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October 09, 2012

NASA And International Partners Approve Year-long Space Station Stay

One American, One Russian Will Take On The Marathon Mission

NASA and its international partners have announced an agreement to send two crew members to the International Space Station on a one-year mission designed to collect valuable scientific data needed to send humans to new destinations in the solar system. The crew members, one American astronaut and one Russian cosmonaut, will launch and land in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft and are scheduled to begin their voyage in spring 2015.

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Armadillo Aerospace Launches 'STIG-B' Rocket

Low-Profile Test Took Place At Spaceport America In New Mexico

New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) officials announced Saturday that Armadillo Aerospace had launched a STIG-B rocket designed and built by the Rockwall, TX, company. This launch was the first licensed FAA launch to take place from Spaceport America's vertical launch complex at the spaceport, and the second research and development test flight this year at Spaceport America conducted by Armadillo Aerospace.

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NASA, ATC Showcase Cost-Saving Upgrades For SLS Solid Rocket Boosters

Upgrades Said To Reduce Assembly Time By 46 Percent

NASA and aerospace contractor ATK recently held an event to highlight progress made in manufacturing the first ground test motor and cost-saving process upgrades for manufacturing the solid rocket booster for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS). ATK says the changes have reduced assembly time by approximately 46 percent, saving millions of dollars in projected costs for the SLS system.

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SpaceX Says Falcon 9 Engine Did Not 'Explode'

Says The System Performed As Designed, Proving The Booster's Reliability

While SpaceX celebrates its successful launch to the International Space Station Sunday night, the launch was not without a problem. Fortunately for the company, and probably for the commercial space industry as a whole, the engine problem experienced by the spacecraft as it lifted the Dragon resupply vehicle into orbit did not cause the mission to fail.

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CSF Congratulates SpaceX, NASA On Successful Launch Of Dragon

First Of Twelve Scheduled Resupply Missions To ISS

The Commercial Spaceflight Federation congratulates Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and NASA for their successful launch of the Dragon spacecraft this evening from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Dragon was launched atop SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket for the first of twelve Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) missions contracted to NASA.

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Virgin Galactic Acquires Full Ownership Of The Spaceship Company

Acquires 30 Percent Stake In Scaled Composites To Finalize The Deal

Virgin Galactic said Monday that it has taken 100% ownership of its sister company, The Spaceship Company (TSC), by acquiring the 30% stake held by Scaled Composites (Scaled) since TSC’s formation under a joint venture with Virgin Galactic.

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