Overview for Northrop Grumman’s 16th Commercial Resupply Mission
Northrop Grumman’s 16th contracted commercial resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver more than 8,200 pounds of science and research, crew supplies, and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. This will be the fifth mission under Northrop Grumman’s Commercial Resupply Services-2 contract with NASA. Launch is set for Tuesday, Read More
NASA SpaceX CRS-21 commercial cargo resupply mission to the ISS
NASA SpaceX CRS-21 commercial cargo resupply mission to the ISS will attempt to launch on Saturday 12-5-2020 at 11:39 AM EST or 8:39 AM PST or 16:39 UTC from launch complex 39A Cape Canaveral Florida. This will be the first mission for the upgraded cargo Dragon 2 spacecraft and SpaceX first flight under the new Read More
NASA TV Coverage Set for Next Space Station Resupply Mission with SpaceX
NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting 11:39 a.m. EST Saturday, Dec. 5, for the launch of its 21st commercial resupply services (CRS-21) mission to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. CRS-21 will deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment for NASA and is the first Read More
NASA Astronauts Safely Splash Down after First Commercial Crew Flight to Space Station
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida at 2:48 p.m. EDT Aug. 2, 2020, where the spacecraft is recovered by SpaceX and brought aboard the recovery ship 'Go Navigator.' photos credits: NASA Television Two NASA astronauts splashed down Read More
NASA to Provide Coverage of Astronauts’ Return from Space Station on SpaceX Commercial Crew Test Flight
The International Space Station's two newest crew members, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken, left, and Doug Hurley, are pictured having just entered the orbiting lab shortly after arriving aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. copyright NASA NASA will provide live coverage of activities leading up to, during, and following the return of the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 Read More
United Launch Alliance Names Vernon Thorp Director of Global Commercial Sales
United Launch Alliance (ULA) recently named Vernon Thorp as Director of Global Commercial Sales. In this position he will lead all commercial sales activities for Atlas V and the Company’s next-generation Vulcan Centaur rocket launching next year. “Vern brings a wealth of experience and expertise to this position,” said Tory Bruno, ULA’s president and CEO. Read More