NASA is studying the addition of an Orion rendezvous demonstration to the Artemis 2 test flight to reduce overall mission risks to the subsequent Artemis 3 lunar landing from first-time operations. The Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD) is working with its Artemis Programs to evaluate some of the trade-offs from a range of options for an early rendezvous test for the spacecraft on its first crewed mission, such as what the rendezvous target would be and where in the mission the demonstration would take place.
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Boeing/StarlinerCommercialISS
NASA notes Starliner’s excellent progress toward Orbital Flight Test launch
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SpaceX took a major step towards ending the United States’ human spaceflight gap Saturday, with…
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As Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner crew transportation vehicle for NASA continues to meet its processing milestones…
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CommercialSpaceX
Spacewalk installs docking adapter to ready ISS for commercial crew
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As the landed booster from the JCSAT-16 mission sailed into Port Canaveral on Wednesday, the…
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SpaceX has launched its Falcon 9 rocket early on Monday, carrying the CRS-9 Dragon spacecraft…
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As NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket continues toward its initial debut in 2017, a…
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In a recent conference with its industry partners, NASA outlined the next phase of its…
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CommercialISSOtherUncrewed
NASA planning ISS module relocations to support future crew vehicles
by Pete HardingInternational Space Station (ISS) program managers and engineers are working on long-term plans to support…
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NASA managers are set to provide details on the deal they have signed with Bigelow…
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With the push for exploration Beyond Earth Orbit (BEO) increasing, a proposed habitat for human…