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 by Staff Writers Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 30, 2019
The launch of Crew Dragon, a reusable spacecraft manufactured by US aerospace manufacturer SpaceX, to the International Space Station (ISS) has been postponed from November to December this year, a source from the space industry said on Monday. "The first launch of Crew Dragon with the crew is scheduled for December 17," the source said. In June, NASA and the US Government Accountability Office confirmed that Crew Dragon was planned for the first launch with astronauts aboard no earlier than in November. In April, SpaceX said that an "anomaly" had occurred during static fire tests for the abort engines of its Crew Dragon spacecraft. The tests were carried out at SpaceX's test stand in Cape Canaveral, located in the southeastern US state of Florida. Crew Dragon, also known as Dragon 2, is a reusable spacecraft designed as a successor to the Dragon space freighter. Source: RIA Novosti
SpaceX Dragon on route to Space Station with cargo Washington DC (SPX) Jul 26, 2019 A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is on its way to deliver the second commercial crew docking port and about 5,000 pounds of science investigations and supplies for the International Space Station after a 6:01 p.m. EDT Thursday launch from Florida. The spacecraft launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and is scheduled to arrive at the orbiting laboratory Saturday, July 27. Coverage of the spacecraft's approach and arrival will begin at 8:30 a ... read more
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