Dragon

August 20, 2024
News Missions

A Guide to Polaris Dawn and the First SpaceX Spacewalk

The Polaris Dawn Crew at the Mission Overview Briefing with SpaceX's Bill Gerstenmaier. Credits: Polaris Program/John Kraus

SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission will attempt the first commercial spacewalk, fly higher than any human mission since Apollo, and conduct 40 scientific experiments

Edoardo Giammarino

July 18, 2024
News Space Agencies

NASA and SpaceX Unveil Plans for ISS Deorbit Vehicle

An illustration of the SpaceX-made US Deorbit Vehicle docked with the International Space Station. Credits: SpaceX

NASA and SpaceX revealed new details about the new Dragon-based Deorbit Vehicle, designed to safely deorbit the International Space Station in 2030

Edoardo Giammarino

March 2, 2023
News Launches Missions Space Agencies

SpaceX has succesfully launched the Crew-6 to the Iss

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station. Credits: NASA/Joel Kowsky

The SpaceX Crew-6 mission took off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center aboard the Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket

Benedetta Facini

January 31, 2023
Insights

Polaris Dawn: a revolutionary private space mission

Polaris Dawn Crew. From left to right: Anna Menon, Sarah Gillis, Scott Poteet and Jared Isaacman. Credits: Polaris Dawn via Twitter

Polaris Dawn is the first mission in the Polaris Program aimed to rapidly advance human spaceflight capabilities by testing new technologies.

Benedetta Facini

January 26, 2023
Insights

Discovering Dragon: The Capsule That Made SpaceX Big

The uncrewed SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on approach to the station's Harmony module. Credits: NASA

SpaceX’s primary goal has always been focused on Mars and making life multi-planetary. The Dragon capsule has been the first step toward this huge goal