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Buster the Dummy Strapped in for Mile High SpaceX Dragon Flight Test

2 May , 2015 by Ken Kremer

SpaceX and NASA are just days away from a crucial test of a crew capsule escape system that will save astronauts lives in the unlikely event of a launch failure with the Falcon 9 rocket. Buster the Dummy is already strapped into his seat aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon test vehicle for what is called […]

SpaceX Prepares for Crucial Crew Dragon Capsule Pad Abort Test

5 Feb , 2015 by Ken Kremer

SpaceX is preparing for the first of two critical abort tests for the firm’s next generation human rated Dragon V2 capsule as soon as March. The purpose of the pair of abort tests is to demonstrate a crew escape capability to save the astronauts’ lives in case of a rocket failure, starting from the launch […]

Obama Administration Proposes $18.5 Billion Budget for NASA – Bolden

2 Feb , 2015 by Ken Kremer

The Obama Administration today (Feb. 2) proposed a NASA budget allocation of $18.5 Billion for the new Fiscal Year 2016, which amounts to a half-billion dollar increase over the enacted budget for FY 2015, and keeps the key manned capsule and heavy lift rocket programs on track to launch humans to deep space in the […]

NASA, Boeing, and SpaceX to Launch 1st Commercial Crew Ships to Space Station in 2017

28 Jan , 2015 by Ken Kremer

After a hiatus of six long years, US astronauts will finally launch to space in a revolutionary new pair of private crew capsules under development by Boeing and SpaceX, starting in 2017, that will end our sole source reliance on the Russians for launching our astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). Two years from […]

Falcon Heavy Rocket Launch and Booster Recovery Featured in Cool New SpaceX Animation

27 Jan , 2015 by Ken Kremer

SpaceX released a cool new animation today, Jan. 27, showing an updated look at their Falcon Heavy rocket and plans for booster recovery. See below. The Falcon Heavy is the brainchild of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, SpaceX CEO and founder, and illustrates his moving forward with the firm’s next giant leap in spaceflight. The rocket […]

NASA Orders Restart to Commercial Space Taxi Work

10 Oct , 2014 by Ken Kremer

Declaring that the future survival of the International Space Station (ISS) was “jeopardized,” NASA issued a statement late Thursday, Oct. 9, ordering Boeing and SpaceX to restart work to develop commercial crew vehicles under the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contracts awarded to each firm on Sept. 16. NASA took this action despite a protest […]

Boeing and SpaceX Win NASA’s ‘Space Taxi’ Contracts for Space Station Flights

17 Sep , 2014 by Ken Kremer

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announced that Boeing and SpaceX have won the high stakes and history making NASA competition to build the first ever private ‘space taxis’ to launch American astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) and restore America’s capability to launch our crews from American soil for the […]

Boeing Completes All CST-100 Commercial Crew CCiCAP Milestones on Time and on Budget for NASA – Ahead of Competitors

26 Aug , 2014 by Ken Kremer

In the ‘new race to space’ to restore our capability to launch Americans to orbit from American soil with an American-built commercial ‘space taxi’ as rapidly and efficiently as possible, Boeing has moved to the front of the pack with their CST-100 spaceship by completing all their assigned NASA milestones on time and on budget […]

Enter the Dragon: First Look Inside SpaceX’s New Crew Transporter to Orbit – Photos

6 Jun , 2014 by Ken Kremer

Would you ‘Enter the Dragon’? First look inside SpaceX Dragon V2 next generation astronaut spacecraft unveiled by CEO Elon Musk on May 29, 2014. Credit: Robert Fisher/AmericaSpace[/caption] Would you like to ‘Enter the Dragon’ for an up close look inside SpaceX’s new ‘V2’ crew transport ship to Earth orbit and the space station? We’ve shown […]

Meet SpaceX’s New Manned Dragon: Cool Animation Shows ‘How It Works’

2 Jun , 2014 by Ken Kremer

Caption: Animation of SpaceX Dragon V2 astronaut transporter. Credit: SpaceX Would you like to meet and fly aboard SpaceX’s next generation manned Dragon V2 spacecraft? Well hop aboard for a ride, take a seat and prepare for the thrill of a lifetime to the International Space Station (ISS) and back. Watch the cool animation above […]

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