SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Completes Key Tests In Quest to Visit Space Station Most Difficult Challenges Still Ahead, SpaceX “Today, Space Exploration Technologies’ (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft completed key on-orbit tests as […]
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Success (Updated)
SpaceX Falcon 9 on Historic Journey Begins with Successful Launch, SpaceRef (With video of launch) “At 3:44 a.m. EDT a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon spacecraft successfully lifted […]
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Private Sector Thinking in a Government-Driven Market
Private Sector Edges Deeper in Space, NY Times “The only way to make a dramatic reduction of price is to assume a dramatic increase of launches,” said Mr. Greason of […]
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Bolden Comments on Calls for Crew Downselect
Comments by Charles Bolden at the COMSTAC Advisory Committee Public Meeting “The key to achieving our goal of facilitating a strong commercial space industry is adequate funding and good old-fashioned […]
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Taking Sides on Commercial Crew Downselect
Apollo Commanders Back Call For Quick Commercial Crew Selection, Aviation Week “It seems unlikely that NASA will receive significant budgetary relief in the foreseeable future,” the three retired astronauts wrote […]
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All Eyes on the Dragon
SpaceX launch of Dragon capsule to space station to put NASA strategy on display, Washington Post “If Dragon fails at launch, that’s a bad thing that will get people concerned,” […]
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SpaceX Flight to ISS Approved
Coverage Set for NASA/SpaceX Launch and Mission to Space Station “Following the completion of NASA’s flight readiness review, the second SpaceX demonstration launch for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) […]
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Dragon Docking Date Announced – SpaceX on "60 Minutes"
SpaceX announces a date for first private space dock with space station, Ars technica “SpaceX’s Company President Gwynne Shotwell used the Satellite 2012 Conference to announce that it has a […]
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Antares/Cygnus Launch Delayed Until This Summer
Orbital Blames Spaceport for Another COTS Delay, SpaceNews “As was the case with the previous schedule slip, Dulles, Va.-based Orbital placed the blame for the delays squarely on the Virginia […]
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NASA Announces Next SpaceX Dragon Mission to ISS
NASA Announces Launch Date and Milestones for Spacex Flight “NASA has announced the launch target for Space Exploration Technologies’ (SpaceX) second Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) demonstration flight will be […]