Winged Dream Chaser Prepares for First Flight Test
Sierra Nevada Corporation’s winged Dream Chaser is bound for NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Prior to Dream Chaser’s first autonomous free flight Approach and Landing Test (ALT), the craft will continue a series of tests,...Retired NASA Astronaut Embraces Commercial Spaceflight Role
Frederick “C. J.” Sturckow, a four time space shuttle commander and pilot, has become the first from NASA’s astronaut corps to join Virgin Galactic as a test pilot for SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft operations, the emerging...NASA Signs $424 Million Russian Crew Launch Extension for Space Station Missions
NASA has signed a $424 million contract extension with Roscosmos, the Russian federal space agency, to assure the launch and return of U. S., European, Japanese and Canadian astronauts to and from the International Space Station aboard Soyuz spacecraft through...SpaceShipTwo Success! First Powered Flight
UPDATE: For the first time ever, SpaceShipTwo fired its rocket engine in flight! A major milestone in commercial human spaceflight. According to a Virgin Galactic report: “Wheels stop—SpaceShipTwo safely on the ground after a triumphant day in the sky. So proud...Former U. S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison Receives 2013 Rotary National Award for Space Achievement
Kay Bailey Hutchison, retired long time U. S. Senator from Texas who helped to shape and fund NASA’s future over nearly two decades as a Washington legislator, was honored Friday as the 2013 recipient of the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement and the...NASA PhoneSats in Orbit – A “Ringing” Success
NASA’s Smartphone Nanosatellite mission is underway. Now circling the Earth are Alexander, Graham and Bell! The trio of smartphones rode to space April 21 aboard the maiden flight of Orbital Science Corp.’s Antares rocket from NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility in...Wanted: A “Perfect” Cup of Coffee for Space
Take notice Starbucks! Rice University students have been working with NASA to provide orbiting astronauts the perfect cup of coffee. The issue onboard the International Space Station is that crew members have four set ratios of coffee, creamer and sugar –...Orbital Sciences Corp. Scores Antares Launch Success
Orbital Sciences Corp. launched the Antares rocket from a Virginia launch complex Sunday evening, successfully carrying out a near 19 minute orbital test light that positions the Dulles, Va., based company to become the second U. S. commercial provider of supplies to...SpaceShipTwo Moves Forward to First Powered Flight
SpaceShipTwo progress is being made in the skies over the Mojave Air and Space Port in California – successful demonstration on April 12th of key components of the system. SpaceShipTwo carried out a “Cold Flow” flight. The test objectives were achieved, and the craft...Space Talk
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