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23.04.2021 / 14:25

An American, Japanese and French team in space: Meet the Crew-2 astronauts

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – A veteran team of space explorers lifted off Friday morning from Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning their six-month stay on the International Space Station.

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Video: Sending off 2nd astronaut parent to space in 1 year, Megan McArthur’s son cheers mom on before launch

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – Having one astronaut for a parent would be pretty unique but for NASA astronauts Megan McArthur and Bob Behnken, their son, Theo, has two.

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Astronauts flying reused SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Dragon capsule for 1st time

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – For the first time, NASA is putting its trust in a recycled SpaceX rocket and capsule for a crew.

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Florida reports 10,105 new COVID-19 cases as spectators swarm Space Coast for crewed launch

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A crippling pandemic won’t stop history from being made on Florida’s Space Coast on Sunday but the weather might.SpaceX is set to launch four astronauts aboard a Falcon 9 rocket for a six-month mission on the International Space Station. Right now, there’s about a 50% chance that the launch will go off as scheduled at 7:27 p.m.

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Crew-1 launch updates: SpaceX prepares to launch 4 astronauts from Florida

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – SpaceX is preparing to launch an international crew of astronauts from Kennedy Space Center Sunday night to the International Space Station on the Crew-1 mission, marking the private company’s second astronaut mission for NASA.The Falcon 9 rocket launch is set for 7:27 p.m. from Launchpad 39A at Kennedy Space Center.

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How to follow live coverage as SpaceX prepares to launch Crew-1 mission

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – SpaceX is set to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station on Saturday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.These launches through NASA’s commercial crew program are set to become more frequent in the coming year but this liftoff marks only the second human spaceflight from Florida since 2011.

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Space Curious: The questions we ask (and forget) to ask astronauts

astronauts launched from Florida since 2011, before, during and after the mission, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley -- affectionately known as the "SpaceX Dads” -- answered questions about their journey but also personal inquires about their families and ---their spacecraft bathroom.On this week’s episode of Space Curious, we’re talking about our fascination with space explorers, an elite class of humans who have trained many years for spaceflight.Astronauts are also ambassadors of spaceflight and NASA.

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WATCH LIVE: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket with 60 Starlink satellites

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SpaceX will try again to launch 13th batch of Starlink satellites

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – SpaceX will try again to launch the 13th batch of Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center on Thursday morning with better weather in the forecast.The private company is targeting 9:17 a.m. to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from launchpad 39A at KSC.

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WATCH LIVE: Dragon spacecraft arrives back into Port Canaveral after historic splashdown

PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. – Looking a little toasty after a historic splashdown on the Gulf Coast, SpaceX’s astronaut spacecraft will arrive back at Cape Canaveral on Friday afternoon.The Crew Dragon spacecraft nicknamed Endeavour is set to arrive by boat coming into Port Canaveral sometime after 5 p.m. News 6 will be there as the boat called Go Navigator makes its way into Port with the capsule.

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Gigabytes of data have to be examined before SpaceX mission is deemed a success

ORLANDO, Fla. – To the untrained eyes of space fans everywhere, when astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in late May and splashed down Aug. 2nd, everything looked perfect.Space travel is powered by data and lots of it.

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What needs to happen before SpaceX’s Dragon Endeavour flies astronauts again?

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The SpaceX spacecraft that made history after successfully completing its first flight with two NASA astronauts is not done yet, it will be refurbished and reflown again.NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken arrived safely home Sunday in their Dragon spacecraft nicknamed Endeavour, splashing down off Florida’s west coast in the first splashdown since the Apollo program.SpaceX COO Gywnne Shotwell said based on the data from the spacecraft so far and the successful Demo-2 mission, the spacecraft performed well.“Based on the telemetry, and any visual indications that we’ve had so far, the vehicle looks like it’s in really good shape,” Shotwell told reporters Sunday a few hours after the splashdown.The Crew Dragon

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NASA astronauts successfully splashdown in Florida, completing historic SpaceX manned mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After a 19-hour journey since undocking from the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are back on American soil and have successfully completed SpaceX’s first-ever manned mission.Behnken and Hurley took off in the Crew Dragon capsule atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A on May 30th. It was the first manned mission from American soil since 2011. The historic manned mission went off on Saturday afternoon from Kennedy Space Center.RELATED: NASA announces astronauts to fly on SpaceX's next manned missionThe two astronauts undocked from the International Space Station at 7:34 p.m.

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Astronauts face final leg of SpaceX test flight: Splashdown off Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A pair of NASA astronauts face the final and most important part of their SpaceX test flight: returning to Earth with a rare splashdown.Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken took part in a farewell ceremony Saturday at the International Space Station, several hours ahead of their planned departure on a SpaceX Dragon capsule.Despite approaching Hurricane Isaias, NASA said the weather looks favorable for a Sunday afternoon splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico near Panama City, Florida. It will be the first splashdown for astronauts in 45 years.

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Pending weather, NASA astronauts still ‘Go’ for Sunday splashdown in SpaceX Dragon Endeavour

ORLANDO, Fla. – Two NASA astronauts are preparing to become the first to complete their spaceflight on SpaceX’s new Dragon spacecraft nicknamed Endeavour but Hurricane Isaias may foil those plans.Unfazed by the weather woes, NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken told reporters Friday if their planned splashdown off Florida’s coast in Dragon Endeavour gets delayed they have plenty of “chow” and work to do on the International Space Station.The astronauts joined their fellow NASA crew member Chris Cassidy on the ISS at the end of May following a historic launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center, the first human launch there since 2011.

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SpaceX faces potential tropical storm as it prepares to bring home NASA astronauts

ORLANDO, Fla. – Potential 60 mph wind gusts won’t bode well for a SpaceX spacecraft splashdown planned for this Sunday if the current track of a potential tropical storm holds.NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are waiting to find out if they will return home from the International Space Station as NASA and SpaceX officials conduct what’s known as a flight readiness review, or FRR, on Wednesday.

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Astronauts squeeze in last spacewalk before SpaceX departure

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Astronauts squeezed in one last spacewalk Tuesday before turning their attention to the all-important end to SpaceX’s first crew flight. NASA’s Bob Behnken and Chris Cassidy floated out of the International Space Station on their fourth and final spacewalk in under a month.

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NASA targeting Aug. 2 for SpaceX Crew Dragon splashdown with astronauts

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA’s first astronauts to launch from U.S. soil since 2011 will return in their SpaceX spacecraft as soon as Aug.

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Astronaut says losing mirror on spacewalk was 'real bummer'

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The commander of the International Space Station said Monday that losing a mirror during last week’s otherwise successful spacewalk was “a real bummer.” NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy said he has no idea how the small mirror on his left sleeve came off. The band for the mirror is on pretty tight, he noted, and it may have caught on a metal tether attachment as he exited the airlock Friday.

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Twitter disables Trump campaign's George Floyd video tribute

President Donald Trump points from the rooftop of the Operational Building at NASA before the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley aboard the rocket from the Kennedy Space Center on May 30, 2020. (PhotThe three minute and 45 second clip is a montage of photos and videos of peaceful marches and police officers hugging protesters interspersed with some scenes of burning buildings and vandalism, set to gentle piano music and Trump speaking.Last month, Twitter placed fact-check warnings on two tweets from Trump's own account that called mail-in ballots “fraudulent” and predicted problems with the November U.S.

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On a space high? Tune in to this outer space playlist

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Falcon 9 booster used to launch NASA astronauts headed for Port Canaveral

PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. – The SpaceX rocket booster used to launch NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on their mission to the International Space Station, making history by being the first private rocket to do so, is headed back into Port Canaveral Tuesday.

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SpaceX's 1st astronaut launch was NASA's most-watched online event ever

NASA's "Launch America" drew much of the nation in.

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SpaceX captures the flag, beating Boeing in cosmic contest

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The first astronauts launched by SpaceX declared victory Monday in NASA’s cosmic capture-the-flag game.

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How is the bathroom on Crew Dragon? NASA astronauts finally able to answer

ORLANDO, Fla. – In the weeks leading up to the first astronaut launch from Florida in years, the question that came up repeatedly during media events with the two NASA astronauts who would be the first to fly on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon was “how’s the bathroom on board?”

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How Crew Dragon compares to flying on space shuttle from the first NASA astronauts to do both

After becoming the first NASA astronauts to launch from Florida in nine years, astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are reflecting on how flying in their previous spaceship, the space shuttle compares to their new ride built by SpaceX’s the Crew Dragon spacecraft.

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Sparkling dinosaur makes journey with NASA astronauts to International Space Station

Two NASA astronauts who arrived at the International Space Station Sunday morning in their new SpaceX spacecraft brought with them a reminder of their young sons who they will spend up to four months without seeing in person.

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Astronauts board International Space Station after docking SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft

NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are officially onboard the International Space Station.

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Astronauts dock SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft at International Space Station

NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken launched into space on Saturday afternoon, riding SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft.

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WATCH LIVE: Crew Dragon docks with International Space Station

ORLANDO, Fla. – NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are approaching their new temporary home in orbit Sunday morning after zipping around Earth to catch up to the International Space Station.

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Astronauts approaching the International Space Station, will dock the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft

NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken launched into space on Saturday afternoon, riding SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft.

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SpaceX's astronaut-riding Dragon approaches space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX’s astronaut-riding Dragon capsule approached the International Space Station on Sunday, just hours after a historic liftoff from Florida.

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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk officially launched humans to space -- here’s what he’s planning next

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Thousands of people gathered to witness history as two NASA astronauts blasted off from the Space Coast Saturday afternoon on a SpaceX rocket, marking the first crewed flight to lift off from U.S. soil since 2011 and the first-ever crewed flight aboard a commercially made spacecraft.

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WATCH LIVE: NASA discusses historic launch

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – Nearly nine years ago, NASA astronaut Doug Hurley landed at Kennedy Space Center on space shuttle Atlantis and knew he would be one of the last to launch from Florida’s Coast for years. But what he didn’t know is that he would also be one of the first to return human spaceflight to U.S. soil.

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Meet the dinosaur hitching a ride to space with U.S. astronauts

A cute stuffed dinosaur hitched a ride on SpaceX’s historic manned launch.

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‘WE DID IT!!!’: Astronauts, proud Americans share their reactions to the 2020 SpaceX launch

The May 30 launch marked the first American-manned space mission since 2011.

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Dragon-riding astronauts join exclusive inner circle at NASA

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken join NASA’s exclusive inner circle by catching a ride on a SpaceX rocket and capsule.

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SpaceX rocket ship blasts off into orbit with 2 Americans

The May 30 launch marked the first American-manned space mission since 2011.

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SpaceX rocket ship blasts off into orbit with 2 Americans

The May 30 launch marked the first American-manned space mission since 2011.

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WATCH LIVE: NASA, SpaceX set to launch spacecraft in historic mission

SpaceX is poised to make history on Saturday with the manned flight of its Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS).

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NASA astronauts wave goodbye to families in 2nd attempt to launch SpaceX Crew Dragon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Anticipation continued to build Saturday as NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Dough Hurley rode out to Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A, but not before giving America a personal look at their touching goodbyes to their families.

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2 astronauts suit up for historic launch of SpaceX rocket

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Despite more storms in the forecast, two NASA astronauts suited up Saturday for a history-making launch into orbit aboard a rocket ship designed and built by Elon Musk's SpaceX company.

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SpaceX presses ahead in historic 1st launch of astronauts

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Despite more storms in the forecast, SpaceX pressed ahead Saturday in its historic attempt to launch astronauts for NASA, a first by a private company.

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SpaceX presses ahead in historic 1st launch of astronauts

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Despite more storms in the forecast, SpaceX pressed ahead Saturday in its historic attempt to launch astronauts for NASA, a first by a private company.

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Timeline: Here’s what NASA astronauts are doing on launch day

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – After the first try was scrubbed due to weather, SpaceX will again attempt to launch two NASA astronauts on its Crew Dragon spacecraft Saturday from Kennedy Space Center.

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Live launch updates: SpaceX set to launch NASA astronauts on Crew Dragon

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – SpaceX will possibly try again Saturday to launch NASA astronauts from Kennedy Space Center becoming the first private company to send humans into orbit and ending a nine year gap in human spaceflight from the U.S.

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Weather could again hold up SpaceX attempt to launch NASA astronauts

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – After the first try was scrubbed due to weather, SpaceX could again attempt to launch two NASA astronauts on its Crew Dragon spacecraft this weekend, however, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said the final decision will come Saturday morning, hours before liftoff, after another hard look at the weather.

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SpaceX-NASA historic Demo-2 launch: All you need to know about company's first human mission to space

SpaceX's "Demo-2" mission from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida this weekend will be the first flight with astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon capsule built by entrepreneur Elon Musk's commercial space company.

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