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SpaceX and NASA entering final preparations for Crew-2 launch April 1, 2021 With launch now just a few weeks away, SpaceX and NASA have entered final preparations for the second operational Crew Dragon mission. This will be SpaceX’s second long-duration crew rotation for NASA as a part of the Commercial Crew program.  Crew-2 will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft from historic LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center on April 22 at 6:11 AM EDT (10:11 UTC). It will also ...

Close Three Raptor engines for Starships third high-altitude test flight has been installed into the SN10. With pending results from the upcoming Static Fire Test, SN10 is tasked with repeating the flight of deceased SN9 and SN8. Before landing, it will attempt to utilize a different approach by flipping ahead of landing, allowing redundancy in case one Raptor suffers any issue. (Photo: Jared Krahn/ Wikimedia Commons) Starship SN10 under construction in the high bay at the build site. Meanwhil...