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» Astronauts on the space station just flew SpaceXs Crew Dragon to a new port - a first for the spaceship Astronauts on the space station just flew SpaceXs Crew Dragon to a new port - a first for the spaceship Morgan McFall-JohnsenApr 6, 2021, 04:20 IST The Crew Dragon Resilience undocks from the forward port of the International Space Station on April 5, 2021.NASA TV SpaceXs Crew Dragon spaceship moved on Monday to make way for the next Dragon capsule. The spaceship undocked from the Interna...

More Starlink satellites launching from Florida this week Launch time: 12:34 p.m. Wednesday Updated:  Tags:  A SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 60 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Jan. 20, 2021. (Image: SpaceX) (WKMG 2020) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX plans to launch its 23rd round of Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral as soon as this Wednesday afternoon. At least 60 spacecraft will be packed into the Falcon 9 rocket nose cone and ready for liftoff from...

To set the stage for another Dragon launch just a few weeks from now, NASA astronauts are preparing to board a SpaceX Crew Dragon for a brief flight around the International Space Station (ISS). Orbiting roughly 400 km (250 mi) above the Earth’s surface, the ISS and its crew of seven international astronauts have just two docking ports available to manage a growing influx of SpaceX Crew and Cargo Dragon 2 spacecraft, as well as Boeing’s chronically delayed Starliner. While Starliner hasn�...

SpaceX Crew Dragon just aced a record-setting maneuver for NASA Chris Davies - Apr 5, 2021, 10:25am CDT SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule has done what no other commercial spacecraft has before it, successfully moving between ports at the International Space Station. The repositioning of the Crew Dragon “Resilience” – which has been at the ISS since mid-November 2020 – is an important demonstration of the spacecraft’s ability to autonomously navigate and relocate aroun...

Updated: 6:59 AM PDT April 5, 2021 The presence of women in space dates back to Russian cosmonaut Valentia Tereshkova who went beyond Earths atmosphere on Vostok 6 in 1963.  It wasnt until 20 years later that Sally Ride became the first American woman in space when she flew aboard the Space Shuttle STS-7 in 1983.  In the time since female astronauts havent slowed down and continue to make history. The most recent example can be found in 2019 when Christina Koch and Jessica Mei...

Watch: NASA Spacecraft Prepares To Welcome New Crew Watch: NASA Spacecraft Prepares To Welcome New Crew After the new crew joins, the Crew-1 astronauts will return to Earth. The video shows SpaceX Crew Dragon Resiliences port being relocated. US space agency NASA shared footage of port relocation at the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday. The video shows SpaceX Crew Dragon Resiliences port being relocated as the space station prepares to welcome new crew later this month. SpaceX Cr...

Space Test Support and Satellite Environmental Testing Nuclear Weapons Effects Testing. Hypersonic/Long Range Systems Hypersonic/Long Range Systems is a collaborative effort between the Army and its Sister Services to deliver precision-strike dominance on land, sea, in the air and beyond , ranging from hypersonic missiles with a range of more than 1,000 miles, to an upgraded long-barrel howitzer. White Sands Missile Range is helping this leap-ahead technology as it transitions from the science...

NASA TV The spaceship undocked from the International Space Station and maneuvered to a different port. Its the first time Crew Dragon has conducted this port relocation, but likely wont be the last. SpaceXs first full astronaut crew successfully maneuvered its Crew Dragon spaceship to a new port on the International Space Station on Monday. It was the first time the vehicle had attempted the maneuver. Called a port relocation, the process required the spaceship to...

President Biden recently announced his pick for NASA administrator — former Florida Senator Bill Nelson — selecting another former congressman to follow Jim Bridenstine. He is known for being the second member of congress to travel to space, as he was a payload specialist on a Columbia Space Shuttle mission in January 1986. In 2018, when Nelson was a senator and ranking member of Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, he spoke with Via Satellite about bipartisan leadership in spa...

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