By Jim Cawley NASA’s Kennedy Space Center It was a picture perfect launch during a beautiful evening on Florida’s Space Coast, as NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) blasted off from Kennedy Space Center on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission. “This is a great day for the United States …
The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, along with Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on their way to the International Space Station has safely reached orbit, and the nosecone has been opened. At 9:30 p.m., NASA will host a postlaunch news conference from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Participants in the briefing …
Resilience has separated from the second stage. The spacecraft is traveling at approximately 27,000 kilometers per hour.
Stage 1 of the rocket completed its descent and landed on SpaceX’s drone ship.
Shutdown of the second stage engine occurs right on time. “A nominal orbit insertion,” which are great words to hear.
The second stage engine continues to burn. About eight minutes into flight, all is well.
The call came in from Crew-1 Commander Mike Hopkins that trajectory is nominal. The first stage has started its descent.
The rocket has reached first stage main engine cutoff (MECO). The first and second stages have separated.
Max Q, or the moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket, has been reached.
The Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft Resilience lit up the Florida early evening sky, lifting off from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A at 7:27 p.m. EST! Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Soichi Noguchi have started their 27.5-hour journey to the International Space Station on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission. Max Q …
