Critical NASA Science Returns to Earth aboard SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft “SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down at 3:39 p.m. EDT Saturday, Oct. 25, in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 300 miles […]
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SpaceX Milestone – 100th Merlin 1D Engine Completed
SpaceX Reaches Milestone With 100th Merlin 1D Engine, SpaceRef Business “The 100th Merlin 1D engine has come off the assembly at SpaceX’s headquarters in Hawthorne, California. According to SpaceX it […]
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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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SpaceX Texas Ground Breaking Ceremony
SpaceX Breaks Ground on New Texas Spaceport, SpaceRef Business [Download artist illustrations] “Today SpaceX broke ground for the development of their new Texas spaceport at Boca Chica Beach. Along with […]
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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 […]