commercial crew program
Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule will not be ready fly crew until March 2024
Boeing and NASA managers are now estimating that the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will not be ready to fly astronauts until March 2024, one of the longest delays yet to hit…
Update: Aaaaand we have lift-off! As I write, Starliner is making its way over Ireland and heading towards space. Update 2: Orbital insertion burn complete! The previous test flight failed before it…
Just two days after SpaceX safely returned four astronauts from the International Space Station, it’s sending another quartet to orbit. Check out the launch live on the video above —…
NASA and Boeing confirm Starliner won’t fly until first half of 2022 as valve investigation continues
NASA and Boeing provided an update on the beleaguered Starliner capsule Tuesday, confirming that the earliest the spacecraft will fly will be sometime during the first half of next year.…
Launchpad hiccups indefinitely delay Boeing’s troubled Starliner orbital test
Boeing’s Starliner capsule is leaving the launchpad after a series of delays that prevented takeoff over the last few days. NASA and the beleaguered aerospace giant will take “whatever time…
Watch SpaceX launch its second crew of Space Station astronauts on a flight-proven Falcon 9 live
SpaceX is set to launch its second operational commercial crew mission to the International Space Station for NASA, with a liftoff time of 5:49 AM EDT (2:49 AM PDT) on…
SpaceX wins NASA contract to develop human landing system for returning to the moon
The winner of NASA’s Human Landing System (HLS) contract award is SpaceX, which bid $2.9 billion for the privilege of developing the means by which NASA astronauts will return to…
NASA’s Kathy Lueders discusses the Artemis moon landing 2024 target and team selection
NASA’s head of human spaceflight Kathy Lueders joined us on stage at TechCrunch Sessions: Space, where she spoke to scientist and Netflix host Emily Calandrelli about her work at the…
NASA and Boeing set do-over Starliner orbital test flight for March 2021
NASA and Boeing are looking to March 29, 2021 as the earliest possible date for their Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2), a key qualifying demonstration mission in their ongoing Commercial…
Blue Origin’s space industry all-star team submits proposal for landing system to carry humans back to the moon
The Blue Origin-led “National Team” has submitted a proposal to NASA for its Human Landing System (HLS), which would be used to transport the next lunar astronauts to the surface…
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon docks with the International Space Station for first operational mission
SpaceX’s astronaut-ferrying Crew Dragon spacecraft is now docked to the International Space Station in Earth’s orbit, marking the successful completion of the first phase of its inaugural operational mission. Dragon…
NASA sends Baby Yoda to space aboard SpaceX Dragon alongside astronauts
NASA added a surprise fifth passenger to the Crew-1 mission currently en route to the International Space Station — a plush The Child (aka Baby Yoda) from “The Mandalorian.” The…
SpaceX and NASA successfully launch four astronauts to space for first operational Dragon crew mission
SpaceX has become the first private company to launch astronauts to the International Space Station, marking the culmination of years of work in partnership with NASA on developing human spaceflight…
Boeing and NASA target December for second try at uncrewed orbital demonstration flight
NASA and Boeing have provided some updates around their Commercial Crew plans, which aim to get Boeing’s CST-100 spacecraft certified for regular human flight. The CST-100 and Boeing’s Commercial Crew…
Watch SpaceX’s Crew Dragon splash down in the Atlantic Ocean live as astronauts return to Earth
SpaceX and NASA are getting ready to complete their most important joint mission to date – Crew Dragon Demo-2, which is the culmination of the partners’ work on their Commercial…
Astronauts successfully depart the ISS aboard SpaceX Dragon, starting their trip home
NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley have successfully undocked from the International Space Station, which is the first crucial stage of their return to Earth. Next, they’ll travel on…
Up close with the fresh new spacesuits astronauts will soon wear in orbit for the first time
Inside the first American spacecraft to take humans to orbit since the Space Shuttle, launching today, are, well, humans. And those humans are wearing brand new spacesuits that are also…
Coronavirus rattles NASA, but Commercial Crew and Mars Perseverance rover are on track
Most of NASA’s facilities around the country have been shut down, and while some teams can work (and drive a Mars rover) from home, others are knuckling down to get…
We may be poised on the precipice of a new era of spaceflight, but leaping prematurely off it would be a costly mistake — which is why the delays and…
