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Boeing and NASA have scheduled the second uncrewed test flight of the company's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station for March 29 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket.
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft that NASA launched Sunday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the company's 21st commercial resupply mission is expected to arrive at the International Space Station on Monday around 1:30 p.m. EST. The updated Dragon flew with over 6.4K pounds of cargo for the station aboard a Falcon 9 rocket and will demonstrate SpaceX's first autonomous docking with the ISS, NASA said Monday.
SpaceX is slated to launch an updated Dragon space vehicle aboard the Falcon 9 rocket Dec. 5 to the International Space Station as part of NASA's 21st Commercial Resupply Services mission.
Northrop Grumman has completed the initial preliminary design review (PDR) for the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO), the company reported on Wednesday. The module will support NASA“™s Lunar Gateway by working as a crew habitat and docking hub for vehicles. “Maturing HALO through its preliminary design marks a major milestone in the module“™s production,“ said Steve Krein, vice president of civil and commercial satellites at Northrop Grumman.
SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station Monday and brought a team of astronauts from NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency aboard the orbiting laboratory.
Four astronauts have begun preparing for their upcoming flight aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft as part of SpaceX's first operational manned mission with NASA. “We're transitioning from test flights to operational flights. Make no mistake, every flight is a test flight when it comes to space travel, but it's also true that we need to routinely be able to go to the International Space Station," said Jim Bridenstine, NASA administrator and a past Wash100 winner.
Axiom Space hopes to hammer out an agreement for its maiden commercial flight to the International Space Station slated for launch in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2021, SpaceNews reported Friday.
A Northrop Grumman cargo spacecraft launched Friday evening from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia to bring almost 8K pounds of cargo for a 14th resupply mission to the International Space Station.
SpaceX and NASA plan to launch on Oct. 31 the manned Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station.
Boeing and NASA are planning to conduct another uncrewed flight test of the company's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station following issues during the first test in December, Reuters reported Tuesday.
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