Several commercial space companies are in the midst of critical testing and launch preparations. While the increase in activity is aimed at successfully achieving differing mission objectives, the overall drive is one based on private companies becoming the new gate keepers of Low Earth Orbit (LEO), freeing NASA to set sail for deep space destinations.
In a recent conference with its industry partners, NASA outlined the next phase of its…
International Space Station (ISS) program managers and engineers are working on long-term plans to support…
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) have completed the opening salvo of tow tests on their Dream…
The historic Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) has taken another…
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) have begun qualification testing on the hybrid rocket motor that will…
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden met with the Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) team and their Dream…
In a recent presentation to the human exploration and operations committee of the NASA Advisory…
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) have shipped their Dream Chaser ETA (Engineering Test Article) to the…
The first NASA crew to ride to the International Space Station on a commercial spacecraft…
As the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) continues its transformation into a multi-user spaceport, the three…
The Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) has begun its transformation back into the birth place of…
Following this week’s announcement of a deal between Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and Lockheed Martin,…
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) are in the process of creating a test flight schedule that…
United Launch Alliance (ULA) have recruited Hensel Phelps to design the modifications to their Atlas…
As the United Launch Alliance (ULA) look forward to a potential surge in activity later…
Evaluations into pad escape options for the crewed vehicles of the future are currently taking…
With the two of the three Commercial Crew integrated Capability (CCiCap) funding initiatives awarded to…
The lifting body concept – made famous by the Space Shuttle and now living on…
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) have stepped up their evaluations into finding a suitable facility to…
