NASA clears SpaceX Crew Dragon mission for liftoff

Making History

NASA just cleared SpaceX the go-ahead for its historic launch scheduled for May 27. "We are go for launch!" NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine tweeted.

NASA Clears SpaceX Crew Dragon Mission for Liftoff

All systems are go for next week's historic launch.

"I would expect there to be a very high chance of scrub due to the weather."

SpaceX says "high chance" human launch will be pushed back

Splashdown Zone

SpaceX Director of Crew Mission Management Benji Reed said he expects a "high chance" of bad weather delaying next week's astronaut launch.

SpaceX Says “High Chance” Human Launch Will Be Pushed Back

SpaceX will need calm seas to safely launch astronauts next week.

"The bottom line is that, as the committee that oversees NASA, we need answers."

NASA leader mysteriously resigns after unspecified scandal

Spill the Beans

Douglas Loverro, the head of NASA's human spaceflight office just resigned a mere week before SpaceX's historic NASA astronaut launch.

NASA Leader Mysteriously Resigns After Unspecified Scandal

NASA's administrator for human spaceflight just resigned because of a "mistake" — and we have no idea why.

The plan is to send two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station using one of SpaceX's tried-and-true Falcon 9 rockets.

SpaceX is setting up Crew Dragon for its first human spaceflight

What Happened to Ripley?

SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule just arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center ahead of its first crewed test flight dubbed Demo-2 on May 27.

SpaceX Is Setting Up Crew Dragon For Its First Human Spaceflight

SpaceX is about to make history.

CREW TRAINING | ISS Docking Simulator

The company claims it's the "controls of the actual interface" inside the real Crew Dragon.

Dock a SpaceX spacecraft to the ISS In this amazing simulator

Abort! Abort!

SpaceX has launched a browser-based simulator that allows you to take over the controls of a Crew Dragon spacecraft and dock it to the Space Station.

Dock a SpaceX Spacecraft to the ISS in This Amazing Simulator

SpaceX just released a videogame. Can you beat it?

SpaceX is officially sending astronauts to space next month

3-2-1...

SpaceX finally has a launch date to return astronauts from US soil to space since the retirement of NASA's Space Shuttle program in 2011: May 27.

SpaceX Is Officially Sending Astronauts to Space Next Month

"On May 27, will once again launch American astronauts on American rockets from American soil!"

"This historic mission will forge a path to making spaceflight possible for all people who dream of it."

SpaceX says it will launch space tourists as soon as next year

Adventure Time

Private space tourism company Space Adventures has announced a new partnership with SpaceX to start flying those who can afford a ticket to space.

SpaceX Says It Will Launch Space Tourists as Soon as Next Year

Elon Musk's space company plans to fly four private passengers around the Earth as soon as 2021.

Don't worry. This was all part of the plan.

Watch a SpaceX rocket explode in mid-flight

SpaceX Fireball

SpaceX tested its Crew Dragon spacecraft's in-flight abort system on Sunday, blowing up a Falcon 9 rocket in the process.

Watch a SpaceX Rocket Explode in Mid-Flight

It looks like a scene out of "Star Wars."

SpaceX says it'll drive astronauts to launchpad in Tesla Model X

TeslaX

NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Doug Hurley got to ride a Tesla Model X to the launch pad as part of a SpaceX pre-launch rehearsal over the weekend.

SpaceX Says It’ll Drive Astronauts to Launchpad in Tesla Model X

Here's a collaboration we can get behind.

It's sacrificing a rocket in the name of safety.

SpaceX is going to blow up a Falcon 9 rocket just after launch

Deliberate Destruction

SpaceX hopes to prove that NASA astronauts will be safe aboard Crew Dragon by deliberately destroying a Falcon 9 rocket soon after launch.

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