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SpaceX DM-2 Flight Readiness Review Press Conference 🚀 [Highlight]

By |2020-05-23T12:44:44-04:00May 23rd, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

NASA conducted their first (of two) flight readiness reviews (FRR) to prepare for the SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station. This is the press conference following the review which resulted in a GO to proceed towards launch on May 27, 2020. Timestamps listed below.This is a highlight clip from our live stream. Full [...]

SpaceX DM-2 Static Fire & Flight Readiness Review 🔴 Live

By |2020-05-22T17:20:42-04:00May 22nd, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX will launch the second demonstration mission of its Crew Dragon vehicle as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Transportation Capability Program (CCtCap), carrying two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. Timestamps listed below.SEGMENTS0:00 Intro2:49 Show Start & DM-2 Discussions1:01:00 Kerbal Space Program1:39:38 Astronaut Interview2:17:36 Flight Readiness Review3:43:47 Static Fire Discussions3:56:49 Static Fire4:09:37 Closing remarks4:12:49 [...]

Astronauts arrive at Kennedy Space Center for SpaceX DM-2 🚀🚀 [Highlight]

By |2020-05-21T10:35:49-04:00May 21st, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

NASA Astronauts Bob Behnken & Doug Hurley arrived to NASA's Kennedy Space Center on May 20, 2020 in preparation for SpaceX's Demo-2 (DM-2) mission which is scheduled for May 27, 2020 at 4:33pm EDT (21:33 UTC). Timestamps listed below.This is a highlight clip from our live stream. Full live stream video available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJzgkNgi1hg />#SpaceX [...]

Astronauts inbound to Kennedy Space Center for SpaceX DM-2 🔴 Live

By |2020-05-20T18:13:10-04:00May 20th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX will launch the second demonstration mission of its Crew Dragon vehicle as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Transportation Capability Program (CCtCap), carrying two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. This mission will be the first crewed flight to launch from the United States since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011. [...]

Two more astronauts added to SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission to the ISS

By |2020-04-02T22:58:22-04:00April 2nd, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA and SpaceX are under two months away from their currently scheduled launch date for the first crewed missions of American astronauts, on American rockets, from American soil; but that doesn't mean it's too early to plan for what's coming after that.

SpaceX loses Crew Dragon mockup capsule during parachute test

By |2020-04-02T23:00:39-04:00March 24th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , |

SpaceX announced that one of their final preparation tests with their Crew Dragon capsule's parachute systems did not go as planned. The company and their test operators were forced to drop their Crew Dragon mockup capsule early during the test to protect the safety of the helicopter crew.

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