Canadian Astronaut Prepares for NASA Mission to International Space Station

'A very busy mission': SpaceX on track to launch 4 astronauts to the ISS on Sept. 12

The next crew, spacecraft and rocket to fly to the International Space Station are on schedule to meet their mid-September launch date, mission managers and the astronauts told reporters on Monday (Aug. 3).SpaceX's Crew-13 astronauts — commander Jessica Watkins and pilot Luke Delaney of NASA, mission specialist Josh Kutryk with the Canadian Space Agency and mission specialist Sergey Teteryatnikov of Russia's federal space corporation Roscosmos —…

Future of Crew Dragon weighs on commercial spaceflight industry

While SpaceX says there is a “significant” amount of life left in its Crew Dragon fleet, the company has hedged on how long it will continue flying the spacecraft. The post Future of Crew Dragon weighs on commercial spaceflight industry appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceX Replacing MRAPs with Cybertrucks Beginning with Crew-13

NASA and SpaceX are getting ready to launch Crew-13 to the International Space Station in September. For the first time, if an emergency occurs on the launch pad and the crew needs to escape, Tesla Cybertrucks will be waiting for them instead of the usual Mine-Resistent Ambush Protected vehicles or MRAPs. NASA’s Richard Jones explained at a press conference today that SpaceX decided to move to a “private rescue capability” to avoid potential con…

5 things to know about the Canadian astronaut joining NASA's Crew 13

A few months after Artemis II’s lunar flyby, another Canadian astronaut is preparing for a mission in space.

5 things to know about the Canadian astronaut joining NASA’s Crew 13

A few months after Artemis II's lunar flyby, another Canadian astronaut is preparing for a mission in space.

Canadian astronaut prepares for International Space Station mission

Growing up on a cattle farm in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., Joshua Kutryk says he dreamt of going to space though he never thought it would happen.