Jul 24, 2017
Both NASA and the companies developing commercial crew vehicles say they remain on schedule for test flights that are in some cases less than a year away.
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Both NASA and the companies developing commercial crew vehicles say they remain on schedule for test flights that are in some cases less than a year away.
First SpaceX Crew Launch Slips to May 2018, More Likely Late 2018 Says NASA OIG Report
First SpaceX Crew Launch Slips to May 2018, More Likely Late 2018 Says NASA OIG Report
File photo, SpaceX launch of their Cargo Dragon capsule from Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla. The company is developing a crew version of their Dragon too, but in comments this week confirmed they won’t be launching anyone on one for NASA until at least May 2018. Photo Credit: Alan Walters / AmericaSpace It has been 7 months since Boeing announced the first crewed launch of their CST-100 Starliner…
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Second SpaceX crew flight ordered by NASA
Second SpaceX crew flight ordered by NASA
An artist’s rendering of a Crew Dragon on final approach to docking with the International Space Station. Image Credit: SpaceX
NASA ordered from SpaceX a second post-certification mission to deliver astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). This was the fourth and final order the agency has guaranteed through the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract – NASA…
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First crewed Starliner flight delayed to 2018
First crewed Starliner flight delayed to 2018
An artist’s rendering of a CST-100 Starliner in orbit. Image Credit: Boeing
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner looks to not fly its first crew until February 2018, according to Geekwire. Previously, the aerospace company was targeting a mid 2017 launch date for their first crewed flight. (more…)
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NASA Orders First Commercial Crew Mission to Space Station from SpaceX
NASA Orders First Commercial Crew Mission to Space Station from SpaceX
SpaceX Crew Dragon will blast off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for missions to the International Space Station. Pad 39A is undergoing modifications by SpaceX to adapt it to the needs of the company’s Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets, which are slated to lift off from the historic pad in the near future. A horizontal integration facility…
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Clarifying NASA's Budget Regarding Orion, SLS and SpaceX / Boeing Commercial Crew
Clarifying NASA’s Budget Regarding Orion, SLS and SpaceX / Boeing Commercial Crew
The launch of NASA’s Orion spacecraft on its first spaceflight, EFT-1, last December. The capsule is intended for deep-space crewed missions starting in the next decade atop the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Photo Credit: Mike Killian / AmericaSpace As next year’s NASA budget is being written by the House and Senate appropriations committees, a potential fight is brewing between…
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NASA Orders First Ever Commercial Human Spaceflight Mission from Boeing
NASA Orders First Ever Commercial Human Spaceflight Mission from Boeing
Boeing was awarded the first service flight of the CST-100 crew capsule to the International Space Station as part of the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability agreement with NASA in this artists concept. Credit: Boeing
The restoration of America’s ability to launch American astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) from American soil in 2017 took a major step forward when NASA…
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U.S. Government Accountability Office Denies SNC's Commercial Crew Award Protest
U.S. Government Accountability Office Denies SNC’s Commercial Crew Award Protest
SNC’s Dream Chaser test vehicle under construction. Credit: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)
Last year NASA made what was arguably the biggest decision the agency has faced since retiring the country’s 30-year space shuttle program; selecting commercial providers to return human spaceflight capability back to the United States and ending our total dependance on Russia’s Soyuz for crewed transport…
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