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Calculated Shard: 78 (from laksa136)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa078.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.livescience.com/crew-1-spacex-launch-what-to-watch.html\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.livescience.com/crew-1-spacex-launch-what-to-watch.html\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/crew-1-spacex-launch-what-to-watch.html","crawl_time":1775715922,"first_indexed_time":1605028759,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,livescience!www,\/crew-1-spacex-launch-what-to-watch.html s443","src_root_hash":"4110033003681956278","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"SpaceX set to launch first fully-crewed ISS mission Saturday | Live Science","meta_descriptions":["We're likely just days away from the first fully-crewed SpaceX launch, after SpaceX fixed engine problems that cropped up in October."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":" We're likely just days away from the first fully-crewed\nSpaceX\nlaunch.\nElon Musk\n's company has launched two people into space to date:\nNASA\nastronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken, who rode to the\nInternational Space Station\nMay 30 aboard a Crew Dragon capsule mounted on a Falcon 9 rocket. That test flight, termed DEMO-2, marked the first-ever commercial crewed launch, and the first launch from American soil since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011. But it was a test flight, with just two astronauts aboard, lasting just 64 days with most of that time in zero-\ngravity\nspent on the International Space Station (ISS). On Nov. 14, if all goes according to plan, four astronauts will take a Crew Dragon to the ISS and remain on the space station for six months. It will mark the beginning of the era of practical commercial spaceflight.\nArticle continues below\nLatest Videos From Live Science\nRelated:\nHere's every spaceship that's ever carried an astronaut into orbit\nGet the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.\nCREW-2's biggest question\nThe Crew Dragon capsule has completed at least one successful launch of astronauts into\nEarth\norbit. But some concerns about the equipment remain.\nA\nSpaceX\nFalcon 9\nrocket — part of a fleet that's been used for years with good results — aborted seconds before launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Oct. 2. That's the same type of rocket that's set to carry CREW-1's Crew Dragon capsule into space.\nThe aborted rocket, as Space News\nreported\n, was supposed to launch a GPS satellite. But a red \"masking lacquer\" used to protect engine components had blocked a relief valve in a SpaceX Merlin engine used on the Falcon 9, rendering it dangerous to use.\nRelated:\nTests of other Merlin engines revealed similar problems, including two intended for the CREW-1 engine and another intended for a now-delayed Nov. 10 ocean science satellite launch. SpaceX replaced those engines, as well as the GPS 3 launch engines. The GPS 3 satellite\nlaunched successfully Nov. 5\n, indicating that the replacement engines did their job.\nStill, CREW-1 will now be just the second launch since the Merlin engine problem. All indications are that it will go forward without a hitch at 7:49 p.m. EST Saturday, Nov. 14 (12:49 a.m. GMT Nov. 15), and reach the ISS 8.5 hours later.\nIf weather delays the Nov. 14 launch to Nov. 15, NASA has said it will then take 27.5 hours for the Crew Dragon to reach the ISS.\nOriginally published on Live Science.","attrs_markdown":"![](https:\/\/sb.scorecardresearch.com\/p\/?c1=2&c2=10055482&cv=4.4.0&cj=1)\n\n[Skip to main content](https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/crew-1-spacex-launch-what-to-watch.html#main)\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/dq9uu49vac1765206893.svg)Live Science Plus\n\n\\- Join our community\n\nJOIN NOW\n\n10\n\nMember Features\n\n24\/7\n\nAccess Available\n\n25K+\n\nActive Members\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/ivdpgonlnu1765899656.svg)\n\nExclusive Newsletters\n\nScience news direct to your inbox\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/ivbbltuzps1765899740.svg)\n\nMember Competitions\n\nWin exclusive prizes\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/l4luqkbsae1765899775.svg)\n\nExclusive Content\n\nPremium articles & videos\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/pddr9vgbzk1765206727.svg)\n\nEarly Access\n\nFirst to see new features\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/dyp0vja1zt1765206742.svg)\n\nPrivate Forums\n\nConnect with members\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/lkl5g4scbi1765899580.svg)\n\nMonthly Rewards\n\nSurprise gifts & perks\n\nGET LIVE SCIENCE PLUS\n\nIt's quick and easy to access Live Science Plus, simply enter your email below. 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That test flight, termed DEMO-2, marked the first-ever commercial crewed launch, and the first launch from American soil since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011. But it was a test flight, with just two astronauts aboard, lasting just 64 days with most of that time in zero-[gravity](https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/37115-what-is-gravity.html) spent on the International Space Station (ISS). On Nov. 14, if all goes according to plan, four astronauts will take a Crew Dragon to the ISS and remain on the space station for six months. It will mark the beginning of the era of practical commercial spaceflight.\n\nThe mission, termed CREW-1, will deliver four of the seven members of Expedition 64 to the ISS: NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker, as well as Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi. Expedition 64 is the term for this 64th group of people to inhabit and work on the ISS long term.\n\nArticle continues below\n\nLatest Videos From Live Science\n\nYou may like\n\n- [![An orange and white rocket sits on a launchpad with metal scaffolding all around](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4YqJsvAAtKejHVsjZN7qJn.jpg) NASA's historic Artemis II mission gets green light for flight as countdown begins](https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/space\/space-exploration\/something-really-big-is-going-to-happen-nasas-historic-artemis-ii-mission-approved-for-april-1-launch)\n- [![An illustration of NASA\\&\\#039;s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket lit up at night in its Block 1 crew vehicle configuration.](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/j4TLssJD4ujmTpNKRYnXQL.jpg) Artemis 2 mission update: Rollout imminent as NASA prepares first crewed Artemis mission to the moon](https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/space\/space-exploration\/artemis-2-mission-update-rollout-imminent-as-nasa-prepares-first-crewed-artemis-mission-to-the-moon)\n- [![A large rocket booster is lowered onto a mobile launch platform, surrounded by scaffolding](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/f4P87aNhJDXzRftZX8TWVT.jpg) Watch NASA roll its historic Artemis II moon rocket to the launch pad this weekend](https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/space\/space-exploration\/artemis-2-update-nasa-to-wheel-historic-11-million-pound-rocket-to-the-launch-pad-this-weekend)\n\nThe four began quarantining Oct. 31, a standard pre-launch move with added significance in the age of COVID-19, and arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, for final preparations Nov. 8.\n\n**Related:** [**Here's every spaceship that's ever carried an astronaut into orbit**](https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/crewed-spacecraft-human-spaceflight-history.html)\n\n(The other three Expedition 64 members, Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, as well as NASA astronaut Kathleen Rubins, are already aboard the ISS, having arrived Oct. 14 in a Russian Soyuz capsule.)\n\nExpedition 64 will last until April 18, 2021, and it will grow the usual ISS occupancy from six to seven. (The Crew Dragon capsule will hang around, docked to the ISS, the entire time.) The astronauts will have work to do outside the station: spacewalks to turn on a suite of currently inactive scientific instruments attached to the outside of the station.\n\nSign up for the Live Science daily newsletter now\n\nGet the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.\n\nBy signing up, you agree to our [Terms of services](https:\\\/\\\/futureplc.com\\\/terms-conditions\\\/)  and acknowledge that you have read our [Privacy Notice](https:\\\/\\\/futureplc.com\\\/privacy-policy\\\/). You also agree to receive marketing emails from us that may include promotions from our trusted partners and sponsors, which you can unsubscribe from at any time.\n## CREW-2's biggest question\nThe Crew Dragon capsule has completed at least one successful launch of astronauts into [Earth](https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/earth.html) orbit. But some concerns about the equipment remain.\n\nA [SpaceX](https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/tag\/spacex) [Falcon 9](https:\/\/www.space.com\/18962-spacex-falcon-9.html) rocket — part of a fleet that's been used for years with good results — aborted seconds before launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Oct. 2. That's the same type of rocket that's set to carry CREW-1's Crew Dragon capsule into space.\n\nThe aborted rocket, as Space News [reported](https:\/\/spacenews.com\/spacex-finds-cause-of-falcon-9-engine-abort\/), was supposed to launch a GPS satellite. 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SpaceX replaced those engines, as well as the GPS 3 launch engines. The GPS 3 satellite [launched successfully Nov. 5](https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/spacex-launches-gps-navigation-satellite-with-repaired-falcon-9-rocket-2020-11-05\/), indicating that the replacement engines did their job.\n\nStill, CREW-1 will now be just the second launch since the Merlin engine problem. 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But it was a test flight, with just two astronauts aboard, lasting just 64 days with most of that time in zero-[gravity](https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/37115-what-is-gravity.html) spent on the International Space Station (ISS). On Nov. 14, if all goes according to plan, four astronauts will take a Crew Dragon to the ISS and remain on the space station for six months. It will mark the beginning of the era of practical commercial spaceflight.\n\nArticle continues below\n\nLatest Videos From Live Science\n\n**Related:** [**Here's every spaceship that's ever carried an astronaut into orbit**](https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/crewed-spacecraft-human-spaceflight-history.html)\n\nGet the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.\n\n## CREW-2's biggest question\nThe Crew Dragon capsule has completed at least one successful launch of astronauts into [Earth](https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/earth.html) orbit. But some concerns about the equipment remain.\n\nA [SpaceX](https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/tag\/spacex) [Falcon 9](https:\/\/www.space.com\/18962-spacex-falcon-9.html) rocket — part of a fleet that's been used for years with good results — aborted seconds before launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Oct. 2. That's the same type of rocket that's set to carry CREW-1's Crew Dragon capsule into space.\n\nThe aborted rocket, as Space News [reported](https:\/\/spacenews.com\/spacex-finds-cause-of-falcon-9-engine-abort\/), was supposed to launch a GPS satellite. But a red \"masking lacquer\" used to protect engine components had blocked a relief valve in a SpaceX Merlin engine used on the Falcon 9, rendering it dangerous to use.\n\nRelated:\n\nTests of other Merlin engines revealed similar problems, including two intended for the CREW-1 engine and another intended for a now-delayed Nov. 10 ocean science satellite launch. SpaceX replaced those engines, as well as the GPS 3 launch engines. The GPS 3 satellite [launched successfully Nov. 5](https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/spacex-launches-gps-navigation-satellite-with-repaired-falcon-9-rocket-2020-11-05\/), indicating that the replacement engines did their job.\n\nStill, CREW-1 will now be just the second launch since the Merlin engine problem. All indications are that it will go forward without a hitch at 7:49 p.m. EST Saturday, Nov. 14 (12:49 a.m. GMT Nov. 15), and reach the ISS 8.5 hours later.\n\nIf weather delays the Nov. 14 launch to Nov. 15, NASA has said it will then take 27.5 hours for the Crew Dragon to reach the ISS.\n\n*Originally published on Live Science.*","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	We're likely just days away from the first fully-crewed SpaceX launch. Elon Musk 's company has launched two people into space to date: NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken, who rode to the International Space Station May 30 aboard a Crew Dragon capsule mounted on a Falcon 9 rocket. That test flight, termed DEMO-2, marked the first-ever commercial crewed launch, and the first launch from American soil since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011. But it was a test flight, with just two astronauts aboard, lasting just 64 days with most of that time in zero- gravity spent on the International Space Station (ISS). On Nov. 14, if all goes according to plan, four astronauts will take a Crew Dragon to the ISS and remain on the space station for six months. It will mark the beginning of the era of practical commercial spaceflight. Article continues below Latest Videos From Live Science Related: Here's every spaceship that's ever carried an astronaut into orbit Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox. CREW-2's biggest question The Crew Dragon capsule has completed at least one successful launch of astronauts into Earth orbit. But some concerns about the equipment remain. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket — part of a fleet that's been used for years with good results — aborted seconds before launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Oct. 2. That's the same type of rocket that's set to carry CREW-1's Crew Dragon capsule into space. The aborted rocket, as Space News reported , was supposed to launch a GPS satellite. But a red "masking lacquer" used to protect engine components had blocked a relief valve in a SpaceX Merlin engine used on the Falcon 9, rendering it dangerous to use. Related: Tests of other Merlin engines revealed similar problems, including two intended for the CREW-1 engine and another intended for a now-delayed Nov. 10 ocean science satellite launch. SpaceX replaced those engines, as well as the GPS 3 launch engines. The GPS 3 satellite launched successfully Nov. 5 , indicating that the replacement engines did their job. Still, CREW-1 will now be just the second launch since the Merlin engine problem. All indications are that it will go forward without a hitch at 7:49 p.m. EST Saturday, Nov. 14 (12:49 a.m. GMT Nov. 15), and reach the ISS 8.5 hours later. If weather delays the Nov. 14 launch to Nov. 15, NASA has said it will then take 27.5 hours for the Crew Dragon to reach the ISS. Originally published on Live Science.
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That test flight, termed DEMO-2, marked the first-ever commercial crewed launch, and the first launch from American soil since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011. But it was a test flight, with just two astronauts aboard, lasting just 64 days with most of that time in zero-[gravity](https://www.livescience.com/37115-what-is-gravity.html) spent on the International Space Station (ISS). On Nov. 14, if all goes according to plan, four astronauts will take a Crew Dragon to the ISS and remain on the space station for six months. It will mark the beginning of the era of practical commercial spaceflight. The mission, termed CREW-1, will deliver four of the seven members of Expedition 64 to the ISS: NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker, as well as Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi. Expedition 64 is the term for this 64th group of people to inhabit and work on the ISS long term. 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The aborted rocket, as Space News [reported](https://spacenews.com/spacex-finds-cause-of-falcon-9-engine-abort/), was supposed to launch a GPS satellite. But a red "masking lacquer" used to protect engine components had blocked a relief valve in a SpaceX Merlin engine used on the Falcon 9, rendering it dangerous to use. 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SpaceX replaced those engines, as well as the GPS 3 launch engines. The GPS 3 satellite [launched successfully Nov. 5](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-launches-gps-navigation-satellite-with-repaired-falcon-9-rocket-2020-11-05/), indicating that the replacement engines did their job. Still, CREW-1 will now be just the second launch since the Merlin engine problem. All indications are that it will go forward without a hitch at 7:49 p.m. EST Saturday, Nov. 14 (12:49 a.m. GMT Nov. 15), and reach the ISS 8.5 hours later. If weather delays the Nov. 14 launch to Nov. 15, NASA has said it will then take 27.5 hours for the Crew Dragon to reach the ISS. 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Readable Markdown	We're likely just days away from the first fully-crewed [SpaceX](https://www.space.com/18853-spacex.html) launch. [Elon Musk](https://www.livescience.com/tag/elon-musk)'s company has launched two people into space to date: [NASA](https://www.livescience.com/tag/nasa) astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken, who rode to the [International Space Station](https://www.livescience.com/tag/international-space-station) May 30 aboard a Crew Dragon capsule mounted on a Falcon 9 rocket. That test flight, termed DEMO-2, marked the first-ever commercial crewed launch, and the first launch from American soil since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011. But it was a test flight, with just two astronauts aboard, lasting just 64 days with most of that time in zero-[gravity](https://www.livescience.com/37115-what-is-gravity.html) spent on the International Space Station (ISS). On Nov. 14, if all goes according to plan, four astronauts will take a Crew Dragon to the ISS and remain on the space station for six months. It will mark the beginning of the era of practical commercial spaceflight. Article continues below Latest Videos From Live Science Related: [Here's every spaceship that's ever carried an astronaut into orbit](https://www.livescience.com/crewed-spacecraft-human-spaceflight-history.html) Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox. ## CREW-2's biggest question The Crew Dragon capsule has completed at least one successful launch of astronauts into [Earth](https://www.livescience.com/earth.html) orbit. But some concerns about the equipment remain. A [SpaceX](https://www.livescience.com/tag/spacex) [Falcon 9](https://www.space.com/18962-spacex-falcon-9.html) rocket — part of a fleet that's been used for years with good results — aborted seconds before launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Oct. 2. That's the same type of rocket that's set to carry CREW-1's Crew Dragon capsule into space. The aborted rocket, as Space News [reported](https://spacenews.com/spacex-finds-cause-of-falcon-9-engine-abort/), was supposed to launch a GPS satellite. But a red "masking lacquer" used to protect engine components had blocked a relief valve in a SpaceX Merlin engine used on the Falcon 9, rendering it dangerous to use. Related: Tests of other Merlin engines revealed similar problems, including two intended for the CREW-1 engine and another intended for a now-delayed Nov. 10 ocean science satellite launch. SpaceX replaced those engines, as well as the GPS 3 launch engines. The GPS 3 satellite [launched successfully Nov. 5](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-launches-gps-navigation-satellite-with-repaired-falcon-9-rocket-2020-11-05/), indicating that the replacement engines did their job. Still, CREW-1 will now be just the second launch since the Merlin engine problem. All indications are that it will go forward without a hitch at 7:49 p.m. EST Saturday, Nov. 14 (12:49 a.m. GMT Nov. 15), and reach the ISS 8.5 hours later. If weather delays the Nov. 14 launch to Nov. 15, NASA has said it will then take 27.5 hours for the Crew Dragon to reach the ISS. Originally published on Live Science.
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