The first NASA crew to ride to the International Space Station on a commercial spacecraft may have to wait until at least the end of 2017, after NASA’s planning group realigned the US Crew Vehicle -1 (USCV-1) mission to a launch date of November 30, 2017. The new schedule includes the Russian Soyuz manifested as a back-up option, through to at least 2019.
Just weeks from launch, SpaceX has started final preparations for the crewed Inspiration4 (I4) mission.…
With the news SpaceX completed the 27th and the final test of the upgraded Mark-3…
The gap in US domestic crew launch capability is coming to an end as soon…
With Dragon now returned to flight and safely berthed to the ISS, time is ticking…
Boeing is making impressive strides on a series of tests and technical verifications for their CST-100 Starliner…
The International Space Station (ISS) Program has named Kirk Shireman as its new manager, following…
US Navy Captain Chris Cassidy, once described as “Chuck Norris, minus the restrictions of gravity”,…
NASA’s key advisory body has heaped praise on the Agency’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP), claiming…
NASA’s transition from the Space Shuttle to the commercial crew vehicles will dramatically improve crew…
Mission planners at NASA have installed four Commercial Crew demonstration missions into the International Space…
Updates to master planning schedules have revealed NASA’s intention to add four more Commercial Resupply…
Boeing Vice President John Elbon believes the CST-100 spacecraft is part of an intertwined forward…
SpaceX has revealed more details into its upcoming drive to bring the crewed version of…
NASA has approved SpaceX’s first Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) milestone. Known as the Certification…
Just weeks ago, it was widely believed both SpaceX’s Dragon V2 and SNC’s Dream Chaser…
SpaceX’s Commercial Crew contender, the Dragon V2, will initially return to terra firma under parachutes,…
Space Launch System (SLS) managers are continuing to look at potential – and as yet…
As NASA closes in on the next major milestone of its Commercial Crew Program (CCP),…
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is one step closer from allowing a human crew to fly…
