July 2019
Developing life support systems for human exploration missions beyond Earth
... urine and potable water processing that recovers approximately 90 percent of humidity condensate and water from the crew’s urine. A functional interface was included in the oxygen generation system rack to accommodate a future CO2 reduction assembly...
31 March 2021
Inspiration4 names final crew members for world’s first all-civilian mission to space
... any human since Hubble, for an expected mission duration of approximately three days. In advance of the mission, the crew is working closely with SpaceX and multiple organizations to identify scientific research opportunities they can support while...
20 September 2021
SpaceX all-civilian crew completes historic orbital mission
... extreme heat up to 3,500 degrees F during reentry. "Dragon itself is an extremely intelligent vehicle that is largely autonomous ... so the crew really just has to sit back and enjoy the flight," Andy Tran, SpaceX's avionics production supervisor...
15 August 2019
SNC remains optimistic about crewed Dream Chaser
... development, and eventually flights, on Boeing's Starliner and SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsules. SNC came back about year later and won ... The $14 billion is split among three companies. A crewed version of Dream Chaser isn't necessarily off the table ...
19 July 2021
Blue Origin ready for first crewed New Shepard launch 20 July
... systems, including hardware, software, procedures and launch crew readiness," Blue Origin lead flight director Steve Lanius ... July. During his flight on the VSS Unity, Branson and crew reached an altitude of 87 kilometres (53.5 miles); a height that...
07 June 2021
Bezos to join auction winner on first crewed New Shepard flight
... Club for the Future, that supports STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education activities. More crewed flights before the end of the year are expected said Cornell back in May but she remained...
