Why Axiom-4 mission keeps getting delayed: Timeline of setbacks, new launch date

Why Axiom-4 mission keeps getting delayed: Timeline of setbacks, new launch date

US space agency NASA recently announced the delay of the Axiom Mission 4 (or Ax-4) again due to operational concerns. Initially scheduled to launch on June 22, NASA opted to delay the mission yet again. The mission’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, and Dragon spacecraft, are still on their assigned launchpad, Launch Complex 39A, at Kennedy […]

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NASA orders five more astronaut missions from Musk’s SpaceX in .4 bn deal

NASA orders five more astronaut missions from Musk’s SpaceX in $1.4 bn deal

SpaceX will launch five more astronaut missions to the International Space Station for NASA at the end of the decade under a $1.4 billion contract order, the U.S. space agency said Wednesday, taking the company’s total contracted missions for its Crew Dragon astronaut capsule to 14. The latest boost to SpaceX’s NASA contract is part […]

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NASA orders five more astronaut missions from Elon Musk’s SpaceX in .4 billion deal

NASA orders five more astronaut missions from Elon Musk’s SpaceX in $1.4 billion deal

NASA awarded each company six crew missions, but ordered three more from SpaceX in early 2022 due to Boeing’s technical challenges NASA awarded each company six crew missions, but ordered three more from SpaceX in early 2022 due to Boeing’s technical challenges SpaceX will launch five more astronaut missions to the International Space Station for […]

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