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SpaceX pausing launches to study Falcon 9 issue on Crew-9 astronaut mission
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket experienced an issue during the Crew-9 astronaut launch on Sept. 28, and the company will stand down from liftoffs while figuring out what happened.
'Aurora' the baby falcon plush toy takes flight again as SpaceX Crew-9 zero-g indicator
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A tradition borrowed from the Russian space program has physically crossed over to an U.S. spacecraft. The "zero-g indicator" that launched on SpaceX's Crew-9 previously flew on two Russian Soyuz.
SpaceX launches Crew-9 astronauts from upgraded Florida pad to return Boeing Starliner crew home
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched a NASA astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut toward the ISS today (Sept. 28), on a mission unlike any other the company has flown.
SpaceX Crew-9 astronaut mission: Live updates
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station for NASA.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 130 — Dogs on Mars, Snakes on the Moon
By Space.com Staff published
On Episode 130 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Jim Bell about the Mars Sample Return program and VIPER mission to the moon.
On this day in space! Sept. 28, 1962: Canada launches its 1st satellite
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Sept. 28, 1962, Canada launched its first satellite, Alouette 1.
Did dark matter help black holes grow to monster sizes in the infant cosmos?
By Robert Lea published
Could dark matter decay have given massive clouds of hydrogen gas the time they needed to birth supermassive black holes seen by the James Webb Space Telescope?
Watch SpaceX launch Crew-9 astronaut mission to the ISS
By Elizabeth Howell published
SpaceX will launch two astronauts toward the International Space Station today (Sept. 28), and you can watch the action live.
SpaceX, NASA 'go' for 1st astronaut launch to ISS from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station pad
By Tariq Malik published
NASA and SpaceX cleared their Crew-9 astronaut flight to the International Space Station for launch, a Sept. 28 liftoff that will help return two Boeing Starliner astronauts home.
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