Launch rehearsal complete. During a flight-like countdown, more than 5,000 metric tonnes (11+ million pounds) of propellant were loaded on the fully stacked Starship and Super Heavy V3 vehicles for the first time
Congrats to the entire @SpaceX team for achieving 165 launches🚀 ! While we originally set out for 170, we actually revised the manifest to 165 this summer based on business and manifest needs. We have two more Falcon launches to go in 2025 for extra credit for a total of 1-6-7 🤣!
Worth noting that SL6-99 was also our last single stick from 39A for some time as we put full focus on Falcon Heavy launches and ramping Starship from the Cape!
Dragon and its new “boost trunk” performed a 15 minute burn yesterday, providing 1.62 m/s of delta-v to the ISS for station-keeping (a job typically performed by Roscosmos via the Zvezda Service Module or visiting Progress vehicles).
Great photo by American (and Crew-11) astronaut Zena Cardman @zenanaut!
Unlimited opportunities and tangible benefits for life on Earth are within reach if humanity can fundamentally advance its ability to access space. This is why we’re committed to continually pushing the boundaries of launch, with a relentless focus on safety and reliability → https://t.co/0Ev8vLUJql
HARMONY OF RESILIENCE: Recorded in space and sent to Earth via @SpaceX’s @Starlink constellation, Polaris Dawn crewmember and violinist @Gillis_SarahE invites you to enjoy this music moment in support of @StJude & @ElSistemaUSA → https://t.co/My8cUwAWzg
Commander @rookisaacman has egressed Dragon and is going through the first of three suit mobility tests that will test overall hand body control, vertical movement with Skywalker, and foot restraint
Nice work to the entire SpaceX team for conducting a thorough investigation and successful return to flight early this morning! Safety and reliability are our top priority and we'll continue to apply lessons learned from g9-3 to all vehicles at SpaceX.
An out of frame moon creates a lens flare and illuminates the Dragon perched atop the International Space Station.
Photo taken looking out Starliner’s window.
1/1.3 s exposure, 2000 ISO, f1.4, 24mm lens
A huge milestone! Congrats to @edwards345, @TurkeyBeaver and the entire Falcon and Launch teams. Between 14 launches and the first 21st flight of booster 1062, May was an epic month!
Falcon 9 launching 23 @Starlink satellites from Florida on our 14th launch in May. Congratulations to the entire SpaceX team on continuously raising the bar for rapid and reliable launch
Well said. The Dragon team is in sync with this goal as planet Earth’s current workhorse for human spaceflight.
Polaris Dawn will take another key step towards this goal with the high apogee, Starlink and EVA demonstrations.
The EVA suit includes new features and mobility upgrades from the Intravehicular Activity (IVA) suits flown on every Dragon mission to-date. IVA suits will pressurize and save the crews’ lives in the event of an emergency, but the EVA suit will facilitate nominal operations at vacuum outside of the capsule.
Incredible work by the SpaceX suits team!!