NASA’s transition from the Space Shuttle to the commercial crew vehicles will dramatically improve crew safety parameters relating to the transportation of astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). However, preparing for the worst is a necessary requirement that is currently being evaluated by NASA, per presentations to the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP).
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Following the loss of Ship 36 at Masseys and the cleanup operations now underway, SpaceX…
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CommercialEuropeanIndianInternationalISSScienceSpaceX
Axiom Mission 4 launches atop Falcon 9 on new Crew Dragon Grace
SpaceX, along with Axiom Space, launched its fourth private crewed mission to the International Space…
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CommercialEuropeanInternationalOtherScienceSpaceX
SpaceX launches Fram2 crewed mission to historic polar orbit
SpaceX launched its next private human spaceflight mission, Fram2, from Florida on Monday evening. The…
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The Soyuz MS-26 crewed mission has flown NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey…
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Launch Roundup: Polaris Dawn, ISS crewed launch headline busy week
by Martin SmithThis week’s manifest features four Falcon 9 launches, including the highly anticipated Polaris Dawn crewed…
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InternationalISSScience
ISS Roundup: new Axiom crewmates, robotic hops, and long-duration mission research
by Martin SmithThis month, the Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) crew joined the seven existing astronauts on the…
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After more than six months in space, four people splashed down in the waters near…
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The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, docked an uncrewed Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station…
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Operations to support the upcoming first crew flights of Starliner and Orion are increasing around…
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Crew Dragon Endurance has concluded the Crew-3 mission, returning astronauts Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, Tom…
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On the morning of June 30, 1971, near sunrise on the steppes of Kazakhstan, recovery…
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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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Dragon Resilience returns to Earth, completing first operational Commercial Crew mission
by Mihir NealNASA and SpaceX teams have returned NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker,…
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From Shuttle Sadness to Dragon Delight – USA prepares to regain domestic crew launch capability
by Chris BerginThe gap in US domestic crew launch capability is coming to an end as soon…
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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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NASA’s Commercial Crew Program has made significant progress in recent months towards its first crewed…
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Artemis
Lockheed Martin assembling EM-2 structures for NASA’s first crewed Orion flight
by Philip SlossWhile final assembly continues on the Orion spacecraft that will make the program’s first solo…
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In early December, NASA’s Orion Program completed a “Delta” Critical Design Review (CDR) of the…
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Thirty years after Return To Flight from Challenger, Commercial Crew strives for culture of safety
Thirty years ago this weekend, after a two and a half year stand down and…