Boeing falls behind SpaceX in next space race, CNN Money “Boeing said Tuesday that it has pushed the date of its first manned space mission back from 2017 to 2018. […]
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OIG: Challenges for Orbital's Antares Recovery Plans
NASA’s Response to Orbital’s October 2014 Launch Failure: Impacts on Commercial Resupply of the ISS, NASA OIG “Orbital’s Return to Flight Plan contains technical and operational risks and may be […]
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NASA Issues RFP for Next Round of Commercial ISS Resupply Missions
NASA Expands Commercial Space Program, Requests Proposals for Second Round of Cargo Resupply Contracts for International Space Station “On the heels of awarding groundbreaking contracts to U.S. commercial space companies […]
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NASA COTS Report Released
NASA Release Final Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Report “The report documents the work of NASA’s Commercial Crew & Cargo Program Office (C3PO) between 2005 and 2013 to partner with private […]
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Flyby Appearance by Charlie Bolden at COTS Event
NASA Hails Success of Commercial Space Program Private Space Station Resupply Underway, Plans Readied for Astronauts “NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Wednesday hailed the success of the agency’s public-private partnership with […]
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Crunch Time for Commercial Launch Providers
A critical time for commercial launch providers, The Space Review “For a time last week, it looked like we would be in the midst of an unusually concentrated period of […]
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New COTS Cygnus Video Released
Orbital’s Cygnus Readying for First Space Station Flight, OnOrbit “Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus cargo craft is bound for the International Space Station on a test flight. This flight will prove Cygnus’ […]
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Orbital and SpaceX Make Progress
American Resupply Missions to the Space Station Progressing “Orbital Sciences Corporation Monday rolled the first stage of its Antares rocket to the launch pad of the nation’s newest spaceport – […]
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Next Up: Cygnus
Veteran Space Company Orbital Sciences Ready for ISS, Wired “With a few decades of space launch experience already under its belt, the Orbital Sciences Corporation is next up to demonstrate […]
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Dragon Heads For ISS Arrival
SpaceX Dragon Scehdule for Friday “Around 2:00 AM Pacific/5:00 AM Eastern NASA will decide if Dragon is GO to move into the approach ellipsoid 1.4 kilometers around the space station. […]