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March 1st Target Launch Date For Next SpaceX Resupply Mission To The ISS

2013-02-15 07:36:31

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online SpaceX will be launching its next cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on March 1, according to NASA. The next target launch date will be the company's second resupply mission to the ISS. SpaceX was the first company to ever dock with the orbiting outpost, and also the only company resupplying the astronauts aboard. Last year, SpaceX's Dragon capsule made history after earning itself a contract to resupply...

NASA Moving Forward As It Looks To Return Manned Space Missions Launching From US Soil

2013-01-28 15:01:41

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online NASA announced that it is taking the next steps in trying to get back to launching astronauts from U.S. soil. The space agency said that three companies are now conducting activities that will confirm U.S.-based commercial spacecraft are safe to carry crews to the International Space Station (ISS). Through May 30, 2014, three companies will be working under contract with NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) to develop products to...

Looking Back At Space Industry In 2012 Means Looking Ahead

2012-12-29 09:47:51

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online 2012 has been an historical year in the space industry, and the beauty of this past year is it is just paving the way for the best that is yet to come. During the past year, we have seen NASA encounter the Red Planet with their latest piece of technology, and have seen great strides made by the commercial space industry. Last year, we ended the year on a bit of a sour note, but with hopeful dreams the United States would soon be...

Obscura's Experiential Technology Connects Visitors to an Exciting New Era of NASA's Human Space Exploration Program

2012-11-03 07:20:05

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Obscura partnered with NASA and the National Institute of Aerospace to invite the public to virtually explore the new frontiers of deep space and the expansion of the space program through an immersive educational experience set within a 50-foot geodesic dome. The multi-city tour premiered at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City in July, followed by a simultaneous showing at the California Science Museum in Los Angeles...

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Welcomes Space Shuttle Atlantis as Centerpiece of $100 Million Exhibit to Open in July 2013

2012-11-02 19:20:17

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., Nov. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Space Shuttle Atlantis arrived today at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex to begin its new mission as the dramatically displayed centerpiece of a $100 million exhibit scheduled to open in July 2013. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121102/NY05650 )(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120518/NY09986LOGO-b ) Atlantis completed its historic final journey - the last of any of NASA's space shuttles - with NASA...

NASA Television Airs Space Shuttle Atlantis' Final Move

2012-10-30 11:21:43

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Oct. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA Television will provide live coverage of events surrounding space shuttle Atlantis' move to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida for permanent public display. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) At 2 p.m. EDT Thursday, Nov. 1, NASA TV's media channel will air a news briefing about the transformation of Kennedy Space Center to a multiuser spaceport. The briefing participants...

Space Shuttle Atlantis' Final Move Aired By NASA Television

2012-10-30 11:54:03

NASA Television will provide live coverage of events surrounding space shuttle Atlantis' move to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida for permanent public display. At 2 p.m. EDT Thursday, Nov. 1, NASA TV's media channel will air a news briefing about the transformation of Kennedy Space Center to a multiuser spaceport. The briefing participants are: -- Lisa Colloredo, associate manager, Commercial Crew Program -- Scott Colloredo, chief architect, Ground Systems...

Final Journey Of Shuttle Atlantis Celebrated At NASA Social Media Event

2012-10-12 09:35:02

NASA and the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will invite 28 of their social media followers to a two-day NASA Social Nov. 1-2 in Florida. The event will commemorate the move of space shuttle Atlantis from Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building to its final destination for permanent display at the center's visitor complex. Parts of the social will be carried live on NASA Television and the agency's website. Atlantis will make the 10-mile rolling journey Nov. 2 atop a 76-wheel flatbed...

First Contracted SpaceX Resupply Mission Launches With NASA Cargo To Space Station

2012-10-07 18:20:06

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Oct. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Falcon 9 rocket carrying its Dragon spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 8:35 p.m. EDT Sunday, beginning NASA's first contracted cargo delivery flight, designated SpaceX CRS-1, to the International Space Station. Under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract, SpaceX will fly at least 12 cargo missions to the space station through...

Google+ Hangout With NASA Administrator And SpaceX CEO

2012-10-03 16:28:07

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will discuss the first contracted cargo resupply flight to the International Space Station during a Google+ Hangout from 1-1:30 p.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 5. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and its Dragon cargo spacecraft are scheduled to lift off at 8:35 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 7 from at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Bolden and Musk will talk about the flight, which will be the first of 12 contracted for NASA by SpaceX to resupply...