Spacecraft

Space News December 10, 2014

Boeing CST-100 Spacecraft Moves Another Step Closer to Flight

Boeing and NASA recently completed the Ground Segment Critical Design Review and set the baseline design for the company’s Commercial Crew Transportation System, moving a…

Space News October 1, 2014

NASA’s Orion Spacecraft, Rocket Move Closer to First Flight

NASA’s new Orion spacecraft and the Delta IV Heavy rocket that will carry it into space are at their penultimate stops in Florida on…

Space News September 16, 2014

Boeing CST-100 Selected as Next American Spacecraft

Boeing will receive an award of $4.2 billion from NASA to build and fly the United States’ next passenger spacecraft. Boeing’s Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100…

Space News August 26, 2014

NASA Pluto-Bound Spacecraft Encounters Last Major Traversing En Route to Final Destination

NASA’s Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft has crossed the orbit of Neptune, the last major traversing on its way to distant dwarf planet, the Agency’s press…

Space News August 22, 2014

NASA to Stop Using Soyuz Spacecraft, Invest in Domestic Private Space Industry

MOSCOW, August 22 (RIA Novosti) – NASA is expected to sign a multibillion-dollar deal with a private company to launch US astronauts from the United…

Space News May 14, 2014

SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft with NASA Cargo Set for Return to Earth

NASA Television will provide live coverage of the departure of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft from the International Space Station beginning at 9 a.m. EDT on…

Space News April 7, 2014

Orion Avionics System Ready for First Test Flight

Team Progressing Toward Exploration Flight Test-1 DENVER, Apr. 7, 2014 – Testing of the Orion spacecraft’s avionics system has concluded at the Lockheed Martin [NYSE:…

Space News March 28, 2014

Russian Soyuz Spacecraft Delivers New Crew to Space Station

KOROLYOV, Moscow Region, March 28 (RIA Novosti) – A Russian Soyuz spacecraft automatically docked with the International Space Station after a two-day delay early Friday…

Space News March 24, 2014

Boeing on Schedule to Deliver World’s 1st All-Electric Satellites

Primary structures completed for two Boeing 702SP spacecraft for ABS and Eutelsat EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 24, 2014 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] is on track…

Space News February 13, 2014

Boeing Commercial Crew Program Passes NASA Hardware, Software Reviews

HOUSTON, Feb. 13, 2014 — Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] Commercial Crew Program (CCP) recently completed a hardware design review and software safety test, bringing it closer to…

Space News October 22, 2013

Cygnus Spacecraft Heads to Fiery End After Leaving Space Station

The Cygnus cargo spacecraft developed by private US company Orbital Sciences undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) Tuesday and headed toward Earth, where it…

Space News October 22, 2013

Boeing Finalizes Agreement for Kennedy Space Center Facility

CST-100 spacecraft will be built in former NASA shuttle hangar CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Oct. 22, 2013 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has finalized an agreement with…

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