NASA has provided the milestone of “Authority to Proceed” to Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) for the Dream Chaser spacecraft’s first NASA mission to the International Space Station. The launch atop an Atlas V to the orbital outpost has been provided with a window late in 2020. The cargo version of Dream Chaser is working under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services Contract 2 (CRS2).
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SpaceX’s CRS-12 Dragon unberthed from the ISS ahead of a return to a Pacific Ocean…
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Atlas V and Starliner reveal new configuration to mitigate aerodynamic issues
by Chris BerginAfter months of speculation into changes relating to the OML (Outer Mold Line) for the…
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SpaceX’s CRS-9 Dragon spacecraft departed from the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, following a…
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Spacewalk installs docking adapter to ready ISS for commercial crew
by Pete HardingThe International Space Station (ISS) has finally received a new docking adapter on Friday, which…
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Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has successfully concluded the first of its CRS2 contract milestones, as…
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While continuing to impress even themselves with their ability to successfully propulsively land Falcon 9…
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After 31 days of docked operations at the International Space Station (ISS), SpaceX’s CRS-8 Dragon spacecraft…
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The Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle-5 (HTV-5) resupply spacecraft successfully arrived at the International Space Station…
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The Russian Progress M-28M cargo ship has successfully arrived at the International Space Station (ISS)…
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NASA’s transition from the Space Shuttle to the commercial crew vehicles will dramatically improve crew…
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SpaceX’s CRS-6 Dragon unberthed from the International Space Station (ISS) and was released from the…
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Mission planners at NASA have installed four Commercial Crew demonstration missions into the International Space…
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Just weeks ago, it was widely believed both SpaceX’s Dragon V2 and SNC’s Dream Chaser…
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SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft has concluded her mission to the International Space Station (ISS) with a…
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All three of the main contenders competing to return domestic crew launch capability to the…
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Planners within the ISS program have manifested the next two Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) missions.…
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The Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle-4 (HTV-4) automated resupply spacecraft has arrived at the International Space…
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The latest meeting of NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) was briefed on an updated…
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NASA planning ISS module relocations to support future crew vehicles
by Pete HardingInternational Space Station (ISS) program managers and engineers are working on long-term plans to support…