05 November 2019
Boeing’s Starliner completes pad abort test for commercial crew
... this one are crucial to help us make sure the systems are as safe as possible,” said Kathy Lueders, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program manager. “We are thrilled with the preliminary results, and now we have the job of really digging into...
20 January 2020
SpaceX complete final major flight test of crew spacecraft
... final major flight test of the spacecraft before it begins carrying astronauts to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The launch escape test began at 10:30 am EST with liftoff from historic Launch Complex 39A...
16 November 2020
SpaceX launches four astronauts to ISS
...citizens. “Watching this mission launch is a special moment for NASA and our SpaceX team,” said Steve Stich, manager of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. “We are looking forward to getting this crew to station to continue our important work, and I want...
29 July 2020
NASA announces astronauts to fly on SpaceX Crew-2 mission to ISS
... part of Expeditions 50 and 51, launching aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft and spending 196 days in space. NASA’s Commercial Crew Program is working with the American aerospace industry as companies develop and operate a new generation of spacecraft...
02 August 2020
SpaceX’s historic Demo-2 mission ends with a splash
... Lopez-Alegria and Andrew Feustel, and the fourth most overall. The Demo-2 test flight is part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, which has worked with the U.S. aerospace industry to launch astronauts on American rockets and spacecraft from American...
22 April 2019
Anomaly during SpaceX test could delay its first crewed flight
...unclear how this significant static fire incident will affect that test, other than to lead delays to NASA’s Commercial Crew Program (NCCP). Following the incident, SpaceX were quick to release limited information in a general statement to the public...
