commercial crew program
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Test Mission Of SpaceX Crew Dragon Ends With Successful Splashdown In The Atlantic
SpaceX’s new commercial astronaut capsule, the Crew Dragon, has completed its first test flight, falling into the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday morning.
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Is Greenlit For March 2 Unmanned Mission To The ISS
NASA has given the green light for Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch the first unmanned test of its seven-seat Crew Dragon capsule on March 2 after passing a full day of reviews, bringing the space agency one step closer to replacing the retired Space Shuttle program after years of delays and ending its dependency on…
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Rocks Latest Hover Tests
Go go Dragon! SpaceX just posted video of its Dragon 2 spacecraft testing its ability to hover. Once certified, this spacecraft will carry astronauts to the space station as part of NASA’s commercial crew program. Crewed test flights are tentatively planned to start in 2017.