In a recent presentation to the human exploration and operations committee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC), Phil McAlister, Director of the Commercial Spaceflight Development discussed the next steps that will be necessary for commercial crew providers to be certified to begin transportation of commercial crew to the International Space Station in 2017.
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Continuing on a developmental track as part of its CRS-2 contract award from NASA, the…
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SNC’s Dream Chaser crew vehicle is preparing for another California adventure, highlighted by a second…
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NASA has approved SpaceX’s first Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) milestone. Known as the Certification…
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As NASA closes in on the next major milestone of its Commercial Crew Program (CCP),…
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Birthed toward the end of the Space Shuttle program as a way for NASA astronauts…
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As had been expected, Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser ETA (Engineering Test Article) spacecraft successfully…
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SpaceX provided another glimpse into their future ambitions by announcing they have completed a review…
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In a recent conference with its industry partners, NASA outlined the next phase of its…
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Orbital’s Antares vehicle has enjoyed a successful hot fire test on Friday. The success followed…
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Orbital’s Cygnus preparing for the opening salvo to regain US independence
by Chris BerginWhile Russian engineers continue to investigate the failure of their Progress M-12M, which crashed in…