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February 9, 2021

Crew Dragon breaks record for longest flight by human-rated U.S. spacecraft

An astronaut snapped this picture of the Crew Dragon “Resilience”… Read More

January 5, 2021

U.S. companies, led by SpaceX, launched more than any other country in 2020

A Falcon 9 rocket soars into the sky with 60 Starlink internet satellites… Read More

December 15, 2020

Scientists thrilled with asteroid treasure returned by Japanese spacecraft

Japanese scientists found black material from asteroid Ryugu inside… Read More

December 14, 2020

The Owl’s Night Begins: Japan’s StriX-α satellite ready for Rocket Lab launch

Rocket Lab is preparing for the 17th flight of their small satellite… Read More

December 5, 2020

Japanese capsule carrying asteroid rocks lands in Australia after six-year mission

Artist’s concept of the Hayabusa spacecraft releasing it… Read More

December 5, 2020

Live coverage: Hayabusa 2 set to return asteroid samples to Earth

Live coverage of the return of Japan’s Hayabusa 2 mission to… Read More

December 5, 2020

Japanese asteroid sampling mission on course for return to Earth

Artist’s concept of the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft releasing its… Read More

November 28, 2020

Japan to launch joint military, scientific optical data relay satellite

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan plans to launch an H-IIA rocket… Read More

November 20, 2020

Crew-rated SpaceX booster returns to Cape Canaveral with a lean

The Falcon 9 booster from the Crew-1 launch returned to Port Canaveral… Read More

November 20, 2020

Photos: Four astronauts launch aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

These images show the liftoff of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Resilience… Read More

November 16, 2020

Astronauts fly with SpaceX in landmark launch for commercial spaceflight

A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off at 7:27 p.m. EST Sunday (0027 GMT Monday)… Read More

November 14, 2020

Veteran Japanese astronaut to become SpaceX’s first international passenger

Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi during training at SpaceX headquarters… Read More

November 12, 2020

Astronauts rehearse for launch day as mission managers watch weather

Crew-1 astronauts Soichi Noguchi, Mike Hopkins, Shannon Walker,… Read More

November 11, 2020

Falcon 9 rocket fires up in crucial test before weekend crew launch

SpaceX test-fires a Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday at the Kennedy Space… Read More

November 11, 2020

Photos: Falcon 9 rocket rolled out to pad 39A for Crew-1 launch

SpaceX raised a 215-foot-tall (65-meter) Falcon 9 rocket on pad 39A… Read More

November 10, 2020

NASA formally certifies SpaceX’s Crew Dragon for “operational” astronaut flights

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon “Resilience” spacecraft… Read More

November 9, 2020

Photos: Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 ready for rollout to pad 39A

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon “Resilience” spacecraft… Read More

November 8, 2020

Photos: Crew-1 astronauts greeted at Kennedy Space Center

Crew Dragon commander Mike Hopkins, pilot Victor Glover, and mission… Read More