By Mike Killian, on August 8th, 2014 Aerojet Rocketdyne hot-fires a launch abort engine for Boeing’s CST-100 spacecraft for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. This week Aerojet announced they have fulfilled their commitment to Boeing for CCiCap. Photo Credit: Aerojet Rocketdyne
This week Aerojet Rocketdyne announced it has completed its Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) commitment in support of Boeing’s Crew […]
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By Mike Killian, on July 30th, 2014 SpaceX’s Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket is seen here on its maiden voyage on Sept. 29, 2013. Recently NASA granted SpaceX’s request to extend their CCiCap award period from August 2014 to March 2015, and split the company’s Milestone 13 Critical Design Review into four separate milestones. Photo Credit: Robert C. Fisher
NASA’s Commercial […]
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By Emily Carney, on September 21st, 2013 One of Boeing’s CST-100 thrusters glows red-hot during a recent test on its orbital maneuvering and attitude control system (OMAC) in Las Cruces, N.M. This test brings the spacecraft closer to fulfilling its commercial crew missions. Photo Credit: Boeing
Boeing’s CST-100 spacecraft-steering jets, which are part of the ship’s orbital maneuvering and attitude […]
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By Jason Rhian, on September 14th, 2013 Boeing’s CST-100 spacecraft has successfully completed a pivotal integration test at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. This image of NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik in front of the spacecraft was taken in July of this year during a fit check of the capsule. Photo Credit: NASA / Robert Markowitz
Boeing recently tested systems […]
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By Jason Rhian, on September 1st, 2013 SpaceX’s customer on the upcoming launch of the Cassiope mission, MacDonald Ditwiller & Associates Inc., has blocked all media from covering the launch. This is the latest in a series of issues relating to SpaceX’s media relations. Image Credit: Alan Walters / AmericaSpace
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has had its fair share of […]
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By Jason Rhian, on August 30th, 2013 The first launch of a Falcon 9 rocket has been delayed five days. Photo Credit SpaceX
The first launch of Space Exploration Technologies’ (SpaceX) Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, on the first mission not relating to a NASA initiative, will have to wait a bit longer. Liftoff of […]
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By Mike Killian, on August 23rd, 2013 Sierra Nevada Corporation has made steady progress toward having their Dream Chaser space plane send crews to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: Sierra Nevada Corporation
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has successfully completed yet another milestone test with their Dream Chaser flight test vehicle this week, bringing the company one step closer to […]
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By Jason Rhian, on August 21st, 2013 The Mobile Launcher Platforms, one of which supports the space shuttle in this image, have had a Request for Information opened on them. NASA is attempting to gauge interest in these three historic structures. Photo Credit: Jason Rhian / AmericaSpace
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — Three historic pieces of space flight hardware are being […]
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By Mike Killian, on August 19th, 2013 Image Credit: Sierra Nevada Corporation
Today, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced that NASA has amended SNC’s Dream Chaser Space Act Agreement (SAA) to include two additional, optional milestones in the development of their Dream Chaser spacecraft. The company hopes to eventually provide NASA crew transport to the International Space Station and other low-Earth […]
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By David Darling, on August 16th, 2013 An unmanned Dragon spacecraft conducting the Commercial Resupply Services mission is seen here (CRS-2) grappled by the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA
Hawthorne, Calif.-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has just passed the seventh of 15 development milestones set by NASA’s Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative. Along with Boeing and Sierra Nevada […]
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