Tag: Commercial Crew
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Video: Astronauts participate in Crew Dragon launch day dress rehearsal
NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, assigned to fly SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft on its first piloted mission into orbit, participated in a dress rehearsal of their suit-up procedures and a trip to launch pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 17, 2020. NASA and SpaceX officials organized the practice…
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Video: Slidewire basket crew egress system tested at pad 39A
EDITOR’S NOTE: Videos like this are made possible with the help of Spaceflight Now Members. If you enjoy our coverage of the space industry, please consider becoming a member. SpaceX tested astronaut slidewire escape baskets and fire suppression capabilities Friday at launch pad 39A in Florida, demonstrating rescue systems that would be activated in the event…
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Photos: Astronauts train to ride a Dragon into space
Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, two veteran space shuttle fliers, are gearing up to fly a privately-developed SpaceX Dragon capsule into orbit this year. The two astronauts participated in several major training events in March, including long-duration simulations to rehearse procedures they will execute during launch on top of a Falcon 9 rocket, their docking…
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Crew training continues for SpaceX’s first launch with astronauts
NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley inside the Crew Dragon spaceship they will ride into orbit as soon as mid-to-late May. Credit: SpaceX During a visit to Cape Canaveral this week, NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken strapped in to the SpaceX crew capsule they will ride into orbit as soon as mid-to-late…
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NASA, U.S. military reviewing SpaceX engine malfunction
Nine Merlin 1D engines arranged in an “octaweb” configuration on the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage. Credit: SpaceX NASA and U.S. military officials are reviewing a malfunction that triggered a premature engine shutdown during a flight of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket earlier this month, a cautionary step before upcoming launches with a GPS navigation…
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No decision yet on additional test flight for Boeing Starliner spacecraft
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Boeing’s Starliner rolls out of the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility in November 2019 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, during preparations for its first Orbital Flight Test. Credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now A review team studying software glitches and other miscues that cropped up during an…
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Axiom strikes deal with SpaceX to ferry private astronauts to space station
The International Space Station viewed in October 2018 from the departing Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Roscosmos Axiom Space, a Houston-based company with plans to develop a commercial outpost in space, announced Thursday it has signed a contract with SpaceX to ferry a professional astronaut and three paying passengers to the International Space Station as soon…
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Boeing provides update, path forward for Starliner
Just over two months after the truncated Orbital Flight Test of their Starliner crew capsule, Boeing officials have provided an in-depth overview of the issues faced on the flight. The update, held on Friday, 28 February, also provided information on the path forward for Starliner, including the on-going software audit, closing process escapes and software…
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Boeing says thorough testing would have caught Starliner software problems
The crew module for the next test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is pictured inside the company’s factory and processing facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: Boeing The program manager in charge of Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule program said Friday that additional checks would have uncovered problems with the spaceship’s software that…
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon delivered to Cape Canaveral for first flight with astronauts
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Feb. 15 after NASA modified original statement to remove words saying SpaceX will be the first commercial crew provider to fly astronauts. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft that will deliver astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station has arrived at Cape Canaveral for launch preparations. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX’s next Crew…