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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Launches to International Space Station

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Launches to International Space Station

Four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission launched at 11:43 a.m. EDT Friday from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a science expedition aboard the International Space Station. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket propelled the Dragon spacecraft into orbit carrying NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut …

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SpaceX just launched disease-causing bacteria to the International Space Station

SpaceX just launched disease-causing bacteria to the International Space Station

There’s a secret, extra member of Crew-11 traveling to the International Space Station right now: disease-causing bacteria. Or, at least, such bacteria will be growing aboard the orbiting laboratory very soon. Scientists at the Sheba Medical Center in Israel, in partnership with U.S.-based space tech company SpaceTango, have developed a study that will examine how microgravity affects the growth of …

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SpaceX launches Crew-11 astronauts to the ISS for NASA on milestone Crew Dragon flight (video)

SpaceX launches Crew-11 astronauts to the ISS for NASA on milestone Crew Dragon flight (video)

SpaceX launched its eleventh operational astronaut mission for NASA today (Aug. 1), sending the four Crew-11 astronauts on a flight toward the International Space Station. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida at 11:43 a.m. EDT (1543 GMT) today. Atop the rocket was the company’s Crew Dragon Endeavour …

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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida

Twenty-eight more Starlink satellites are now in Earth orbit after launching from Florida on Tuesday night (July 29). A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 11:37 p.m. EDT (0337 GMT on July 30) rom Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. After a nine minute climb into space, the 28 Starlink broadband internet …

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SpaceX, NASA scrub Crew-11 astronaut launch due to weather (video)

SpaceX, NASA scrub Crew-11 astronaut launch due to weather (video)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX scrubbed today’s (July 31) launch attempt of the Crew-11 astronaut mission for NASA. Launch officials called the scrub just over a minute before liftoff, due to a bank of cumulus clouds that appeared over in the skies over NASA’s Kennedy Space Center here. “Unfortunately, the weather is just not playing alongside with today’s excitement on …

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SpaceX calls off astronaut launch after clouds rolled in

SpaceX calls off astronaut launch after clouds rolled in

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Thick clouds prompted SpaceX to call off Thursday’s planned launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA. The countdown was halted at the one-minute, 7-second mark. SpaceX’s next launch attempt from Kennedy Space Center is Friday, although the weather forecast is less favorable. The U.S., Japanese and Russian crew will spend at …

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SpaceX Set to Launch NASA’s Crew-11 Mission to the Space Station – The New York Times

SpaceX Set to Launch NASA’s Crew-11 Mission to the Space Station  The New York Times Live coverage: Former members of Crew-9, Starliner-1 missions unite to fly to the Space Station  Spaceflight Now WATCH: NASA’s SpaceX Dragon Crew-11 set to blast off for International Space Station at 12:09 pm  WPTV NASA SpaceX Crew-11 rocket launch in Florida: What time is liftoff near Cape Canaveral?  Florida …

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