All three of the main contenders competing to return domestic crew launch capability to the United States are making good progress via the latest progress reports to the Commercial Crew Program (CCP). Boeing’s CST-100 and SNC’s Dream Chaser both passed new milestones recently, while SpaceX prepare for a pad abort test for the crewed version of their Dragon spacecraft.
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USCV-1: NASA planners slip first ISS commercial crew mission to late 2017
by Chris BerginThe first NASA crew to ride to the International Space Station on a commercial spacecraft…
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SpaceX continues to make progress towards launching crews into orbit, but several critical tests remain…
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With Dragon now returned to flight and safely berthed to the ISS, time is ticking…
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The International Space Station (ISS) Program has named Kirk Shireman as its new manager, following…
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Mission planners at NASA have installed four Commercial Crew demonstration missions into the International Space…
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Updates to master planning schedules have revealed NASA’s intention to add four more Commercial Resupply…
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SpaceX has revealed more details into its upcoming drive to bring the crewed version of…
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As NASA closes in on the next major milestone of its Commercial Crew Program (CCP),…
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SpaceX head Elon Musk has unveiled the latest version of his Dragon spacecraft via a…
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As the US battles to regain its domestic crew launch capability, companies across the nation…
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NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) will launch at least once per year, as a “necessary”…
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Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) successfully completed another key milestone for their Commercial Crew Integrated Capability…
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NASA’s Commercial Crew Program – one of the Agency’s key near-term priorities – is once…
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NASA administrator Charlie Bolden emphasized the need for Congress to fully support funding for the…