Two months after signing a non-funded Space Act Agreement (SAA) with NASA, Bigelow Aerospace has made great progress toward identifying new ideas for private-public partnerships for human space exploration of the solar system, with discussions complementing NASA’s near- and long-term exploration goals with the private sector’s burgeoning development of exploration facilities for Earth orbit and beyond.
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NASA managers are set to provide details on the deal they have signed with Bigelow…
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International Space Station Program (ISSP) managers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston held…
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NASA and the commercial space industry are planning for the eventual replacement of the International…
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CommercialOtherUncrewed
Firefly successfully launched Alpha on Noise of Summer mission
by Aaron McCreaAfter six months of preparation following its last flight, Firefly successfully launched the Alpha rocket…
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ChineseCommercialInternationalJapanSpaceX
Launch Roundup: Falcon Heavy returns with GOES-U, Firefly Alpha launch attempt
by John SharpFollowing a week in which Tropical Storm Alberto brought high seas, wind, and rain-related delays…
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Blue OriginCommercialISSNorthrop GrummanSNC/Dream Chaser
Sierra Space tests upcoming in-space habitat as other commercial space stations continue development
by John SharpOn Jan. 21, Sierra Space performed an “ultimate burst pressure test” on a full-scale model…
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After years of work, Sierra Space’s first Dream Chaser reusable spaceplane is almost ready to…
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SpaceXUncrewed
SpaceX Transporter 9 rideshare features new OTV from Tom Mueller’s Impulse Space
by Danny LentzOn Saturday, Nov. 11 SpaceX launched the Transporter-9 rideshare mission from launch complex SLC-4E at…
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Blue OriginCommercialNorthrop GrummanSNC/Dream ChaserSpaceX
SpaceX, Blue Origin, others highlighted in new NASA low-Earth orbit partnerships
by Tyler GrayOn June 15, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced its intention to partner…
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ChineseInternational
China reveals lunar lander, launches satellites, and conducts a spacewalk
by Adrian BeilChina has stayed busy over the last week, launching a new set of Tianhui-6 satellites…
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The Atlas rocket family, a staple of the US launch industry since June 11, 1957,…
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Northrop GrummanOtherUncrewed
NOAA, NASA, and Northrop Grumman complete major testing for JPSS-2 before launch
by Lee KanayamaThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA, and Northrop Grumman have completed the final…
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After a year of solid success with Falcon 9 fairing recovery and reuse, SpaceX has…
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EuropeanInternationalISSOtherRussianScience
Space botany, cargo arrivals, and autonomous robots: a busy June on the ISS
June 2022 was yet another busy month on the International Space Station (ISS), filled with…
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Blue OriginBoeing/StarlinerCommercialSNC/Dream Chaser
Blue Origin, Sierra Space, and Boeing announce Orbital Reef
Amid a year of momentous developments in commercial spaceflight, including the all-civilian Inspiration4 mission and…
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China’s new generation crew capsule successfully returned to Earth in the early hours of Thursday.…
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InternationalISSSNC/Dream Chaser
Sierra Nevada names Dream Chaser cargo module, updates CRS2 progress
At the Kennedy Space Center’s Space Station Processing Facility, Sierra Nevada Corporation unveiled the name…
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The first person to create art in space, the first person to perform a spacewalk…
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CommercialMars
Bigelow’s B330 – an autonomous, expandable independent exploration space station
by Chris BerginWhile Bigelow Aerospace’s expandable module, BEAM, continues to perform above all expectations while attached to…