The third transportation vehicle for NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services 2 contracts for resupply efforts of the International Space Station has passed a major test milestone at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Â Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser mini-spaceplane conducted the first of a series of Captive Carry flight tests suspended underneath a 234-UT lifting commercial helicopter.
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The long and arduous process of achieving commercial crew transportation services to space is closing…
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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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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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The International Space Station (ISS) Program has named Kirk Shireman as its new manager, following…
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NASA’s key advisory body has heaped praise on the Agency’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP), claiming…
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NASA’s transition from the Space Shuttle to the commercial crew vehicles will dramatically improve crew…
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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and their supporting ground teams have begun the…
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SpaceX’s Dragon 2 test vehicle has conducted her maiden flight on Wednesday, leaping off 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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NASA has approved SpaceX’s first Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) milestone. Known as the Certification…
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Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has presented an overview on the wealth of potential landing site…
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Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has confirmed it will protest NASA’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap)…
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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 Commercial Crew contender, the Dragon V2, will initially return to terra firma under parachutes,…
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As NASA closes in on the next major milestone of its Commercial Crew Program (CCP),…
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Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is one step closer from allowing a human crew to fly…
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SpaceX head Elon Musk has unveiled the latest version of his Dragon spacecraft via a…
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As the US battles to regain its domestic crew launch capability, companies across the nation…