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Mint
01-08-2025
- Science
- Mint
SpaceX Launches Crew After NASA, Russia Space Chief Meeting
A SpaceX capsule carrying astronauts from the US, Japan and Russia launched to the International Space Station on Friday, the start of a planned six-month stay in orbit for NASA. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with the crew's Dragon capsule lifted off at 11:44 a.m. local time from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kimiya Yui and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov. Elon Musk-led SpaceX originally attempted to launch the mission on Thursday but halted the countdown roughly a minute before liftoff citing unfavorable weather conditions. The crew is aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endeavour, which is flying for the sixth time since its debut in 2020. Originally, NASA had certified Crew Dragon spacecraft to fly as many as five times, but the agency is working to extend that certification to reach 15 flights. 'We've had to go through and do a recertification effort of Dragon working hand in hand with SpaceX to get to six flights,' Steve Stich, the program manager of NASA's Commercial Crew program, said during a press conference last month. On Thursday ahead of the launch, the head of Russia's Roscosmos space agency, Dmitry Bakanov, met with NASA's acting administrator, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy at Kennedy Space Center to discuss continued cooperation and collaboration in space, a NASA spokesperson told Bloomberg News. Bakanov arrived in the US on Tuesday for talks with Duffy and to visit SpaceX facilities, according to a Roscosmos statement. The meeting marked the first time two heads of NASA and Roscosmos have met in person since 2018, and it was the first meeting between Duffy and Bakanov. Called Crew-11, Friday's journey marks SpaceX's 12th trip with astronauts under NASA's Commercial Crew Program, including a test flight and 11 full-duration missions. The crew is slated to dock with the International Space Station around 3 a.m. New York time on Saturday. The launch comes around two months after a public spat between Musk and US President Donald Trump, during which Musk threatened to decommission the Dragon spacecraft but later walked back the threat. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
India Today
31-07-2025
- Science
- India Today
Watch LIVE: Nasa launches four astronauts on six-month mission to space
Weeks after four astronauts, part of the Axiom-4 mission, returned to Earth from space, Nasa is all set to launch four others to the International Space four astronauts will launch aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft toward the International Space Station (ISS) for a planned six-month NASA CREW-11 LAUNCH TO SPACE They are set to liftoff from the Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking a significant milestone as the Crew Dragon Endeavour embarks on its sixth flight to the Crew-11 team comprises Nasa astronauts Zena Cardman, serving as Commander on her first spaceflight, and Michael Fincke, the mission Pilot making his fourth voyage to them are Japan's JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, both taking part in their first space missions. This diverse crew represents international collaboration in human liftoff aboard SpaceX's reliable Falcon 9 rocket, the crew is expected to dock with the ISS's Harmony module about 39 hours later, at approximately on August 2. Once aboard the orbiting laboratory, the astronauts will join Expedition 73/74 crews with a packed agenda of scientific experiments and maintenance work in a microgravity six-month mission under Nasa's Commercial Crew Program reflects an ongoing partnership with SpaceX to transport astronauts and supplies to low Earth orbit, enabling Nasa to focus resources on upcoming deep space missions including Artemis lunar also demonstrates SpaceX's growing role as a commercial launch provider, with the Falcon-9's first stage booster B1094 making its third flight in this the Crew-11 launch is the first Nasa astronaut mission to be livestreamed on Netflix in addition to Nasa's traditional coverage platforms, expanding public engagement with space Crew-11 embarks on its journey, the mission highlights continued international cooperation and technological advancement in human spaceflight, paving the way for future explorations beyond Earth's orbit. The astronauts are scheduled to return to Earth in April 2026, concluding nearly nine months aboard the ISS.- EndsMust Watch
