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  • Space shuttle Atlantis, and Orion and Dragon mock-ups

    Humanity's Drive to Explore Keeps Rolling

    11.16.12 - The spirit to live and work in low-Earth orbit and explore well beyond where we've ventured before is alive as NASA forges ahead with three major human spaceflight endeavors.

  • Artist concept of Boeing CST-100 processing in C3PF

    Partnership Paves Way for Modernization

    11.20.12 - A facility full of platforms that once fit NASA's space shuttles like a glove is transitioning to make room for a new fleet of low-Earth orbit bound spacecraft.

  • Artist concept of a Falcon 9 rocket in space

    SpaceX Transitions to Third Commercial Crew Phase

    11.01.12 - SpaceX completed its first three performance milestones for NASA's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative.

  • SpaceX Dragon unberthing

    Dragon Returns to Earth

    10.28.12 - The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft splashed down Sunday, marking a successful conclusion to the first contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station.

  • SpaceX's Dragon capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 3:22 p.m. EDT Sunday ending the first cargo delivery flight contracted by NASA to resupply the ISS.

    Successful Return of SpaceX's Dragon Capsule

    10.27.12 - SpaceX's Dragon capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 3:22 p.m. EDT Sunday ending the first cargo delivery flight contracted by NASA to resupply the ISS.

  • Blue Origin’s pusher escape system rockets the crew capsule away from the launch pad

    Blue Origin Completes Pad Escape Test

    10.22.12 - Blue Origin conducted a successful pad escape test, firing its pusher-escape motor and launching a full-scale suborbital crew capsule from a simulated propulsion module.

  • Blue Origin test fires its BE-3 engine thrust chamber

    Blue Origin Tests Rocket Engine Thrust Chamber

    10.15.12 - Blue Origin successfully test fired its BE-3 high-performance liquid hydrogen engine thrust chamber at NASA's Stennis Space Center.

  • SpaceX Dragon and International Space Station

    Station Welcomes First Commercial Resupply Mission

    10.10.12 - SpaceX Dragon arrived Oct. 10 to the International Space Station, becoming the first commercial resupply mission to reach the orbital outpost.

  • SpaceX CRS-1 Launches

    SpaceX launched the first commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station.

  • The Dragon spacecraft is secured before being transported back to a SpaceX facility. May 31, 2012. (SpaceX)

    Return Science Sample Capability Important as Resupply

    10.09.12 - While the first NASA Commercial Resupply Services flight to the International Space Station is historic, delivery and return of samples is pivotal.

  • Dragon capsule

    Dragon Readies for Operational Delivery Flight

    10.04.12 - SpaceX will launch its Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket on the first operational cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station.

  • Artist's conception of ULA's Atlas V rocket

    NASA and ULA Complete Space Act Agreement

    10.15.12 - United Launch Alliance recently wrapped up its Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) partnership with NASA, laying the foundation for potentially certifying its Atlas V rocket for crewed missions.

  • A selection of crop plants grown in VEGGIE test pillows

    Station Experiment to Test Fresh Food Experience

    10.04.12 - NASA's VEGGIE experiment could revolutionize the way astronauts eat on board the International Space Station and the way the U.S. looks at the nutritional needs of crews on future deep-space missions.

  • Artist concept of the ISS and a football field.

    Common Ground Key to Certifying Commercial Systems

    10.01.12 - NASA managers and aerospace industry representatives met Sept. 19 for a chance to discuss the request for proposals that will begin NASA's certification process for integrated crew transportation systems.

  • Paragon Space Development Corp.'s air revitalization unit

    NASA Funded Technology Works to Save Trapped Miners

    09.27.12 - A technology designed by Paragon Space Development Corp. for use by astronauts in the hazardous environment of space has found a lifesaving use in coal mining.

  • The Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, Falcon 9 rocket is in position for a wet dress rehearsal at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

    SpaceX, NASA Target Oct. 7 Launch For Resupply Mission To Space Station

    09.20.12 - The first contracted cargo resupply flight to the International Space Station under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract is scheduled for Oct. 7.

  • Boeing's design concept of the CST-100 interior

    Boeing Completes First Integrated Capability Milestone

    09.14.12 - The Boeing Company recently completed a review of its CST-100 spacecraft, integrated launch vehicle and operational plans as its first performance milestone for NASA's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative.

  • Boeing performs a forward heat shield jettison test for its CST-100 spacecraft in Nevada

    Boeing Tests CST-100 Parachute Protector

    08.28.12 - The Boeing Company recently completed a jettison test of its forward heat shield, which will protect the parachutes of the company's CST-100 spacecraft during future missions to and from low Earth orbit.

  • NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Thursday announced new milestones in the nation's commercial space initiatives from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station near the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo credit: NASA

    NASA Administrator Announces Crew, Cargo Milestones

    08.23.12 - NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announced new milestones in the nation's commercial space initiatives from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

  • NASA's Commercial Crew Program Manager Ed Mango and Florida's Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll at the National Space Club Florida Committee's August luncheon.

    Florida, National Space Club Embrace Commercial Endeavors

    08.16.12 - NASA's Commercial Crew Program Manager and Florida's Lt. Governor discuss the future of human spaceflight at the National Space Club Florida Committee's August luncheon on Aug. 14.

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