The gap in US domestic crew launch capability is coming to an end as soon as next month, concluding a convoluted and painful path that ultimately began when Columbia was lost during STS-107. The last time American astronauts launched from US soil was in 2011 with Shuttle Atlantis during STS-135. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is set to launch with Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken onboard the Crew Dragon as early as May 27.
Orbital ATK engineers have concluded a thorough examination of the Qualification Motor -1 (QM-1) following…
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is deep into preparations for the key milestone of the…
Engineers at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi are preparing for a series of tests…
Crawler Transporter 2 (CT-2) has successfully relocated the giant Ares I Mobile Launcher (ML) to…
A plan has been created for the continued use of Ares via a series of…
As the Constellation Program (CxP) splutters along, ahead of its “proposed” cancellation, managers have successfully…
Senator Kay Hutchison – in conjunction with Representatives Suzanne Kosmas and Bill Posey – has…
The first – and possibly the last – Ares rocket is set to launch on…
Ares I-X is on track to rollout of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) on October…
The Ares I-X test vehicle is continuing to undergo the business end of processing inside…
The Ares I-X test vehicle is scheduled to begin stacking in the Vehicle Assembly Building…
NASA’s Constellation Program (CxP) will conduct a “Content and Schedule” summit meeting in the next…
The Constellation Program (CxP) test flight, Ares I-X, has slipped three weeks to a NET…
Managers are closing in on facilitating a July launch date for Ares I-X, via a…
The Space Shuttle Program (SSP) have concluded their manifest meeting by realigning the 2009 shuttle…
Documentation related to Ares I’s Lift Off Drift Curve issue has highlighted concerns with the…
Lockheed Martin’s design efforts on the Orion vehicle are being hindered by Ares I driven…
Ares I engineers have created a “Plan A” option – which combines three mitigation techniques…
The Ares V core stage team is currently evaluating a configuration change to the location…
