Source Selection Statement for the ISS Commercial Resupply Services 2 (CRS2) Contract, NASA (PDF) Scores: SpaceX: 992/1000 Orbital ATK: 880/1000 Sierra Nevada: 879/1000
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Shh – There's a Space Commerce Meeting in DC This Week. (Update)
Keith’s 2 Feb update: Eric Stallmer and his staff at the Commercial Spaceflight Federation have risen to the challenge (on very short notice) and have set up their own livestream […]
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Is Space Commerce About to Become Real Commerce?
Why investors are following Musk, Bezos in betting on the stars, Washington Post “The new space investors are catching up with the slow, but growing development of the commercial space […]
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First Commercial Astronaut Is Not So Hot on Commercial Exploration
Charles D. Walker: Don’t relinquish all space exploration to private firms, Charles Walker, Arizona Daily Star “The idea is attractive, even if commercial plans for a Mars mission are hypothetical […]
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NASA Announces ISS Cargo Selections
NASA Awards International Space Station Cargo Transport Contracts “NASA has awarded three cargo contracts to ensure the critical science, research and technology demonstrations that are informing the agency’s journey to […]
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Layoffs at Bigelow
Statement by Robert Bigelow Regarding Bigelow Aerospace Staff Reducations “In December of 2015, we analyzed the amount of staff that we employed throughout all of our departments at Bigelow Aerospace, […]
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ULA Vs SpaceX: Just Bring More Money
Washington’s ‘Star Wars’, Politico “A Washington brawl has broken out over the future of the U.S. military’s ability to reach orbit, with the powerhouse combo of Boeing and Lockheed Martin […]
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Are CASIS Funding "Commitments" Just Smoke and Mirrors?
Keith’s note: CASIS is tasked to manage the portion of the International Space Station designated as the ISS National Laboratory. But other than NASA funding, CASIS has failed to attract […]
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Commercial Cargo Selection Announcement Rumors (Update)
Musk’s SpaceX Faces Competition for $3.5 Billion NASA Cargo Flights, Bloomberg “Increased political scrutiny may provide an incentive to NASA to add more contractors to provide “back-up options” and avoid […]
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Orb-3 Failure Report Released
NASA Review of Orbital ATK Accident Released, NASA “The team determined the proximate cause of the Antares launch vehicle failure was an explosion within the AJ-26 rocket engine and identified […]