Category: commercial crew

SpaceX’s next Crew Dragon test could happen next week

Post author By Randall
Post date October 24, 2019
Categories In boeing, commercial crew, commercial crew program, commercialcrewprogram, Crew Dragon, crewdragon, Nasa, Space, Spacex, static fire test, staticfiretest, Tech, testing, tomorrow

[ad_1] An “anomaly” that occurred during another static fire test in April caused an uncrewed capsule to explode. Earlier this month, SpaceX suggested the problem was due to a leak somewhere between the launch abort and orbital maneuvering systems. It has redesigned that part of the capsule. The capsule will eventually transport as many as […]

NASA could see more delays for SpaceX and Boeing private space flights

Post author By Randall
Post date June 21, 2019
Categories In boeing, commercial crew, gear, Nasa, Space, Spacex, Tech

[ad_1] “GAO continues to believe that NASA should develop a contingency plan to ensure uninterrupted access to the ISS if delays persist beyond September 2020. NASA generally agreed with GAO’s findings,” the report reads. NASA already intends to purchase more seats on the Soyuz until September next year to ensure continued access to the ISS. […]