Musk praises astronauts' "nerves of steel" ahead of historic launch
"I'm the chief engineer," Elon Musk said. "So I'd just like to say if it goes right, it's credit to the SpaceX-NASA team. If it goes wrong, it's my fault."
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The U.S. is less than 24 hours from a series of firsts for the nation's space program: The first manned orbital mission in nearly a decade, and the first using a privately owned and operated spacecraft.
Weather outlook for SpaceX launch continues to improve
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SpaceX abort system promises extra safety for crew
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Weather improves for historic SpaceX astronaut launch
After heavy rain Monday, the forecast has improved for Wednesday's launch of American astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft.
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Nine years after the last spacecraft carrying humans took off from U.S. soil, astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken will pilot a SpaceX Dragon rocket from Florida's Kennedy Space Center
Astronauts work through practice countdown
The practice countdown sets the stage for Wednesday's planned launch of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.
Trump will travel to Florida to attend historic SpaceX launch
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NASA readiness review clears SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft
NASA managers are 'go' for launch Wednesday of a SpaceX capsule carrying to astronauts to the space station
Astronomers witness signs of the birth of a planet
A bright spiral marks the spot where scientists believe a planet may be coming into existence.
Astronauts fly to Florida ahead of historic launch to space station
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Astronomers discover 12.5-billion-year-old disk galaxy
The gargantuan system, which formed just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang, challenges some of the accepted theories of how galaxies in the universe may have formed.
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