SpaceX spaceship is docked! First manned routine flight arrives at the ISS - a turning point in space travel

Elon Musk's space company SpaceX is back, NASA is “extremely proud” - Biden and Trump congratulate them on the first routine flight of a SpaceX rocket.

• The US company

  SpaceX

  of Tesla founder Elon Musk * sends a

  manned rocket

  into

  space

  .

• At the end of May, SpaceX successfully sent

  two US astronauts

  on a

  two-month mission

  to the

  ISS

  for

  the first time

  .

• The first routine flight of a

  Falcon 9 rocket

  with the "

  Crew Dragon" capsule

  started on Sunday evening (November 15) local time

  .

• With this mission, a new space shuttle era begins in the USA.

Elon Musk's SpaceX ship successfully docked on the ISS

Update from November 17, 6:01 a.m.:

A space capsule from the US company SpaceX was successfully docked at the International Space Station ISS on Monday night.

As can be seen on live images from the ISS, the first part of the docking process went according to

plan

after a 27-hour flight of the “

”.

Six months after its historic test flight, Tesla boss Elon Musk's company has completed its first routine flight into space.

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Huge: The ISS takes photos from the approaching "Crew Dragon".

© Augustin Paullier / Nasa TV / AFP

A turning point in space travel.

Not only that, after almost ten years, the USA is finally able to send people into space again.

The fact that this new technology was not developed by a superpower or a confederation alone, but by a private company, amounts to a small revolution.

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Docked: The “Crew Dragon” at the ISS.

© NasaTV / AFP

Update from November 16, 2020, 2:02 p.m .:

While the

on its 27-hour journey to the ISS, another passenger on board the

was the subject of conversation during the live broadcast.

As the four astronauts Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, Shannon Walker and Soichi Noguchi lie down to sleep after take-off, a

suddenly floats

weightlessly past the camera.

“We have Baby Yoda on board, who is currently trying to take a seat,” NASA communications specialist Lea Cheshier can be heard saying on the live stream from NASA and SpaceX.

But the little figure from the Disney series "The Mandalorian" also has a purpose on board the space capsule.

In fact, the plush Yoda is a so-called

.

As soon as these begin to float around in the space capsule, it is clear that the spacecraft is no longer subject to gravity.

SpaceX rocket: NASA's schedule for landing

Update from November 16, 9:19 am:

According to NASA's schedule, the

 with the International

on Monday at 11 am

.

German time that would be on Tuesday around 5 a.m.

SpaceX rocket: successful launch!

First manned routine flight en route to the ISS

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Launched: SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket fires a spaceship with four astronauts on board towards the ISS.

© Gregg Newton / AFP

Update from November 16, 4:01 a.m.:

On Sunday evening local time, Elon Musk's vision into space started one day late.

The passenger spaceship

was

heaved towards the ISS

by the powerful “

rocket.

The launch took place from the legendary Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Everything went well, announced NASA on Monday night (CET).

The flight of the capsule "Crew Dragon" should take a little more than 27 hours.

It is only the second launch of a manned

the entrepreneur

- and the first manned private

into

space

.

Resilience rises.

🚀

The Crew-1 mission has lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket from @NASAKennedy at 7:27 pm ET and is en route to the @Space_Station.

#LaunchAmerica pic.twitter.com/5Q3uXSLvqt

- NASA (@NASA) November 16, 2020

SpaceX rocket en route to the ISS - mission already a success

On board the "Crew Dragon" are three NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker as well as the Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, who are to stay on the space station for six months.

The mission is already a

for SpaceX

.

After the launch, the

“

”

landed on a floating platform in the sea as planned.

The automated landing allows the missile to be reused in large parts and a lot of money to be saved.

The “

” will

reach

the

in around

.

congratulated shortly after the start.

The start is a testimony to the "power of science" and what "we can achieve if we use our innovative strength, our ingenuity and our determination."

Congratulations to NASA and SpaceX on today's launch.

It's a testament to the power of science and what we can accomplish by harnessing our innovation, ingenuity, and determination.

I join all Americans and the people of Japan in wishing the astronauts Godspeed on their journey.

- Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 16, 2020

Later on,

also tweeted

, but not without praising himself.

When he was elected four years ago, NASA was quite a mess, but now it is again the "hottest" space center in the world.

A great launch!

@NASA was a closed up disaster when we took over.

Now it is again the “hottest”, most advanced, space center in the world, by far!

https://t.co/CDCGdO74Yb

- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 16, 2020

Update from November 15th, 10:45 pm

: About two and a half hours until the planned start of the "

" after it was

postponed

due to the

.

The

has previously spoken with Hans König man who for the safety of

is responsible.

"Our test flight at the end of May went very well, we learned a lot from it," the newspaper quoted him as saying.

But this time some things are different: “Instead of two

, four travel - we need twice as much oxygen, twice as much food and drink.

And we have to dissipate twice as much heat. "

In addition, the

not only

stay in

for a few weeks, but six months.

"In a few weeks we are planning another flight with an unmanned

so that two

dock with the ISS at the

same time

- one at the front and one at the top," adds Königsmann.

How successful the astronauts' journey into space was will be shown around eight hours after the

.

Then the capsule should dock.

SpaceX rocket: "Crew Dragon" will take off on Monday night

Update from November 15, 2:16 p.m

.: The countdown is

: The flight of the “

”

is scheduled to take off from the Cape Canaveral spaceport in the US state of Florida

early Monday morning (at 1:27 p.m. CET).

The spaceship “Crew Dragon” will then take off with a “

” rocket towards the ISS.

On board is "

" - the first crew to be officially flown to the ISS by the "Crew Dragon".

In the spring, the first manned test with the US company

by

successful.

"Crew-1" includes NASA astronauts

,

and

as well as the Japanese astronaut

.

The four astronauts are expected to stay on board the ISS space station for six months.

🚀 We're sending four astronauts to the @Space_Station on a US rocket from US soil at 7:27 pm ET on Sunday, Nov. 15.

Here's how you can watch our #LaunchAmerica coverage: https://t.co/PTHOoEbLO0 pic .twitter.com / V2MNT2aWCQ

- NASA (@NASA) November 14, 2020

SpaceX: NASA postpones launch of "Crew Dragon"

Update from November 14th, 9:53 a.m

.: The

is

space explorers: The launch of a

to the International Space Station

planned for this Saturday

delayed due to

, said

the US space agency

with.

The rocket is now scheduled to

on Sunday evening

from the Kennedy Space Center.

There

will be three NASA astronauts and one Japanese

on board the

capsule

.

Six months after its historic flight to the ISS, the

from Tesla founder

*

wants

to send a manned rocket into space for the first time on a six-month routine mission.

On Saturday, Musk tweeted a photo of the rocket with the caption "soon":

Soon pic.twitter.com/mWOpR7W8kk

- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 13, 2020

SpaceX rocket takes off for the ISS on Saturday - this time four astronauts are on board

Original notification from November 13th

: Cape Canaveral - Six months after its historic flight to the International Space

, the US company

from

officially

sending

a manned rocket into space for the first time on a six-month routine mission.

The capsule "Crew Dragon" will take off on Saturday evening (local time) from the spaceport Kennedy Space Center in the direction of the ISS, announced the US space agency NASA.

The three NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker as well as the Japanese Soichi Noguchi will be on board.

NASA declared the Crew Dragon capsule safe on Tuesday.

"I am extremely proud to say that we are returning to a regular manned space flight with an American rocket and an American spaceship that takes off from American soil," said NASA chief

.

In the NASA press release, Bridenstine speaks of a milestone and an incredible achievement by

and

.

The “Crew Dragon” capsule as well as the Falcon 9 rocket and the associated ground systems are therefore the first new spacecraft system that has been

certified by NASA for regular flights with astronauts

since the

almost 40 years ago.

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Cape Canaveral: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule is rolled into Launch Complex 39A.

© Joel Kowsky / NASA / dpa

SpaceX mission to the ISS - NASA confirms launch of "Crew Dragon" capsule

The mission is scheduled to start on Saturday at

(Sunday 01.49 p.m. CET).

Eight hours later, the spaceship should reach its destination.

The four astronauts will then stay on the

for six months

.

SpaceX's director of manned space flights, Benji Reed, said Tuesday his company would organize a total of seven manned or cargo missions for NASA over the next 15 months.

From December onwards there will be a "constant presence of SpaceX 'Dragons' in orbit".

LIVE: Join mission managers for the latest update on NASA's @SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the @Space_Station.

Today's Flight Readiness Review has officially concluded, and we are go to #LaunchAmerica on Nov. 14.

Listen in ➡️ https://t.co/f1K1MFXFRn pic.twitter.com/atnSy2FxOY

- NASA (@NASA) November 10, 2020

Mission SpaceX - New space era dawns in the USA

In the past few years,

relied on Russian rockets to get to the

.

The

had its space shuttle program due to high costs and after

set nine years ago.

The last mission of the space shuttle “Atlantis” ended on July 21, 2011. Since then, Russia has brought US astronauts into space for around 80 million euros per flight.

NASA space shuttles

• Atlantis

• Endeavor

• Discovery

• Challenger - crashed - Shortly after takeoff on January 28, 1986, the space shuttle exploded.

  All seven crew members were killed.

• Columbia - accident - The space shuttle broke apart on February 1, 2003 during its 28th space mission (mission STS-107) when re-entering the earth's atmosphere.

  All seven crew members were killed.

SpaceX takes off for the ISS - will the company become the market leader in the USA?

In order to regain independence from

, the US government under Donald Trump's predecessor Barack Obama commissioned

and the aviation giant Boeing to build space shuttles.

The “Starliner” capsule from Boeing is still in the test phase and, as expected, will not be ready before the coming year.

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SpaceX Crew: NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins speaks to the media ahead of his mission to the ISS.

© Joel KOWSKY / NASA / AFP

For

, the space flight, which

on Saturday, is therefore also an opportunity to position itself as the US market leader in space travel.

At the end of May 2020, the company successfully sent two US astronauts on a two-month mission to the

for

the first time

.

SpaceX: Historic moment - mission into space to the ISS successful

On May 31, 2020, a US spacecraft docked with the international space station for the first time in nine years.

Millions of people followed the rocket launch live on TV or on the Internet until it docked on the ISS.

During the live recordings from the SpaceX space capsule "Dragon2", a dinosaur flew through the picture.

After two months, the astronauts returned safely to Earth (August 2nd).

Musk celebrated the successful mission as the new era of space flight and space exploration.