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In this image provided by NASA, SpaceX astronauts are greeted by those already aboard the International Space Station after the Dragon capsule successfully docked on Saturday. Their arrival brings the total number of astronauts on the station to a recent

Tight Quarters Aboard The Space Station As SpaceX Capsule Delivers 4 New Arrivals

Apr 24, 2021
It's the third flight of the Crew Dragon capsule since last May, and the first time an American capsule has been reused in decades. There are now more astronauts than beds on the space station.
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Astronauts, from left, Victor Glover, Michael Hopkins, Shannon Walker, and Japan's  Soichi Noguchi wave to family and friends as they leave for the launch site on Sunday.

4 Astronauts Aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon Successfully Dock With Space Station

Nov 16, 2020
Three NASA astronauts and one from Japan's space agency reached the ISS after a 27-hour flight following Sunday's liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center.
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SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule approaches the International Space Station ahead of docking Sunday.

SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule Successfully Docks With The International Space Station

May 31, 2020
The docking came above China and Mongolia as the ISS was traveling at 17,000 mph. It docked 19 hours after the historic launch with NASA astronauts from the Kennedy Space Center.
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President Trump, Vice President Pence and Karen Pence view the SpaceX flight to the International Space Station at Kennedy Space Center, Saturday in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Trump Takes Credit For Space Launch That Got Its Start A Decade Ago

May 30, 2020
The successful SpaceX launch has its roots in two previous administrations, but President Trump credited his own leadership.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9, with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken in the Dragon crew capsule, lifts off from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Saturday.

NASA And SpaceX Launch First Astronauts To Orbit From U.S. Since 2011

May 30, 2020
After an aborted launch attempt to the International Space Station on Wednesday, the weather cleared and the launch went ahead on Saturday.
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The Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are set to launch on Wednesday afternoon.

NASA And SpaceX Prepare To Launch Astronauts On New Spaceship

May 27, 2020
If the weather holds, later today the space agency and the commercial spaceflight company will send two astronauts on a trip to the International Space Station.
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NASA astronaut Douglas Hurley rehearses putting on his SpaceX spacesuit at the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building Kennedy Space Center in Florida, last week.

Shuttle Veteran Leads First Human Space Mission Launched From U.S. Since 2011

May 27, 2020
When Doug Hurley launched aboard Atlantis on July 8, 2011, the future of human spaceflight from U.S. soil was uncertain. Nearly a decade later, the astronaut is piloting SpaceX's new Crew Dragon.
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The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft is prepared for its first crewed launch from American soil. It arrived at the launch site on Feb. 13.

New Spaceship Prepares To Blast Off And Make History

May 26, 2020
NASA and SpaceX plan to launch astronauts to the International Space Station on Wednesday. It'll be the first time a new kind of spacecraft has launched astronauts into orbit since the space shuttle.
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A time exposure of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Boeing Starliner crew capsule on an flight test to the International Space Station lifts off in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Friday.

In Uncrewed Test, Boeing's Starliner Capsule Fails To Reach Space Station

Dec 20, 2019
After a flawless launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla., the crew capsule, loaded with 600 pounds of cargo for the station, was unable to reach its intended orbit, Boeing says.
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The Crew Dragon landed safely in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday morning, with a splashdown at 8:45 a.m. ET, as scheduled. The uncrewed craft had been on a test flight in which it docked with the International Space Station.

Watch: SpaceX Crew Dragon Splashes Down In Atlantic Ocean

Mar 08, 2019
The craft's splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean hit its expected landing time of 8:45 a.m. ET Friday after re-entering Earth's atmosphere.
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In this photo provided by NASA, the SpaceX Crew Dragon is pictured just beside the International Space Station. SpaceX's new crew capsule arrived at the station on Sunday in a remarkable moment for commercial space exploration.

Space Station Celebrates 'A New Era' In Exploration With Arrival Of SpaceX Capsule

Mar 03, 2019
Astronauts in the station opened Crew Dragon's hatch and entered the spacecraft on Sunday, in a significant moment for both Elon Musk's company and the future of commercial space exploration.
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