The Space Shuttle Endeavour has made its way to California onboard a Boeing 747.
Look up for the low-level Endeavour flypast from Florida to LAX
Keep an eye out for the Space Shuttle Endeavour as it makes low-level flyovers on the back of a 747 from Florida to Los Angeles next week.
Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle completes 469 day space mission
Boeing has announced the successful de-orbit and landing of the second X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) for the U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office.
FAA grants Virgin Galactic experimental launch permit
The FAA has cleared the world’s first commercial spaceline, Virgin Galactic to begin launch tests.
Dedication ceremonies and flights at Virgin Galactic Spaceport America
Virgin Galactic have held dedication ceremonies and flown the WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo aircraft in front of 800 guests at the New Mexico Spaceport.
Boeing selects Atlas V Rocket for initial Commercial Crew Launches
The Boeing Company have today announced that it has selected the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket to launch the Boeing Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 spacecraft from Florida’s Space Coast.
NASA tests future deep space vehicle for water landings
As NASA closes the chapter on the Space Shuttle Program, a new era of exploration vehicles is beginning to take off.
Testing began this month at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, in the new Hydro Impact Basin to certify the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) for water landings. The Orion MPCV will carry astronauts into … Continued
NASA’S proud as space program ends with final Shuttle flight by Atlantis
Wrapping up 30 years of unmatched achievements and blazing a trail for the next era of U.S. human spaceflight, NASA’s storied Space Shuttle Program came to a “wheels stop” on Thursday at the conclusion of its 135th mission.
Shuttle Atlantis and its four-astronaut crew glided home for the final time, ending a 13-day journey of more … Continued
Boeing GPS navigation satellite begins post-launch operational tests
Boeing has received the first on-orbit signals from the second of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF navigation satellites it is building for the U.S. Air Force. GPS IIF-2, renamed SVN-63, is functioning normally and ready to begin on-orbit maneuvers and operational testing.
NASA awards Lockheed Martin Hubble Telescope follow up contract
NASA has awarded a follow-on contract to Lockheed Martin Space Systems Corporation (LMSSC) for Mission Operations, Systems Engineering and Software (MOSES-II) for the Hubble Space Telescope.
This is a five-year cost-plus-award fee sole source contract with Lockheed Martin Space Systems Corporation with a value of $133,070,796, which includes the maximum award fee.
