Relive the powerful moments from SpaceX Relive the powerful moments from SpaceX Crew-6, as four astronauts launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft on March 2, 2023. This mission carried NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren “Woody” Hoburg, UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev to the International Space Station, continuing international teamwork in space. From liftoff to orbit, Crew-6 supported vital science experiments, stati

SpaceX Crew Dragon parachute test documented by NASA. During the test, a capsule (or test article) is dropped from the sky to check how its drogue and main parachutes deploy. These tests are very important. The parachutes must open perfectly to slow the spacecraft safely before it lands in the ocean, protecting astronauts returning from space. NASA and SpaceX ran many tests like this under the Commercial Crew Program to make sure Crew Dragon could safely carry astronauts to and from the Internat

SpaceX Crew Dragon parachute test documented by NASA. During the test, a capsule (or test article) is dropped from the sky to check how its drogue and main parachutes deploy. These tests are very important. The parachutes must open perfectly to slow the spacecraft safely before it lands in the ocean, protecting astronauts returning from space. NASA and SpaceX ran many tests like this under the Commercial Crew Program to make sure Crew Dragon could safely carry astronauts to and from the Internat