Tag: CRS-2
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Orbital ATK highlights advancements to Cygnus for CRS-2 contract flights
With their OA7- mission underway and currently berthed at the International Space Station, Orbital ATK is pressing forward with plans for the series of CRS-1 extended contract missions which are set to begin later this year. The company is also proceeding with planning for their six contracted CRS-2 resupply missions to the Space Station, a…
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Sierra Nevada to resume Dream Chaser flight tests
Artist’s concept of a Dream Chaser spacecraft arriving at the International Space Station. Credit: Sierra Nevada An atmospheric test model of Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser space plane is being readied for tow and landing tests at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California this spring. The partially-assembled test craft arrived at the California test site,…
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NASA delays cargo award again, eliminates Boeing from contention
A SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is seen grappled by the International Space Station’s robotic arm. Credit: NASA NASA has delayed the award of new contracts for cargo transportation services between Earth and the International Space Station, and eliminated an uncrewed version of Boeing’s human-rated CST-100 Starliner capsule from the competition, officials said Thursday. The agency…
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One year after Antares failure, Orbital ATK nears return to flight
Orbital’s Antares rocket suffers a failure moments after liftoff Oct. 28, 2014, from Wallops Island, Virginia. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky A year after a launch mishap left Orbital ATK’s Cygnus supply ship without a ride to the International Space Station, company officials say the firm’s cargo delivery system is on the verge of a comeback, thanks…
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Sierra Nevada on watch for critical cargo award
Sierra Nevada Corp. technicians prepare the Dream Chaser engineering test article for another round of atmospheric flight tests. Credit: Sierra Nevada A prototype of Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser space plane is nearing shipment to California’s Mojave Desert to resume runway landing tests as officials wait for word from NASA whether the company will win a…
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Orbital ATK receives orders for two more ISS cargo flights
The Italian-built pressurized cargo module for Orbital ATK’s next resupply mission to the International Space Station arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 10. The Cygnus service module is due to arrive at KSC in October for launch Dec. 3 aboard an Atlas 5 rocket. Credit: Orbital ATK NASA has put off…
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Decision on new space station cargo contracts deferred
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft arrives at the International Space Station on April 17 for its sixth operational cargo delivery. Credit: ESA/NASA NASA expects to select commercial contractors to resupply the International Space Station in September, three months later than the agency’s previous timetable under a competition for cargo deliveries beginning in 2018. NASA was scheduled to…
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Sierra Nevada proposes all-in-one solution for ISS resupply
Artist’s concept of the Dream Chaser cargo carrier at the International Space Station. Credit: Sierra Nevada Corp. Leveraging progress made to build a human-rated space plane for NASA’s commercial crew program, Sierra Nevada Corp. said this week it has offered a cargo-carrying version of the Dream Chaser spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station beginning…
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Lockheed Martin throws its hat into ISS cargo competition
Artist’s concept of Lockheed Martin’s Jupiter spacecraft and Exoliner cargo module grappled by the International Space Station’s robotic arm. Credit: Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin has proposed a semi-reusable resupply platform to send up cargo to the International Space Station beginning in 2018, adding another competitor to a crowded list of companies bidding to win multibillion-dollar…