · 27 Apr 2022
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts are in orbit following their launch to the International Space Station at 3:52 a.m. EDT Wednesday, April 27, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Crew-4 set for Wednesday morning commute to orbit
Space Scout · 27 Apr 2022
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission is set to launch early Wednesday morning, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station onboard
Crew-4 mission timeline
Spaceflight Now · 27 Apr 2022
This detailed mission timeline covers major vehicle and crew activities during the Crew-4 countdown and rendezvous with the International Space Station.
SpaceX poised for quick turnaround between astronaut missions
Spaceflight Now · 26 Apr 2022
Just 39 hours after SpaceX returned four private astronauts to Earth, the company’s next crew mission for NASA is set for launch from Florida early Wednesday with a planetary geologist, a veteran commander and medical do...
Crew-4 mission to ISS begins with pre-dawn liftoff
NASASpaceflight · 26 Apr 2022
The fourth SpaceX Commercial Crew rotation mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched on Wednesday, April 27 at 03:52 Eastern Daylight Time (07:52 UTC), using Falcon 9 B1067-4 for the first flight of Crew...
NASA expects decisions on ISS crew swaps by June
SpaceNews · 26 Apr 2022
NASA says it expects to know by June whether a Russian cosmonaut will fly on a Crew Dragon mission in September in exchange for a NASA astronaut flying on a Soyuz, as the agency’s leadership continues to express optimism...
Historic Axiom-1 mission returned from ISS as Crew-4 prepares for launch
NASASpaceflight · 25 Apr 2022
The first all-private astronaut mission to visit the International Space Station (ISS), Axiom-1, has successfully returned to Earth. Crew Dragon Endeavour undocked from the station’s Node 2 zenith (or space-facing) docki...
Axiom’s private astronauts depart space station after 15-day stay
Spaceflight Now · 25 Apr 2022
A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying four non-professional astronauts, the first fully commercial, non-government crew to visit the International Space Station, undocked from the outpost Sunday, heading for re-entry and...
SpaceX capsule returns to Earth with first all-private space station crew
Spaceflight Now · 25 Apr 2022
A SpaceX crew capsule splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Georgia Monday with a retired NASA astronaut and three wealthy businessmen, closing out an extended 17-day mission on the first fully commercial,...
Ax-1 undocks from space station after extended stay
SpaceNews · 24 Apr 2022
A Crew Dragon undocked from the International Space Station April 24 carrying four private astronauts who spent nearly twice as long on the station as originally planned.
SpaceX again waves off return of Axiom crew mission
Spaceflight Now · 23 Apr 2022
With persistent high winds off the Florida coast, SpaceX on Saturday again waved off the undocking and return to Earth of a Dragon crew capsule from the International Space Station with four private astronauts. The decis...
Next SpaceX crew launch on hold to wait for return of private astronaut mission
Spaceflight Now · 20 Apr 2022
The launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the next astronaut crew to the International Space Station has been postponed from Saturday after weather delays in returning a team of commercial astronauts from the outpo...
Axiom’s private crew gets extra time on space station after landing delay
Spaceflight Now · 20 Apr 2022
The four-man crew flying on Axiom’s first private mission to the International Space Station is getting some extra time on the orbiting complex this week. Managers have extended their stay until at least Thursday night d...
Weather delays Ax-1 return
SpaceNews · 20 Apr 2022
Poor weather will delay the return to Earth of four private astronauts from the International Space Station, which could in turn push back the launch of the next set of NASA and ESA astronauts to the station.
Russian cosmonauts complete spacewalk to begin activating European robotic arm
Spaceflight Now · 18 Apr 2022
Two Russian cosmonauts put on their Orlan spacesuits and headed outside the International Space Station Monday for a spacewalk to begin outfitting a European robotic arm mounted on a Russian science module launched last...