Relive the powerful moments from SpaceX Relive the powerful moments from SpaceX Crew-6, as four astronauts launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft on March 2, 2023. This mission carried NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren “Woody” Hoburg, UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev to the International Space Station, continuing international teamwork in space. From liftoff to orbit, Crew-6 supported vital science experiments, stati

SpaceX Crew Dragon parachute test documented by NASA. During the test, a capsule (or test article) is dropped from the sky to check how its drogue and main parachutes deploy. These tests are very important. The parachutes must open perfectly to slow the spacecraft safely before it lands in the ocean, protecting astronauts returning from space. NASA and SpaceX ran many tests like this under the Commercial Crew Program to make sure Crew Dragon could safely carry astronauts to and from the Internat

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission, launched on April 27, 2022, from Kennedy Space Center. Crew-4 carried four astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon Freedom to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The mission highlights include liftoff, rocket ascent, and the start of another long-duration science mission in orbit. Crew members: 👩‍🚀 Kjell Lindgren (NASA) 👨‍🚀 Bob Hines (NASA) 👩‍🚀 Samantha Cristoforetti (ESA) 👩‍🚀 Jessica Watkins (NASA) A powerful reminder