SpaceX Crew-12 Targets 7:05 AM Central Undocking for Journey Home
Dragon is scheduled to leave the International Space Station this morning, beginning Crew-12's weather-dependent trip toward a Thursday splashdown off California.
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Dragon is scheduled to leave the International Space Station this morning, beginning Crew-12's weather-dependent trip toward a Thursday splashdown off California.
SpaceX's Crew-13 Dragon reached the International Space Station in 7 hours 55 minutes—the fastest U.S. launch-to-docking trip in station history.
SpaceX is targeting three October 1 launches from two coasts, including Crew-13 and Falcon Heavy's classified NROL-97 mission from Florida.
Crew-13 passed Flight Readiness Review after its Dragon oxidizer-leak delay. The four-person crew is now at Kennedy for a targeted October 1 launch.
SpaceX is preparing USSF-153 for a Thursday launch from Vandenberg, with veteran Falcon 9 booster B1081 assigned to fly for the 27th time.
NASA and SpaceX have taken Crew-13 off its September target after finding an oxidizer leak in Dragon's propulsion system. The mission is now under review with no replacement date.
Ship 40 survived Flight 13, weeks of rough water and a 500-mile recovery push. SpaceX has now reached calmer water off Christmas Island—but the trip home is far from over.
Europe has expanded IRIS² to 348 satellites and accelerated its path to launch, creating a more serious strategic and commercial challenge to Starlink.
NASA and its partners have finished Crew-13's final media appearance before the four-person international crew travels to Florida for a mid-September SpaceX launch.
NASA approved implementation today on the Rosalind Franklin support project — and confirmed Elon Musk's Falcon Heavy will send the life-hunting rover to Mars from Kennedy Space Center in late 2028.