by National Space Society | Oct 28, 2012 | Commercial Spaceflight, International Space Station, NASA
NASA press release about the successful completion of the first commercial resupply mission the the International Space Station: RELEASE: 12-381 SPACEX DRAGON RETURNS FROM SPACE STATION WITH NASA CARGO HOUSTON — A Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Dragon...
by National Space Society | 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 National Space Society | 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 National Space Society | Jan 18, 2012 | Commercial Spaceflight, International Space Station, NASA
SpaceX announced that it will slip the launch of the Dragon spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 from the original 7 February 2012 date. The specific reason for the delay was not specified, but was related to a “sense of responsibility in returning US crewed access to...