As Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner crew transportation vehicle for NASA continues to meet its processing milestones at the Kennedy Space Center and various test sites around the country, United Launch Alliance, the company tasked with launching Starliner on its journey toward the International Space Station, has made the decision to swap the Atlas booster that will power Starliner’s first flight next year. Meanwhile, the first crewed Starliner mission appears to be slipping to “late 2018”.
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After several false dawns, the US Air Force’s X-37B mini-spaceplane has landed at the Kennedy…
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The long and arduous process of achieving commercial crew transportation services to space is closing…
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KSC/Cape braves HURCON I conditions as Matthew passes
by Chris BerginNumerous launch facilities at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Cape Canaveral avoided serious impact…
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NASA has claimed the threat of MicroMeteoroid and Orbital Debris (MMOD) – small pieces of…
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Boeing has completed a major milestone in their drive to help NASA regain domestic access…
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Boeing and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are continuing preparations ahead of Atlas V launches with…
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Boeing is making impressive strides on a series of tests and technical verifications for their CST-100 Starliner…
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The 2011 conclusion of NASA’s 30-year Space Shuttle Program posed a major challenge for the…
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For the past several years, the historic launch pads at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida,…
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Boeing has officially revealed the name for its CST-100 capsule that will ferry astronauts to and…
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Boeing has successfully completed numerous critical milestones in the first half of 2015 for their CST-100 capsule and…
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STS-114 was the Shuttle mission that returned NASA to active flight status following the tragic…
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Physical changes to a number of historic pads located on Florida’s Space Coast are progressing…
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The Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is constructing a Deployable Launch System (DLS), marked by work…
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A forensic level investigation into the condition of the Thermal Protection System (TPS) on the…
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NASA’s Crawler Transporter -2 (CT-2) is continuing to enjoy its first outing in over a…
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Boeing Vice President John Elbon believes the CST-100 spacecraft is part of an intertwined forward…
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The third X-37B mission concluded on Friday, with the spaceplane finally making her return back…
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It’s been over three years since the world famous Kennedy Space Center (KSC) last felt the…