June 2019
Space industry prime directive
...we de-orbit the ISS, it should probably be done in one piece. As for what will replace it, we will have to rely on commercial, entrepreneurial and academic interests to provide the platforms where research is conducted. NASA won’t own or operate them...
22 April 2019
Anomaly during SpaceX test could delay its first crewed flight
...that test, other than to lead delays to NASA’s Commercial Crew Program (NCCP). Following the incident, SpaceX were quick...make the necessary adjustments and safely move forward with our Commercial Crew Program." Incidents abound for NASA’s NCCP at the ...
08 July 2020
NASA increases recommendations required by Boeing for Starliner flight
... the software, testing the software and adding resources when required, said Steve Stich, manager of NASA’s commercial crew program, in a call with reporters yesterday. Reviewing software procedures however appears to have been a sticking point...
20 January 2020
SpaceX complete final major flight test of crew spacecraft
... carrying astronauts to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The launch escape test began at 10:30...low-Earth orbit and the International Space Station. Commercial human space transportation to and from the station will...
29 July 2020
NASA announces astronauts to fly on SpaceX Crew-2 mission to ISS
... generation of spacecraft and launch systems capable of carrying crews to low-Earth orbit and the space station. Commercial transportation to and from the station will provide expanded utility, additional research time, and broader opportunities...
02 August 2020
SpaceX’s historic Demo-2 mission ends with a splash
... operations, and removed shields and coverings in preparation for the arrival later this year of the Nanoracks commercial airlock on a SpaceX cargo delivery mission. Behnken now is tied for most spacewalks by an American astronaut with Michael...
