Vast’s first private crew rotation to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, and NASA's 6th Private Astronaut Mission to the ISS. The crew includes ESA/CNES astronaut Thomas Pesquet, who will serve as Commander for the mission. The mission will carry 4 astronauts to and from the International Space Station for up to 2 weeks. Note: Official mission name to be confirmed.
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
See DetailsThe Falcon 9 first stage will land back at the launch site after its flight.
Landing Attempt ConfirmedThe specific spacecraft for this launch is currently unknown.
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Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
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18 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies with…
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A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Chinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.