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Undock to splashdown: Here is how SpaceX brings back astronauts from ISS

With the Demo-2 flight, Nasa will complete a mission designed to test SpaceX's human spaceflight system, including launch, docking, splashdown, and recovery operations

Undock to splashdown: Here is how SpaceX brings back astronauts from ISS
Updated On : 28 Jul 2020 | 5:41 PM IST

NASA's SpaceX commercial Crew-1 mission to ISS set for September launch

The Crew-1 mission will be launched from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida

NASA's SpaceX commercial Crew-1 mission to ISS set for September launch
Updated On : 23 Jul 2020 | 12:28 PM IST

NASA astronauts squeeze in last spacewalk before SpaceX departure

SpaceX is aiming for a splashdown off the Florida coast in August the first splashdown for astronauts in 45 years

NASA astronauts squeeze in last spacewalk before SpaceX departure
Updated On : 21 Jul 2020 | 6:50 PM IST

Tesla very close to level five autonomous driving tech: Elon Musk

"I'm confident that we will have the basic functionality of L5 autonomous driving this year," Musk said. "There are no fundamental challenges."

Tesla very close to level five autonomous driving tech: Elon Musk
Updated On : 10 Jul 2020 | 12:34 AM IST

Tesla investors' meet, Battery Day in California on September 15: Elon Musk

The 'Battery Day' is set to tell more about the automaker's latest development in battery technology

Tesla investors' meet, Battery Day in California on September 15: Elon Musk
Updated On : 22 Jun 2020 | 12:44 PM IST

Elon Musk tells SpaceX staff to make Starship rocket 'top priority'

In an internal email accessed by CNBC, Musk urged SpaceX employees to accelerate progress on its next-generation Starship rocket

Elon Musk tells SpaceX staff to make Starship rocket 'top priority'
Updated On : 08 Jun 2020 | 11:30 AM IST

A new paradigm

The success of SpaceX has opened up immense possibilities

A new paradigm
Updated On : 07 Jun 2020 | 12:38 AM IST

Nasa-SpaceX Mission: Crew Dragon astronauts enter Space Station

The US space agency posted a video of Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley stepping into the ISS and being greeted by the three spacefarers who had been living on its board for months

Nasa-SpaceX Mission: Crew Dragon astronauts enter Space Station
Updated On : 01 Jun 2020 | 10:12 AM IST

Docking confirmed: Crew Dragon has arrived at the @space_station!

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) also took to Twitter to announce the docking

Docking confirmed: Crew Dragon has arrived at the @space_station!
Updated On : 01 Jun 2020 | 1:08 AM IST

SpaceX's Dragon delivers two astronauts to International Space Station

With test pilots Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken poised to take over manual control if necessary, the SpaceX Dragon capsule pulled up to the station and docked automatically, without any assistance

SpaceX's Dragon delivers two astronauts to International Space Station
Updated On : 31 May 2020 | 8:21 PM IST

In pictures: All you should know about the successful SpaceX-NASA launch

Falcon 9 lifts off from historic Launch Complex 39A and sends Crew Dragon to orbit on its first flight with NASA astronauts to the space station

In pictures: All you should know about the successful SpaceX-NASA launch
Updated On : 31 May 2020 | 12:46 PM IST

SpaceX rocket ship lifts off with 2 Americans; Trump says it's incredible

The spacecraft took off Saturday afternoon from the same launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, that was used during the Apollo missions to the moon a half-century ago

SpaceX rocket ship lifts off with 2 Americans; Trump says it's incredible
Updated On : 31 May 2020 | 3:20 AM IST

Elon Musk's SpaceX chases history with launch while bigger hurdles loom

SpaceX's first flight with humans aboard is spurring the competitive space industry to new heights, with Boeing also preparing to carry people to orbit

Elon Musk's SpaceX chases history with launch while bigger hurdles loom
Updated On : 28 May 2020 | 3:33 AM IST

NASA-SpaceX launch called off due to bad weather, next attempt on Saturday

Tropical storm Bertha also formed off the coast of South Carolina earlier in the day, adding to the weather concerns

NASA-SpaceX launch called off due to bad weather, next attempt on Saturday
Updated On : 28 May 2020 | 3:17 AM IST

Elon Musk's SpaceX raises $346 million ahead of debut astronaut mission

The private rocket company's launch of its first crewed mission on Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will put an end to the US space agency's nine-year hiatus in human spaceflight.

Elon Musk's SpaceX raises $346 million ahead of debut astronaut mission
Updated On : 27 May 2020 | 5:51 AM IST

Docking with ISS: The Nasa-SpaceX crew mission that ends US' launch drought

Here is a rundown of how NASA is resuming space missions from US soil. Two astronauts will take off next Wednesday atop the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, bound for the International Space Station (ISS)

Docking with ISS: The Nasa-SpaceX crew mission that ends US' launch drought
Updated On : 23 May 2020 | 3:35 PM IST

Tom Cruise plots movie to shoot in outer space with Elon Musk's SpaceX

Cruise performed daring stunts like hanging off the side of a jet plane and scaling skyscrapers, in past 'Mission: Impossible' instalments.

Tom Cruise plots movie to shoot in outer space with Elon Musk's SpaceX
Updated On : 05 May 2020 | 12:37 PM IST

Zoom not a safe platform, says MHA advisory; SpaceX, Google ban use

The advisory further gives detailed instructions on the safe use of the platform including security configurations through website and app

Zoom not a safe platform, says MHA advisory; SpaceX, Google ban use
Updated On : 17 Apr 2020 | 11:45 AM IST

Space exploration and calamities

The COVID-19 pandemic will upset the timelines of Nasa's next manned missions to the Moon

Space exploration and calamities
Updated On : 27 Mar 2020 | 2:12 AM IST

Startup Agnikul raises Rs 23.4 crore to put small satellites into space

Agnikul, operating out of National Centre for Combustion Research at IIT Chennai, is developing a satellite launch vehicle for payload capacity of up to 100 kgs

Startup Agnikul raises Rs 23.4 crore to put small satellites into space
Updated On : 18 Mar 2020 | 10:59 AM IST