4 Frames of Pad Abort Test : Image Credit NASA SpaceX took a major step towards regaining U.S. domestic crew launch capability today with a successful Pad Abort Test of its Commercial Crew Dragon capsule. The test widow was originally scheduled to open at 7:00 AM EDT, but was subsequently moved back two hours to […]
Historians may one day look back at the present age with with a sense of envy. In much the same way we can look back at the Renaissance or exploration in the Age of Sail and wonder what it was like to live in an era when the limits of knowledge were being being tested […]
Image Credit: SpaceX SpaceX Media Release SpaceX Completes Qualification Testing of SuperDraco Thruster Thruster to Power Revolutionary Launch Escape System on Dragon Spacecraft HAWTHORNE, Ca – Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) announced today that it has completed qualification testing for the SuperDraco thruster, an engine that will power the Dragon spacecraft’s launch escape system and […]
Update: 4:05 PM EST SpaceX has now reported that all four thruster pods are operational, and orbital adjustments will begin shortly Original post SpaceX’s CRS-2 mission to the International Space Station is beginning to get back on track following a successful effort to pressurize three of four oxidizer tanks aboard the Dragon spacecraft. Although […]
This update corrects an earlier version which reported in error that one of three thruster pods was brought on line during an initial pass over Australia Solar panels were in fact deployed prior to returning three thruster segments to functionality Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 on NASA’s CRS-2 mission. The fifth and final Falcon […]
A previous version of this article contained erroneous information on several accounts. The corrections, which are significant, are illustrative of the unique approach SpaceX is taking in its Falcon / Dragon system. Innerspace.net originally reported that during a meeting of the NASA Advisory Council’s Human Exploration and Operations Committee, ISS Station Manager Mike Suffredini discussed […]
Recent Comments