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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Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) have shipped their Dream Chaser ETA (Engineering Test Article) to the…
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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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Following this week’s announcement of a deal between Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and Lockheed Martin,…
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With all three Commercial Crew partners providing a status update at the Kennedy Space Center…
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Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) are in the process of creating a test flight schedule that…
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ULA: Launch services customers class reliability as their main consideration
by Chris BerginThe ever-competitive launch services market has once again been thrown into the spotlight, with SpaceX…
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Modifications planned for Atlas V SLC-41 Pad and SLS Mobile Launcher
by Chris BerginUnited Launch Alliance (ULA) have recruited Hensel Phelps to design the modifications to their Atlas…
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Although no longer a leading contender to fly NASA astronauts to the International Space Station…
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The famous Atlas rocket continues to show it’s ready to once again launch humans into…
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SpaceX have launched the first mission of the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) programme Sunday night,…
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As the United Launch Alliance (ULA) look forward to a potential surge in activity later…
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Evaluations into pad escape options for the crewed vehicles of the future are currently taking…
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The removal of work stands in Orbiter Processing Facility -3 (OPF-3) will begin next week,…
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With the two of the three Commercial Crew integrated Capability (CCiCap) funding initiatives awarded to…
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The lifting body concept – made famous by the Space Shuttle and now living on…
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NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) have gone on record to say they are satisfied…
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SNC evaluating KSC processing facilities to house the Dream Chaser fleet
by Chris BerginSierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) have stepped up their evaluations into finding a suitable facility to…
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While the United States celebrated its Independence Day on Wednesday, the most powerful nation on…
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NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) have written to Administrator Charles Bolden with their latest…