Following Orbital ATK successful test-firing of an Orion launch abort system (LAS) abort motor at their Promontory facility in Utah on June 15, two more qualification tests will be required before the vital crew safety element is officially ready to fly with crewed Space Launch System (SLS) missions, beginning with Exploration Mission -2 (EM-2) mission in the early 2020s.
The multi-center, multi-partner effort is continuing to piece together the key hardware elements that will…
Orbital ATK has signed a deal worth nearly $100m dollars to provide Orion’s Launch Abort…
SpaceX’s Dragon 2 test vehicle has conducted her maiden flight on Wednesday, leaping off a…
ATK’s Launch Abort System (LAS) – a key element for crew safety during the ride…
SpaceX’s Commercial Crew contender, the Dragon V2, will initially return to terra firma under parachutes,…
NASA confirmed on Friday that SpaceX’s Commercial Crew Dragon program successfully conducted a parachute test…
Launch Abort System (LAS) hardware for the Exploration Flight Test -1 (EFT-1) mission has arrived…
SpaceX are continuing to make progress with their NASA commercial crew contract, with the latest…
NASA’s next spaceship, the Orion – otherwise known as the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) –…
The Jumbo Drop Test Vehicle is in final preparations for a February 26 drop, as…