Gwynne Shotwell, president and chief operating officer of SpaceX, has received a 2021 Wash100 Award, the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon), for driving company growth, developing groundbreaking space technology and expanding our space capabilities. This marks the fourth time in her federal career that Shotwell has won a Wash100 Award.
Read More »NASA, SpaceX Reschedule Demo-2 Crewed Mission Launch to Saturday
NASA and SpaceX have pushed back to Saturday, May 30, the launch of the manned Demo-2 test flight mission due to unfavorable weather conditions.
Read More »SpaceX's Demo-2 Crewed Mission Gets OK for Wednesday Launch
SpaceX's manned Demo-2 test flight mission as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program received the go-ahead to launch on Wednesday, May 27, after it passed a launch readiness evaluation Monday.
Read More »NASA, SpaceX Prep Crew Dragon Spacecraft for May Launch to ISS
NASA has begun final processing activities for the Demo-2 mission aimed at sending two astronauts to the International Space Station through SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule.
Read More »NASA Names Astronauts to Crew Flight Tests, ISS Missions of Boeing, SpaceX Space Taxis; Leanne Caret Comments
NASA has named nine U.S. astronauts who will fly aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon and Boeing's CST-100 Starliner space taxis as part of the first crewed flight test and mission to the International Space Station. The spaceflight capability will provide the space agency an opportunity to maintain a seven-person crew on …
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