🚀 JUST LAUNCHED: NASA and SpaceX just sent Crew-11 to the ISS—marking 25 YEARS of continuous human presence in space.
While Boeing is grounded, Elon Musk delivers.
America is winning in orbit again. Here’s what just happened 🧵
While Boeing is grounded, Elon Musk delivers.
America is winning in orbit again. Here’s what just happened 🧵
2/ With clouds parting in a perfect “horseshoe,” SpaceX’s Falcon 9 blasted off from Kennedy Space Center carrying:
🇺🇸 NASA’s Zena Cardman & Mike Fincke
🇯🇵 Japan’s Kimiya Yui
🇷🇺 Russia’s Oleg Platonov
It was SpaceX’s 4th crewed mission this year.
🇺🇸 NASA’s Zena Cardman & Mike Fincke
🇯🇵 Japan’s Kimiya Yui
🇷🇺 Russia’s Oleg Platonov
It was SpaceX’s 4th crewed mission this year.
3/ This wasn’t just a launch.
It was another reminder that SpaceX is carrying the entire U.S. crewed spaceflight program—after Boeing’s Starliner got benched until 2026.
Two of Crew-11’s astronauts were supposed to fly Boeing. But Boeing couldn't get them up.
It was another reminder that SpaceX is carrying the entire U.S. crewed spaceflight program—after Boeing’s Starliner got benched until 2026.
Two of Crew-11’s astronauts were supposed to fly Boeing. But Boeing couldn't get them up.
4/ Crew-11 is headed to the ISS for 6 months to:
• Run lunar landing simulations
• Study how microgravity affects the body
• Test new tools to prevent eye damage in astronauts
• Receive cargo ships & hardware upgrades
This is prep for the Moon—and Mars.
• Run lunar landing simulations
• Study how microgravity affects the body
• Test new tools to prevent eye damage in astronauts
• Receive cargo ships & hardware upgrades
This is prep for the Moon—and Mars.
5/ SpaceX’s Falcon 9 landed safely back at Cape Canaveral.
The Endeavor capsule is on its 6th flight.
NASA’s Ken Bowersox summed it up: “We don’t control everything in space. But this only works because of the excellence of the teams.”
The Endeavor capsule is on its 6th flight.
NASA’s Ken Bowersox summed it up: “We don’t control everything in space. But this only works because of the excellence of the teams.”
6/ This mission will mark 25 years of uninterrupted human presence in space on Nov. 2.
280 astronauts from 26 countries.
But the ISS is aging. It’ll be deorbited by 2030.
The future? Privatized stations from Axiom, Vast, and SpaceX.
Make Space Great Again.
280 astronauts from 26 countries.
But the ISS is aging. It’ll be deorbited by 2030.
The future? Privatized stations from Axiom, Vast, and SpaceX.
Make Space Great Again.
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