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in News, NASA, Orbital Sciences, Boeing, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, International Space Station, Falcon 9, Dream Chaser, CST-100, Atlas V, Space Exploration Technologies, ULA, Commercial Space, CYGNUS, Orbital ATKNASA Postpones Second Round of Space Station Supply Contract Awards, Drops Boeing
Today NASA announced that they will be postponing the selection of two commercial cargo providers to be awarded the second round of Commercial Resupply contracts for the International Space Station (ISS) program. The news came the same day NASA was expected to announce the contract winners after numerous delays over the last year. NASA also announced […] More
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in News, NASA, Commercial, Kennedy Space Center, Boeing, SpaceX, International Space Station, Falcon 9, CST-100, Dragon, Commercial Space, low earth orbit, CRS-7, CRS-8Space Station International Docking Adapter Undergoes Tests for Starliner and Crew Dragon
A manned American spacecraft has not docked with the International Space Station (ISS) in over four years, but that is bound to change. Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX’s Crew Dragon are the future spacecraft that will transport NASA astronauts to and from low-Earth orbit (LEO). These private companies are busy developing their spacecraft for future […] More
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in News, NASA, KSC, Kennedy Space Center, Boeing, CST-100, USA, Space CoastBoeing’s New CST-100 ‘Starliner’ Processing Facility Taking Shape at KSC
NASA and Boeing unveiled the company’s new spacecraft processing facility at a grand opening event at Kennedy Space Center in Florida this afternoon, revealing the new name of their CST-100 crew capsule: Starliner. The old space shuttle orbiter processing hangar has been transformed to support the next generation of low-Earth orbit human spaceflight, and work […] More
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CST-100 Spacecraft Development Moves Forward in Former Shuttle Hangar
Less than a year since winning a $4.2 billion slice of the $6.8 billion Commercial Crew transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract—the current phase of NASA’s effort to return U.S. astronauts to space, aboard a U.S.-built vehicle, and from U.S. soil—Boeing has taken a significant forward step as it prepares its CST-100 spacecraft for an initial unpiloted […] More
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One-Year Mission Underway With Rousing Soyuz TMA-16M Launch
The first year-long expedition of the International Space Station (ISS) era is officially underway, following the spectacular launch of Russian cosmonauts Gennadi Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko, together with U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly, aboard Soyuz TMA-16M from Site 1/5 (the famed “Gagarin’s Start”) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launching on time into foggy skies at […] More
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Ambitious One-Year Mission Counting Down to Friday Launch (Part 2)
Twenty-four hours now remain before Soyuz TMA-16M is scheduled to rocket toward the International Space Station (ISS), carrying Russian cosmonauts Gennadi Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko and U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly to form the second half of Expedition 43 and rotate into the “core” of Expedition 44. However, as described in yesterday’s AmericaSpace article, this mission […] More
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US Human Path Back to Space Rising This Summer at ULA Launch Pad and Rocket Factory
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL – America’s human path back to space from U.S. soil starts rising rapidly this summer, as construction of the new crew access tower for ULA’s Atlas V “space taxi” rocket moves into high gear at Cape Canaveral, Fla., while the newly human-rated booster launching from it and carrying Boeing’s […] More
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Sierra Nevada Proposes Unmanned Dream Chaser Space Plane for Space Station Resupply
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is vigorously pushing ahead with an unmanned cargo version of their Dream Chaser space plane that is aimed at fulfilling NASA’s ongoing needs for carrying critical supplies to the crews serving aboard the International Space Station (ISS), despite recently losing NASA’s commercial crew contract to develop a manned “space taxi” version […] More
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Lockheed Proposes Dual Use ‘Jupiter’ Space Freighter for Station Resupply and Deep Space Exploration
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL — The competition for NASA’s next round of space station resupply contracts is heating up as more companies enter the high stakes fray to determine which ones will be selected to fulfill NASA’s critical needs to keep the Earth orbiting outpost stocked and humming with essential provisions, gear, spare parts, and research […] More
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Expedition 42 Spacewalkers ‘Wire Up’ Space Station for New Communications Infrastructure
NASA astronauts Terry Virts (EV1) and Barry “Butch” Wilmore (EV2) have completed the third and final spacewalk of Expedition 42, establishing and routing 400 feet (122 meters) of cables for the Common Communications for Visiting Vehicles (C2V2) architecture on the International Space Station (ISS). This now comprises four antennas and three laser reflectors, erected on […] More
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Despite Water in Helmet Incident, EVA-31 Remains ‘Go’ for Sunday
After a spectacular run of two EVAs, lasting a cumulative 13 hours and 24 minutes, over the last week, Expedition 42 astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Terry Virts will venture outside the International Space Station (ISS) for the third and final time tomorrow (Sunday). Scheduled to run for six hours and 45 minutes, EVA-31 will […] More
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Orion: Lessons Learned on EFT-1 and Moving Forward to EM-1
Contractors across the U.S. are moving forward and building the initial components for the next vehicle in NASA’s line of Orion spacecraft, EM-1, even as engineers from NASA and prime contractor Lockheed Martin analyze and assess all the critical data collected from its “almost flawless” maiden mission on the recently completed EFT-1 unmanned test flight. […] More
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