by Dave Fischer | Jul 11, 2012 | Asteroids, Commercial Spaceflight, Near Earth Objects
Virgin Galactic Unveils LauncherOne to Deliver 225 KG Orbit for $10 MIllion Image Credit: Virgin Galactic In an announcement today at the Farnborough International Air Show, Virgin Galactic revealed it is partnering with a privately funded satellite launcher to build...
by Dave Fischer | Jun 7, 2012 | Astronauts, Commercial Spaceflight, International Space Station, Space
NASA has negotiated a continuation of its successful Space Acts Agreements (SAA) procedures for contracting and funding of the next phase of its Commercial Crew Program (CCP). The SAA has also been the process for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation...
by Dave Fischer | May 31, 2012 | Commercial Spaceflight, International Space Station, NASA
The Dragon Spacecraft Floating in the Pacific Ocean Image Credit: Michael Altenhofen / SpaceX The Dragon spacecraft successfully completed all mission objectives and floats quietly in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico following reentry and splashdown. SpaceX...
by Dave Fischer | May 28, 2012 | Astronauts, Commercial Spaceflight, International Space Station, NASA
25 May 2012 WASHINGTON — NASA Administrator Charles Bolden offered his congratulations to the International Space Station Expedition 31 crew and mission flight control teams at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and SpaceX’s headquarters in...
by Dave Fischer | May 26, 2012 | Commercial Spaceflight, The Space Movement
At 0953 UTC on Saturday morning, 26 May 2012, the hatch on Dragon was opened by Don Petitt aboard the International Space Station. The ISS was 253 miles above the Earth, near Auckland New Zealand. The crew installed the air ducts and started the airflow to mix the air...
