July 2019
Next steps in human space exploration
...space modules, so we could build, launch and dock commercial or otherwise privately-owned modules that would operate as part...out of the transportation business and leave it to commercial entities that are perfectly capable of providing transportation ...
September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
... the title of ‘space flight participant’. On the Virgin Galactic flight, the pilots on VSS Unity will be entitled to Commercial Astronaut status but the others, including Branson himself, will fall under the classification of ‘spaceflight participant...
08 July 2016
The Week in Space: Business Digest, July 1-8.
...and quality assurance software. This diversity is a testament to the vast reach and influence of the rapidly growing commercial space sector.” Calspan, a world-class independent engineering services and testing company has been supporting initiatives...
07 April 2017
Astronauts can zip to safety with new Emergency Egress System (EES) from ULA
...have teamed together with Terra-Nova Zipline to provide NASA and commercial astronauts with a safe, new generation escape route known as... yet simple system that is adapted from other commercial applications,” said Chris Ferguson, Boeing director of ...
13 November 2020
NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission gets ready for launch tomorrow
... a pre-mission news conference. Yesterday, the four Commercial Crew astronauts suited up and conducted a countdown dress ...Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins and Soichi Noguchi – NASA's first Commercial Crew astronauts who are heading to the ISS in SpaceX's...
22 February 2019
NASA selects experiments for possible lunar flights in 2019
... mission. Subsequent missions will fly other NASA instrument and technology development packages in addition to commercial payloads,” said Clarke. Commercial lunar payload delivery services for small payloads, and developing lunar landers for large...
