Pedro Medelius, chief scientist and technologist at ASRC Federal’s space and defense unit, has been elected to chair the National Space Club Florida Committee’s board of directors. Read more
A Dynetics-led team is bidding to secure an award under NASA’s specific effort to land astronauts on the lunar surface, Space News reported Friday. Read more
Maxar Technologies has partnered with NASA to explore the development of an unmanned space station that will house scientific instruments while in synchronous low-earth orbit. Read more
Northrop Grumman plans to launch its 13th commercial resupply services mission to stock the International Space Station with supplies, tools and scientific projects. Read more
Boeing has taken the Space Launch System rocket’s first core stage out of NASA’s New Orleans-based Michoud Assembly Facility for delivery. Read more
Boeing and NASA are creating a joint investigation team to assess a mission timing anomaly and other issues encountered during the first unmanned orbital test flight of the CST-100 Starliner... Read more
SpaceX’s Dragon CRS-19 cargo spacecraft has traveled back to Earth after delivering supplies and experimental payloads to the International Space Station, Space.com reported Tuesday. Read more
Virgin Orbit plans to conduct an orbital flight test for its LauncherOne rocket early this year ahead of subsequent regular flights if the test is successful, Space News reported Tuesday. Read more
NASA has unveiled to the media the rover unit that will be fielded for the agency’s Mars exploration mission in 2020. Read more
Boeing plans to continue processing and assessment activities for the CST-100 Starliner capsule following timer issues during its disrupted orbital test flight to the International Space Sta... Read more
SpaceX will build spacecraft parts at NASA's Kennedy Space Center under a $7.5M contract, the Orlando Business Journal reported Thursday. Read more
SpaceX performed the 10th consecutive test of its Mark 3 parachute design for the Crew Dragon spacecraft, SpaceNews reported Tuesday. Read more
A miniature atomic clock device on board the General Atomics-built Orbital Test Bed continues to function nominally nearly six months after the OTB satellite launched from NASA's Kennedy... Read more
Chris Shank, vice president for civil and national security space at Maxar Technologies, said the company is preparing for the future of space exploration and Earth observation imagery to as... Read more
Sierra Nevada Eyes Potential Dream Chaser Spacecraft Applications
Sierra Nevada Corp. is exploring potential applications that may employ the Dream Chaser spacecraft and its components, SpaceNews reported Tuesday. Read more