#crs 16

[spaceflight-insider]

SpaceX completes 16th Dragon mission to ISS

SpaceX completes 16th Dragon mission to ISS

The CRS-16 Dragon departs the International Space Station. Photo Credit: David Saint-Jacques / CSA

After spending just over a month attached to the International Space Station, SpaceX’s CRS-16 Dragon spacecraft departed the outpost and returned to Earth. (more…)

View On WordPress

[spaceflight-insider]

Gallery: Delayed by mice chow, CRS-16 lifts off

Gallery: Delayed by mice chow, CRS-16 lifts off

SpaceX launched the CRS-16 mission on Dec. 5, 2018. Photo Credit: Scott Schilke / SpaceFlight Insider

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched the 16th mission it has under the $1.6 billion Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA at 1:16 p.m. EST (18:16 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC 40) on Dec. 5, 2018. The CRS-16 Dragon spacecraft was loaded with…

View On WordPress

[spaceflight-insider]

CRS-16 Dragon arrives at ISS after ground-based communications issue

CRS-16 Dragon arrives at ISS after ground-based communications issue

The CRS-16 Dragon capsule approaches the International Space Station. Photo Credit: Alexander Gerst / ESA

SpaceX’s CRS-16 Dragon capsule was captured by the International Space Station’s six-person Expedition 57 crew, despite a communications issue prompting a temporary retreat command being issued. (more…)

View On WordPress

[spaceflight-insider]

CRS-16 Falcon 9 first stage makes unplanned water landing

CRS-16 Falcon 9 first stage makes unplanned water landing

Unplanned water landing of Block 5 Falcon 9 used on the CRS-16 mission. Photo Credit: SpaceFlight Insider

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After 26 straight successful landings of its Falcon 9 booster, SpaceX experienced a landing failure amidst an otherwise successful launch to orbit of the CRS-16 cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS).  (more…)

View On WordPress

[spaceflight-insider]

With mice well-fed, SpaceX's CRS-16 mission blasts off but fails to stick landing

With mice well-fed, SpaceX’s CRS-16 mission blasts off but fails to stick landing

A Falcon 9 rocket with the CRS-16 Dragon spacecraft lifts off from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. Photo Credit: Mike Deep / SpaceFlight Insider

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — Partly cloudy skies along Florida’s Space Coast provided a beautiful backdrop for the SpaceX launch of the CRS-16 resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS). While a…

View On WordPress

[spaceflight-insider]

Watch exclusive live coverage of CRS-16 launch

Watch exclusive live coverage of CRS-16 launch

The CRS-16 Dragon spacecraft and its Falcon 9 launcher poised at Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40 on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. Photo Credit: Mike Howard / SpaceFlight Insider

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX and NASA have a Falcon 9 rocket primed and ready for flight. The mission – to send the CRS-16 Dragon to the International Space Station. SpaceFlight Insider’s exclusive webcast will begin…

View On WordPress