Boeing, one of NASA’s two Commercial Crew providers, is making excellent progress toward the debut of their Starliner vehicle for both its uncrewed and crewed test flights. In addition to the two planned certification missions, NASA has announced that Boeing’s Crew Flight Test, a two-week test mission, could now serve as a more operational six-month crew flight to the International Space Station with not two but three crew members.
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ULA, Boeing, and NASA prepare for uncrewed and crewed Starliner flight tests
United Launch Alliance (ULA), Boeing, and NASA have all started their final preparations for the…
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China’s new generation crew capsule successfully returned to Earth in the early hours of Thursday.…
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SpaceX successfully launched a unique Falcon 9 rocket at LC-39A for the in-flight abort test…
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Just five months after revealing the NASA astronauts who will fly the crewed test flights…
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In a wide-ranging release of information, ATK have announced what is their complete crew transportation…
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Crew handovers and cargo ship movements highlight recent ISS activity
The International Space Station is now in the waning days of Expedition 72 and is…
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After more than nine months in space, the crew of the Boeing Crew Flight Test…
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Testing continues ahead of the first flight of Dream Chaser. The so-called “mini shuttle” will…
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SpaceX press on with pre-launch testing while working Ship issue mitigation
by Ryan WeberSpaceX continues to press on with pre-flight testing for Flight 9, while internally looking to…
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NASA and SpaceX successfully launched the next ISS crew-rotation mission, Crew-10. The 10th operational crewed…
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SpaceX has completed the engine test campaigns for both Ship 34 and Booster 15, which…
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SpaceX continues to press forward with preparations for Flight 8 of Starship, ranging from vehicle…
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China Roundup: Chang Zheng 8A set for debut, Chinese hopper flies 75 km high-altitude test
by Martin SmithChina’s Chang Zheng 8A rocket is set for its maiden flight from the Hainan commercial…
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After years of development, Blue Origin’s semi-reusable heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle, New Glenn, successfully launched…
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Launch Roundup: New Glenn set for maiden flight, Falcon 9 missions end and start the year
by Martin SmithFollowing an exceptionally busy December, this week started the new year with only four scheduled…
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ISS and Expedition 72 crew stay busy with experiments, cargo arrivals, and spacecraft movements
The International Space Station and the Expedition 72 crew have transitioned from an eventful summer…
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Launch Roundup: ZhuQue-2E and Chang Zheng 12 take first flights; SpaceX launches classified mission
by Martin SmithThis week Landspace debuted the enhanced version of its ZhuQue-2 rocket and the Chang Zheng…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX launches 400th orbital flight; Blue Origin, China launch missions
by Martin SmithBlue Origin tested its second human-rated New Shepard capsule this week, which had been delayed…
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Flight 5 Ship 30 and Booster 12 lifted off at 7:25 am Central Time on…