Sunday, June 08, 2025

Brand-new SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule arrives at pad

The Crew Dragon capsule that will fly SpaceX's next astronaut mission has arrived at the launch pad. That flight, called Ax-4, is scheduled to lift off atop a Falcon 9 rocket on June 10 from historic Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. SpaceX just took a step toward meeting that timeline: It has delivered the Dragon to Pad 39A's hangar, the company announced via X on Thursday

Posted by REDIAL at 10:19 PM | 4 COMMENTS | permalink

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That capsule " a brand-new vehicle, with no flights yet under its belt " will carry four people to and from the International Space Station (ISS) for the Houston-based company Axiom Space. It will be Axiom's fourth such mission, which explains the Ax-4 name.

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Mission name: "-----------".

#1 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-06-08 10:20 PM


Mission name: "-----------".
#1 | POSTED BY REDIAL

You sure spend alot of your brain power on Elon Musk.

#2 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-06-08 10:40 PM

@#1 ... Mission name: "-----------". ...

Yeah.

My guess would be at the two bromance partners will eventually kiss and make up.

Pres Trump - because he needs Mr Musk's money in the primaries and elections.

Mr Musk - because he needs the money the US government gives to him.


#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-08 10:45 PM

because he needs the money the US government gives to him.

Yes. Worth noting that this is the capsule that was supposed to bring the "stranded" astronauts back last December, but SpaceX had technical problems with it and couldn't use it. It was delayed several times, then Elon eventually "rescued" them using an old capsule that actually worked.

#4 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-06-08 10:53 PM

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