Despite the scheduled return of US domestic crew launch capability this year, NASA is set to purchase more rides on the Russian Soyuz through 2020. The agency is adhering to a recommendation from its Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) after concerns were raised about the lack of a back-up option covering the potential delays that could be suffered during a challenging test flight phase for Dragon 2 and Starliner.
Just five months after revealing the NASA astronauts who will fly the crewed test flights…
Teams from NASA, SpaceX, and the Department of Defense recently completed medical emergency training at…
Thirty years ago this weekend, after a two and a half year stand down and…
SpaceX and Boeing continue to make steady progress towards the major flight tests under NASA’s…
Chris Ferguson, Director of Crew and Mission Operations for Boeing and a former NASA astronaut,…
An announcement most have waited years for. NASA has officially announced the flight assignments for…
As NASA prepares to provide updated launch date targets for the uncrewed and crewed Commercial…
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has completed the Design Certification Review (DCR) for the Atlas V…
Boeing is progressing through various stages of assembling the first three CST-100 Starliner spacecraft –…
NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) still has a number of concerns over crew safety…
With just one year to go until the scheduled completion of all uncrewed and crewed…
The long-awaited return of American astronauts launching on US spacecraft, a capability last seen when…
As Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner crew transportation vehicle for NASA continues to meet its processing milestones…
As the mid-way point of 2017 arrives, both of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program service providers…
The long and arduous process of achieving commercial crew transportation services to space is closing…
An Emergency Egress System (EES) has completed its installation into the Crew Access Tower (CAT)…
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is progressing through a series of parachute drop tests, refining the technology…
With Dragon now returned to flight and safely berthed to the ISS, time is ticking…
Boeing has revealed the space suit astronauts will wear on missions aboard the Starliner spacecraft.…