Congressional Hearings this Week to Focus on Commercial Space, SpaceRef “There will be two important congressional hearings this week on Commercial Space. First up on Tuesday, February 24th is the […]
Commercial Crew Program
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First Commercial Crew Test Flights in 2017
NASA News Conference: Update on the Commercial Crew Program, SpaceRef Business “NASA, Boeing and SpaceX will held a news briefing on NASA Television at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in […]
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Bolden: Fund Commercial Crew to end Reliance on the Russians
NASA FY 2015 Budget – Commercial Crew is Investing in America, SpaceRef Business “Early in his opening statement during the NASA teleconference on NASA’s FY 2015 budget request, NASA Administrator […]
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NASA Releases Commercial Spaceflight Report
NASA Provides Updated Commercial Spaceflight Report, SpaceRef Business “NASA has released its 14th 60 day Commercial Spaceflight Report. The bi-monthly report outlines the progress of NASA’s commercial crew and cargo […]
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NASA Adds New Commercial Crew Milestones
NASA Announces Additional Commercial Crew Development Milestones, NASA “NASA announced Thursday it is adding some additional milestones to agreements with three U.S. commercial companies that are developing spaceflight capabilities that […]
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Another Milestone for SNC's Dream Chaser
Dream Chaser Completes Ground Tow Tests [Watch], Sierra Nevada Corporation “Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announces the completion of the Dream Chaser Space System tow testing at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research […]
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KSC Releases New Commercial Crew Video
KSC Releases New Commercial Crew Program Marketing Video, SpaceRef Business “The two minute video aims to capture the history and spirit of human spaceflight. The slick video does capture the […]
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NASA Releases Next Commercial Crew Draft RFP
NASA Commercial Crew Transportation Capability Contract CCTCAP Draft RFP, NASA “The CCtCap contract is the second phase of a two-phased procurement strategy to develop a U.S. commercial crew space transportation […]
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Boeing CST-100 One Step Closer
Boeing Completes New Spacecraft, Rocket Milestones, NASA “The Boeing Company of Houston, a NASA Commercial Crew Program (CCP) partner, recently performed wind tunnel testing of its CST-100 spacecraft and integrated […]
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Congress's Self-Inflicted Conundrum
Will competing plans hurt nation’s future in space?, Florida Today “But Commercial Crew has been a tough sell, politically. Lawmakers reluctantly have provided enough money for it to limp along, […]