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Sierra Nevada's CCtCap Scorched Earth Policy – Fizzles
Sierra Nevada Files Suit To Reinstate Hold on Commercial Crew Contracts “In filings with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Washington, Sierra Nevada filed requests for both a temporary […]
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NASA Tells Boeing and SpaceX to Proceed Despite SNC Protest
NASA Exercises Authority to Proceed with Commercial Crew Contracts “On Oct. 9, under statutory authority available to it, NASA has decided to proceed with the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) […]
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SNC Protest Halts NASA Commercial Crew Efforts
Boeing, SpaceX told to stop work under crew contracts, Spaceflight Now “NASA has directed Boeing and SpaceX to halt activities under contracts awarded last month to build commercial space taxis […]
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Two Views: Dragon Vs CST-100
How NASA’s New Spaceships Stack Up, NPR “Boeing and SpaceX both have new displays standard on every model. But Keith Cowing says there is a difference in the way they […]
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Unanswered Commercial Crew Questions
Boeing, SpaceX to team with NASA on space taxis, CBS “It also is not yet known whether Congress will appropriate enough money to fund the development of two spacecraft or […]
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CCtCap: Is Boeing More Expensive or is SpaceX Just Cheaper?
NASA Selects SpaceX and Boeing to Ferry Astronauts to the Space Station, Marc Boucher “NASA awarded a total of $6.8 billion in contracts with Boeing getting the larger share, $4.2 […]
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NASA Commercial Crew Announcement: Boeing and SpaceX
NASA to Make Major Announcement Today About Astronaut Transport to the International Space Station “NASA will make a major announcement today at 4 p.m. EDT regarding the return of human […]
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Wall Street Journal's Confused Boeing/Blue Origin Stories
Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos’s Startup Is Part of Bid to Deliver Astronauts, Wall Street Journal “The long-secretive space ambitions of Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive of Amazon.com Inc., suddenly […]
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CCiCap Update and Boeing Completes all Milestones
NASA and Commercial Partners Review Summer of Advancements, NASA “NASA’s spaceflight experts in the Commercial Crew Program (CCP) met throughout July with aerospace partners to review increasingly advanced designs, elements […]