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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Ed Mango, program manager for NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP), updates media on the progress of Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) activities in which seven aerospace companies are maturing launch vehicle and spacecraft systems designed to take astronauts to the International Space Station. The goal of the program is to drive down the cost of space travel as well as open up space to more people than ever before by balancing industry’s own innovative capabilities with NASA's 50 years of human spaceflight experience.    Seven aerospace companies are maturing launch vehicle and spacecraft designs under CCDev2, including Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) of Promontory, Utah, Blue Origin of Kent, Wash., The Boeing Co., of Houston, Excalibur Almaz Inc. of Houston, Sierra Nevada Corp. of Louisville, Colo., Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, Calif., and United Launch Alliance (ULA) of Centennial, Colo. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial Photo credit: Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-7882

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Ed Mango, program manager for NASA's Commercia...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Ed Mango, program manager for NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP), updates media on the progress of Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) activities in which seven aerospace comp... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Ed Mango, program manager for NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP), updates media on the progress of Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) activities in which seven aerospace companies are maturing launch vehicle and spacecraft systems designed to take astronauts to the International Space Station. The goal of the program is to drive down the cost of space travel as well as open up space to more people than ever before by balancing industry’s own innovative capabilities with NASA's 50 years of human spaceflight experience.      Seven aerospace companies are maturing launch vehicle and spacecraft designs under CCDev2, including Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) of Promontory, Utah, Blue Origin of Kent, Wash., The Boeing Co., of Houston, Excalibur Almaz Inc. of Houston, Sierra Nevada Corp. of Louisville, Colo., Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, Calif., and United Launch Alliance (ULA) of Centennial, Colo. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial Photo credit: Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-7881

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Ed Mango, program manager for NASA's Commercia...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Ed Mango, program manager for NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP), updates media on the progress of Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) activities in which seven aerospace comp... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Commercial Crew Program (CCP) Manager Ed Mango, left, and Deputy Program Manager Brent Jett host a Program Strategy Forum at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The forum was held to update industry partners about NASA's decision to use multiple, competitively awarded Space Act Agreements (SAAs) instead of an Integrated Design Contract for the agency's next phase of developing commercial space transportation system capabilities. Using SAAs instead of a contract will allow NASA to maintain multiple partners, with the flexibility to adjust technical direction, milestones and funding. The move was made so the program could adapt to dynamic budgetary circumstances while maintaining a high level of competition among transportation providers.    CCP is helping to mature the design and development of a crew transportation system with the overall goal of accelerating a United States-led capability to the International Space Station. The goal of the program is to drive down the cost of space travel as well as open up space to more people than ever before by balancing industry’s own innovative capabilities with NASA's 50 years of human spaceflight experience. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-8327

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Commercial Crew Program (CCP) Manager Ed Mango...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Commercial Crew Program (CCP) Manager Ed Mango, left, and Deputy Program Manager Brent Jett host a Program Strategy Forum at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The forum was held to... More

LOUISVILLE, Colo. – During NASA's Commercial Crew Development Round 2 CCDev2) activities for the Commercial Crew Program CCP, Sierra Nevada Corp. SNC delivered the primary structure of its Dream Chaser flight test vehicle to the company’s office in Louisville, Colo. SNC engineers currently are assembling the full-scale prototype, which includes the integration of secondary structures and subsystems. This all-composite structure of the company's planned winged spacecraft, the Dream Chaser, will be used to carry out several remaining CCDev2 milestones including a captive carry flight and the first approach and landing test of the spacecraft. During the captive carry flight, a carrier aircraft will the Dream Chaser vehicle over NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif. Sierra Nevada is one of seven companies NASA entered into Space Act Agreements SAAs with during CCDev2 to aid in the innovation and development of American-led commercial capabilities for crew transportation and rescue services to and from the International Space Station and other low Earth orbit destinations. For information about CCP, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: Sierra Nevada Corp. KSC-2012-1308

LOUISVILLE, Colo. – During NASA's Commercial Crew Development Round 2 ...

LOUISVILLE, Colo. – During NASA's Commercial Crew Development Round 2 CCDev2) activities for the Commercial Crew Program CCP, Sierra Nevada Corp. SNC delivered the primary structure of its Dream Chaser flight t... More

MCGREGOR, Texas -- Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) completes a full-duration, full-thrust firing of its new SuperDraco engine prototype at the company’s Rocket Development Facility in McGregor, Texas. The firing was in preparation for the ninth milestone to be completed under SpaceX's funded Space Act Agreement (SAA) with NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP). SpaceX is working with CCP during Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) in order to mature the design and development of its Dragon spacecraft with the overall goal of accelerating a United States-led capability to the International Space Station. Eight SuperDracos would be built into the sidewalls of the Dragon capsule to carry astronauts to safety should an emergency occur during launch or ascent. The goal of CCP is to drive down the cost of space travel as well as open up space to more people than ever before by balancing industry’s own innovative capabilities with NASA's 50 years of human spaceflight experience. Six other aerospace companies also are maturing launch vehicle and spacecraft designs under CCDev2, including Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK), Blue Origin, The Boeing Co., Excalibur Almaz Inc., Sierra Nevada Corp. and United Launch Alliance (ULA). For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew KSC-2012-1209

MCGREGOR, Texas -- Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) completes a...

MCGREGOR, Texas -- Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) completes a full-duration, full-thrust firing of its new SuperDraco engine prototype at the company’s Rocket Development Facility in McGregor, Texas. T... More

COCOA BEACH, Fla. -- Ed Mango, program manager for NASA's Commercial Crew Program CCP, talks to industry partners and stakeholders during a preproposal conference at the Courtyard Marriott in Cocoa Beach, Fla. The meeting focused on information related to NASA's release of the Commercial Crew Integrated Capability CCiCap Announcement for Proposals on Feb. 7. More than 50 people from 25 aerospace companies attended the conference to find out what the space agency would be looking for in terms of milestones, funding, schedules, strategies, safety cultures, business modules and eventual flight certification standards of integrated crew space transportation systems.        The goal of the CCiCap is to develop an indigenous U.S. transportation system that can safely, affordably and routinely fly to low Earth orbit destinations, including the International Space Station. Proposals are due March 23 and NASA plans to award multiple Space Act Agreements, valued from $300 million to $500 million each, toward the development of fully integrated commercial crew transportation systems in the summer of 2012.  For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew   Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1323

COCOA BEACH, Fla. -- Ed Mango, program manager for NASA's Commercial C...

COCOA BEACH, Fla. -- Ed Mango, program manager for NASA's Commercial Crew Program CCP, talks to industry partners and stakeholders during a preproposal conference at the Courtyard Marriott in Cocoa Beach, Fla. ... More

HOUSTON - JSC2013e068287 - John Elbon, vice president for Space Exploration for The Boeing Company, addresses the media before the unveiling of a CST-100 mock-up at the company's Houston Product Support Center. This test version is optimized to support five crew members and will allow the company to evaluate crew safety, interfaces, communications, maneuverability and ergonomics.    Boeing's CST-100 is being designed to transport crew members or a mix of crew and cargo to low-Earth-orbit destinations. The evaluation is part of the ongoing work supporting Boeing's funded Space Act Agreement with NASA's Commercial Crew Program, or CCP, during the agency's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability, or CCiCap, initiative. CCiCap is intended to make commercial human spaceflight services available for government and commercial customers. To learn more about CCP, visit http://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz KSC-2013-3082

HOUSTON - JSC2013e068287 - John Elbon, vice president for Space Explor...

HOUSTON - JSC2013e068287 - John Elbon, vice president for Space Exploration for The Boeing Company, addresses the media before the unveiling of a CST-100 mock-up at the company's Houston Product Support Center.... More

HOUSTON - Chris Ferguson, director of Crew and Mission Operations for The Boeing Company, is interviewed by the media during the unveiling of a CST-100 mock-up at the company's Houston Product Support Center. Boeing's CST-100 is being designed to transport crew members or a mix of crew and cargo to low-Earth-orbit destinations, including the International Space Station. Boeing is one of three aerospace industry partners working with NASA's Commercial Crew Program, or CCP, during its Commercial Crew Integrated Capability, or CCiCap, initiative, which is intended to make commercial human spaceflight services available for government and commercial customers.    To learn more about CCP, visit http://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz KSC-2013-3075

HOUSTON - Chris Ferguson, director of Crew and Mission Operations for ...

HOUSTON - Chris Ferguson, director of Crew and Mission Operations for The Boeing Company, is interviewed by the media during the unveiling of a CST-100 mock-up at the company's Houston Product Support Center. B... More

Edwards, Calif. – ED13-0266-021-  A Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC, team member prepares for 60 mph tow tests of the company's Dream Chaser flight vehicle on taxi and runways at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Ground testing at 10, 20, 40 and 60 miles per hour is helping the company validate the performance of the spacecraft's braking and landing systems prior to captive-carry and free-flight tests scheduled for later this year.                  SNC is continuing the development of its Dream Chaser spacecraft under the agency's Commercial Crew Development Round 2, or CCDev2, and Commercial Crew Integrated Capability, or CCiCap, phases, which are intended to lead to the availability of commercial human spaceflight services for government and commercial customers. To learn more about CCP and its industry partners, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Image credit: NASA/Ken Ulbrich KSC-2013-3301

Edwards, Calif. – ED13-0266-021- A Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC,...

Edwards, Calif. – ED13-0266-021- A Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC, team member prepares for 60 mph tow tests of the company's Dream Chaser flight vehicle on taxi and runways at NASA's Dryden Flight Research... More

Edwards, Calif. – ED13-0266-045- Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC, team members prepare for 60 mph tow tests of the company's Dream Chaser flight vehicle on taxi and runways at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Ground testing at 10, 20, 40 and 60 miles per hour is helping the company validate the performance of the spacecraft's braking and landing systems prior to captive-carry and free-flight tests scheduled for later this year.    SNC is continuing the development of its Dream Chaser spacecraft under the agency's Commercial Crew Development Round 2, or CCDev2, and Commercial Crew Integrated Capability, or CCiCap, phases, which are intended to lead to the availability of commercial human spaceflight services for government and commercial customers. To learn more about CCP and its industry partners, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Image credit: NASA/Ken Ulbrich KSC-2013-3302

Edwards, Calif. – ED13-0266-045- Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC, te...

Edwards, Calif. – ED13-0266-045- Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC, team members prepare for 60 mph tow tests of the company's Dream Chaser flight vehicle on taxi and runways at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Ce... More

HOUSTON -- JSC-2013-E076038 -- NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, center, talks to members of The Boeing Company's CST-100 team at the company's Houston Product Support Center near Johnson Space Center. At left is Brandon Setayesh, a mechanical engineer who helped build a fully outfitted test version of the CST-100. At right is John Elbon, vice president of Boeing's Space Exploration. Also joining Bolden during his tour of the CST-100 mock-up is Johnson Center Director Ellen Ochoa, behind Bolden at right, and other Johnson management.       Boeing's CST-100 is designed to transport a mix of crew and cargo to low-Earth-orbit destinations. Boeing is one of three aerospace industry partners working with NASA's Commercial Crew Program, or CCP, during the Commercial Crew Integrated Capability, or CCiCap, initiative, which is intended to make commercial human spaceflight services available for government and commercial customers. To learn more about CCP, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: NASA/James Blair KSC-2013-3347

HOUSTON -- JSC-2013-E076038 -- NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, cent...

HOUSTON -- JSC-2013-E076038 -- NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, center, talks to members of The Boeing Company's CST-100 team at the company's Houston Product Support Center near Johnson Space Center. At left... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This graphic depicts the goal of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, or CCP, heading into the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract known as CCtCap. This phase of the CCP will enable NASA to ensure a company's crew transportation system is safe, reliable and cost-effective. The certification process will assess progress throughout the production and testing of one or more integrated space transportation systems, which include rockets, spacecraft, missions and ground operations. Requirements under CCtCap also will include at least one crewed flight test to the space station before certification can be granted. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Image credit: NASA/Greg Lee KSC-2013-4527

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This graphic depicts the goal of NASA's Commer...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This graphic depicts the goal of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, or CCP, heading into the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract known as CCtCap. This phase of the CCP will e... More

CCP Meetings with Kathy Lueders

CCP Meetings with Kathy Lueders

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Kathy Lueders, manager of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, discusses program progress during a meeting with the staff at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin

Commerical Crew Program (CCP) Astronauts Speak To Media

Commerical Crew Program (CCP) Astronauts Speak To Media

Astronauts selected to train for the flight tests of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program talked to members of the media at the News Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. During the discussion, astronaut ... More

Commerical Crew Program (CCP) Astronauts Speak To Media

Commerical Crew Program (CCP) Astronauts Speak To Media

Astronauts selected to train for the flight tests of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program talked to members of the media at the News Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left are astronauts Doug Hur... More

Commerical Crew Program (CCP) Astronauts Speak To Media

Commerical Crew Program (CCP) Astronauts Speak To Media

Astronauts selected to train for the flight tests of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program talked to members of the media at the News Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. During the discussion, astronaut ... More

CCP Crew Access Arm Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

CCP Crew Access Arm Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space c...

A heavy-lift transport truck, carrying the Crew Access Arm for Space Launch Complex 41, departs from Oak Hill, Florida, and heads to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The arm will be installed on the Comp... More

CCP Crew Access Arm Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

CCP Crew Access Arm Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space c...

A heavy-lift transport truck, carrying the Crew Access Arm for Space Launch Complex 41, backs up toward Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The arm will be installed on the Complex 41 Cre... More

Maj. Benjamin Pardieck (center), U.S. Army Pacific

Maj. Benjamin Pardieck (center), U.S. Army Pacific

Maj. Benjamin Pardieck (center), U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command Post works with a multinational staff conducting mission analysis during Cobra Gold 2013 Chiang Mai, Thailand, Feb. 14, 2013. This is the 3... More

Staff Sgt. Ryan Testoni, squad leader, 1-14, 2nd Stryker

Staff Sgt. Ryan Testoni, squad leader, 1-14, 2nd Stryker

Staff Sgt. Ryan Testoni, squad leader, 1-14, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, instructs soldiers of the Tonga Defense Force on house clearing tactics and techniques during Military Opera... More

BOULDER, Colo. – A Sierra Nevada Corp. team member examines the company's structural test article for the Dream Chaser spacecraft in the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Facility for Advanced Spatial Technology. The university is one of Sierra Nevada’s partners on the design and development of the Dream Chaser orbital crew vehicle. Dream Chaser is one of five systems NASA invested in during Commercial Crew Development Round 1 CCDev1 activities in order to aid in the innovation and development of American-led commercial capabilities for crew transportation and rescue services to and from the International Space Station and other low Earth orbit destinations. In 2011, NASA's Commercial Crew Program CCP entered into another funded Space Act Agreement with Sierra Nevada for the second round of commercial crew development CCDev2) so the company could further develop its Dream Chaser spacecraft for NASA transportation services. For information about CCP, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: Sierra Nevada Corp. KSC-2012-1014

BOULDER, Colo. – A Sierra Nevada Corp. team member examines the compan...

BOULDER, Colo. – A Sierra Nevada Corp. team member examines the company's structural test article for the Dream Chaser spacecraft in the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Facility for Advanced Spatial Technol... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This is a printable poster with NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) logo. CCP is leading NASA's effort of accelerating a United States-led capability to the International Space Station by investing in the design and development of the aerospace industry's crew transportation systems. The goal of CCP is to drive down the cost of space travel as well as open up space to more people than ever before by balancing industry’s own innovative capabilities with NASA's 50 years of human spaceflight experience. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew KSC-2012-1010

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This is a printable poster with NASA's Commerc...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This is a printable poster with NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) logo. CCP is leading NASA's effort of accelerating a United States-led capability to the International Space Station ... More

COCOA BEACH, Fla. -- Ed Mango, program manager for NASA's Commercial Crew Program CCP, talks to industry partners and stakeholders during a preproposal conference at the Courtyard Marriott in Cocoa Beach, Fla. The meeting focused on information related to NASA's release of the Commercial Crew Integrated Capability CCiCap Announcement for Proposals on Feb. 7. More than 50 people from 25 aerospace companies attended the conference to find out what the space agency would be looking for in terms of milestones, funding, schedules, strategies, safety cultures, business modules and eventual flight certification standards of integrated crew space transportation systems.    The goal of the CCiCap is to develop an indigenous U.S. transportation system that can safely, affordably and routinely fly to low Earth orbit destinations, including the International Space Station. Proposals are due March 23 and NASA plans to award multiple Space Act Agreements, valued from $300 million to $500 million each, toward the development of fully integrated commercial crew transportation systems in the summer of 2012.  For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew   Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1322

COCOA BEACH, Fla. -- Ed Mango, program manager for NASA's Commercial C...

COCOA BEACH, Fla. -- Ed Mango, program manager for NASA's Commercial Crew Program CCP, talks to industry partners and stakeholders during a preproposal conference at the Courtyard Marriott in Cocoa Beach, Fla. ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This is a printable version of NASA's "Same Crew, New Ride" poster depicting an artist's conception of NASA's Commercial Crew Program CCP. The poster features a NASA astronaut in the foreground with a vehicle launching toward the International Space Station in the background. CCP is investing in the aerospace industry and helping multiple companies design and develop crew transportation systems that could be capable of flying to the space station and other low Earth orbit destinations. The program is meant to accelerate a United States-led capability to the station where critical scientific work is being performed for use in applications here on Earth. CCP is expected to drive down the cost of space travel as well as open up space to more people than ever before by balancing industry’s own innovative capabilities with NASA's 50 years of human spaceflight experience. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Poster designed by Kennedy Space Center Graphics Department/Greg Lee. Credit: NASA KSC-2012-1804

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This is a printable version of NASA's "Same Cr...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This is a printable version of NASA's "Same Crew, New Ride" poster depicting an artist's conception of NASA's Commercial Crew Program CCP. The poster features a NASA astronaut in the for... More

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana discusses the Commercial Crew Program's CCP newest partnerships from the center's Operations Support Building 2 OSB II. Three integrated systems were selected for CCP's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability CCiCap initiative to propel America's next human space transportation system to low Earth orbit forward. Operating under a funded Space Act Agreements SAAs, The Boeing Co. of Houston, Sierra Nevada Corp. SNC Space Systems of Louisville, Colo., and Space Exploration Technologies SpaceX of Hawthorne, Calif., will spend the next 21 months completing their designs, conducting critical risk reduction testing on their spacecraft and launch vehicles, and showcasing how they would operate and manage missions from launch through orbit and landing, setting the stage for future demonstration missions. To learn more about CCP, which is based at Kennedy and supported by NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-4205

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana ...

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana discusses the Commercial Crew Program's CCP newest partnerships from the center's Operations Support Building 2 OSB II. Three integrated sys... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Commercial Crew Program Manager Ed Mango updates media on the progress of American human spaceflight development at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. He and astronaut Mike Good discussed the future steps the program will take to certify crew transportation systems for missions to the International Space Station. The program is working toward the next phase of certification, which will be called Commercial Crew Transportation Capability, or CCtCap. That phase will include a joint test concept in which NASA astronauts will play a role in flight testing the systems.     To learn more about CCP, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: Jim Grossmann KSC-2013-2913

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Commercial Crew Program Manager Ed Mango...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Commercial Crew Program Manager Ed Mango updates media on the progress of American human spaceflight development at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. He and astronaut Mike Good disc... More

HAMPTON, Va. –A 10-inch long ceramic model of the Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC, Dream Chaser spacecraft undergoes high-speed wind tunnel tests at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. The tests measure how much heat the winged vehicle would experience during ascent and re-entry through the atmosphere, including the spacecraft's lower- and upper-body flaps, elevons and a rudder. They're also helping the company obtain necessary data for the material selection and design of the spacecraft's thermal protection system.      SNC is continuing the development of its Dream Chaser spacecraft under the agency's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability, or CCiCap, initiative, which is intended to lead to the availability of commercial human spaceflight services for government and commercial customers. To learn more about CCP and its industry partners, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Image credit: NASA/David Bowman KSC-2013-3630

HAMPTON, Va. –A 10-inch long ceramic model of the Sierra Nevada Corpor...

HAMPTON, Va. –A 10-inch long ceramic model of the Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC, Dream Chaser spacecraft undergoes high-speed wind tunnel tests at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. The tests me... More

HOUSTON - NASA astronaut Serena Aunon and Andrea Gilkey, a human factors engineer with The Boeing Company, tag up before Aunon puts on her orange launch-and-entry suit for a fit check evaluation of the CST-100 spacecraft at the company's Houston Product Support Center. Aunon's fit check will help evaluate a crew's maneuverability in the spacecraft and test communications. Boeing's CST-100 is being designed to transport crew members or a mix of crew and cargo to low-Earth-orbit destinations, including the International Space Station. The evaluation is part of the ongoing work supporting Boeing's funded Space Act Agreement with NASA's Commercial Crew Program, or CCP, during the agency's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability, or CCiCap, initiative. CCiCap is intended to make commercial human spaceflight services available for government and commercial customers.      To learn more about CCP, visit http://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz KSC-2013-3074

HOUSTON - NASA astronaut Serena Aunon and Andrea Gilkey, a human facto...

HOUSTON - NASA astronaut Serena Aunon and Andrea Gilkey, a human factors engineer with The Boeing Company, tag up before Aunon puts on her orange launch-and-entry suit for a fit check evaluation of the CST-100 ... More

Edwards, Calif. – ED13-0266-069- Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC, team members check the company's Dream Chaser flight vehicle systems following a 60 mph tow test on taxi and runways at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Ground testing at 10, 20, 40 and 60 miles per hour is helping the company validate the performance of the spacecraft's braking and landing systems prior to captive-carry and free-flight tests scheduled for later this year.          SNC is continuing the development of its Dream Chaser spacecraft under the agency's Commercial Crew Development Round 2, or CCDev2, and Commercial Crew Integrated Capability, or CCiCap, phases, which are intended to lead to the availability of commercial human spaceflight services for government and commercial customers. To learn more about CCP and its industry partners, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Image credit: NASA/Ken Ulbrich KSC-2013-3309

Edwards, Calif. – ED13-0266-069- Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC, te...

Edwards, Calif. – ED13-0266-069- Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC, team members check the company's Dream Chaser flight vehicle systems following a 60 mph tow test on taxi and runways at NASA's Dryden Flight R... More

Edwards, Calif. – ED13-0266-004- The Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC, Dream Chaser flight vehicle pulls out of a hangar at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in California in preparation for tow tests. Ground testing at 10, 20, 40 and 60 miles per hour is helping the company validate the performance of the spacecraft's braking and landing systems prior to captive-carry and free-flight tests scheduled for later this year.            SNC is continuing the development of its Dream Chaser spacecraft under the agency's Commercial Crew Development Round 2, or CCDev2, and Commercial Crew Integrated Capability, or CCiCap, phases, which are intended to lead to the availability of commercial human spaceflight services for government and commercial customers. To learn more about CCP and its industry partners, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Image credit: NASA/Ken Ulbrich KSC-2013-3294

Edwards, Calif. – ED13-0266-004- The Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC...

Edwards, Calif. – ED13-0266-004- The Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC, Dream Chaser flight vehicle pulls out of a hangar at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in California in preparation for tow tests. Grou... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kathy Lueders, acting program manager of the Commercial Crew Program, welcomes participants to an industry conference inside the Television Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The conference was held following the program's request for proposals from commercial companies for a development and certification contract called the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability CCtCap. The contract will provide a finish line for the agency following more than four years of development work by CCP and American aerospace companies. CCtCap is the second phase of a two-phase certification plan for privately built and operated integrated crew transportation systems. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2013-4222

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kathy Lueders, acting program manager of the Co...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kathy Lueders, acting program manager of the Commercial Crew Program, welcomes participants to an industry conference inside the Television Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Fl... More

Media Event at CCP White Room/Crew Access Arm

Media Event at CCP White Room/Crew Access Arm

NASA, Boeing and United Launch Alliance officials discuss the Crew Access Arm under construction at a yard near NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The arm and white room are being built to bridge the space... More

CCP Boeing/ULA Crew Access Arm Emergency Evacuation Water Test

CCP Boeing/ULA Crew Access Arm Emergency Evacuation Water Test

The Crew Access Arm is seen following a water deluge systems test March 23 at a construction yard near NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The arm is being tested before being installed on Space Launch Comp... More

Operation Tigergrass - CST-100 Starliner Space Suit Ingress & Eg

Operation Tigergrass - CST-100 Starliner Space Suit Ingress & Eg

Boeing's Chris Ferguson wears Boeing's new spacesuit designed to be worn by astronauts flying on the CST-100 Starliner. The suit is lighter and more flexible than previous spacesuits but retains the ability to ... More

CCP Crew Access Arm Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

CCP Crew Access Arm Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space c...

A heavy-lift transport truck, carrying the Crew Access Arm for Space Launch Complex 41, travels along the road toward Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The arm will be installed on the ... More

Commerical Crew Program (CCP) Astronauts visit Aerojet Rocketdyn

Commerical Crew Program (CCP) Astronauts visit Aerojet Rocketdyn

NASA astronauts Suni Williams, from left, Eric Boe and Barry "Butch" Wilmore survey an RL10 engine as it stands in a vacuum chamber at Aerojet Rocketdyne's test stand in West Palm Beach, Florida. The engine wil... More

Commerical Crew Program (CCP) Astronauts visit Aerojet Rocketdyn

Commerical Crew Program (CCP) Astronauts visit Aerojet Rocketdyn

Carlos Rodriguez, from left, manager of systems development, verification and testing for Aerojet Rocketdyne, talks with NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore, Eric Boe and Suni Williams as the group surveys an... More

Commerical Crew Program (CCP) Crew Access Arm Installation

Commerical Crew Program (CCP) Crew Access Arm Installation

The Crew Access Arm and White Room for Boeing's CST-100 Starliner are attached to the Crew Access Tower at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41. The arm will serve as the connection that a... More

Commerical Crew Program (CCP) Crew Access Arm Installation

Commerical Crew Program (CCP) Crew Access Arm Installation

A crane lifts the Crew Access Arm and White Room for Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to be attached to the Crew Access Tower at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41. When attached to... More

Commerical Crew Astronauts Evaluate Crew Dragon Controls

Commerical Crew Astronauts Evaluate Crew Dragon Controls

Astronauts Bob Behnken, left, and Eric Boe work in a mock-up of the SpaceX Crew Dragon flight deck at the company's Hawthorne, California, headquarters as development of the crew systems continues for eventual ... More

Eric Boe and Bob Behnken Dragon Tour

Eric Boe and Bob Behnken Dragon Tour

Astronaut Bob Behnken emerges from the hatch of a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft in manufacturing at SpaceX's headquarters and factory in Hawthorne, California. Behnken is one of four NASA astronauts selected to... More

Airlift unit sheds light on astronaut rescue

Airlift unit sheds light on astronaut rescue

204th Airlift Squadron loadmasters prepare to cast-out a flare from the back of a C-17 Globemaster III during a flare deployment training operation held Aug. 27, 2020 in the airspaces around Hawaii. The additio... More

Combat Cameramen hike to their range before combat

Combat Cameramen hike to their range before combat

Combat Cameramen hike to their range before combat drills during Fleet Combat Camera Pacific's Winter Quick Shot 2013 combined field training exercise, Feb. 12. Quick Shot is a semi-annual exercise that improve... More

Maj. Kenneth Frey (left), an engineer plans officer,

Maj. Kenneth Frey (left), an engineer plans officer,

Maj. Kenneth Frey (left), an engineer plans officer, and Lt. Col. John Tulifua, a logistics officer, with the U.S. Army Pacific, Contingency Command Post, review updates to the exercise scenario during the fiel... More

HAWTHORNE, Calif. -- NASA astronauts and industry experts are monitored while they check out the crew accommodations in the Dragon spacecraft under development by Space Exploration Technologies SpaceX of Hawthorne, Calif., for the agency's Commercial Crew Program. In 2011, NASA selected SpaceX during Commercial Crew Development Round 2 CCDev2) activities to mature the design and development of a crew transportation system with the overall goal of accelerating a United States-led capability to the International Space Station. The goal of CCP is to drive down the cost of space travel as well as open up space to more people than ever before by balancing industry’s own innovative capabilities with NASA's 50 years of human spaceflight experience. Six other aerospace companies also are maturing launch vehicle and spacecraft designs under CCDev2, including Alliant Techsystems Inc. ATK, The Boeing Co., Excalibur Almaz Inc., Blue Origin, Sierra Nevada, and United Launch Alliance ULA. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Image credit: Space Exploration Technologies KSC-2012-1825

HAWTHORNE, Calif. -- NASA astronauts and industry experts are monitore...

HAWTHORNE, Calif. -- NASA astronauts and industry experts are monitored while they check out the crew accommodations in the Dragon spacecraft under development by Space Exploration Technologies SpaceX of Hawtho... More

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen from the 31st Medical Group (MG), Casualty Collection Point (CCP) load a simulated injured person into the ambulance after a simulated conventional attack. The 31st MG CCP prepares injured personnel in the field for shipment to the hospital.US Air Force (USAF) Airmen from the 31st Medical Group (MG), Casualty Collection Point (CCP) load a simulated injured person into the ambulance after a simulated conventional attack during the LOCAL SALTY NATION (LSN) exercise. The 31st MG CCP prepares injured personnel in the field for shipment to the hospital

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen from the 31st Medical Group (MG), Casualty ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: LOCAL SALTY NATION Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camer... More

Tech. Sgt. Bryce Englin, assigned to 651st Air Expeditionary

Tech. Sgt. Bryce Englin, assigned to 651st Air Expeditionary

Tech. Sgt. Bryce Englin, assigned to 651st Air Expeditionary Group, and a native of South Beloit, Ill., poses for a photograph in front of a SH-60 helicopter. Englin is currently deployed to Afghanistan and wit... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The manager of NASA's Commercial Crew Program CCP, Ed Mango, hosts a virtual conversation, called a Tweet Chat, with Twitter followers from around the world. Those who follow www.twitter.com/commercial_crew had an hour-long opportunity to ask Mango questions about NASA’s efforts to get astronauts to low Earth orbit and the International Space Station aboard American rockets and spacecraft. Mango stuck to the social networking service's 140 character limit and answered dozens of questions. At left, is Brittani Sims, a member of the CCP team.        The goal of CCP is to drive down the cost of space travel as well as open up space to more people than ever before by balancing industry’s own innovative capabilities with NASA's 50 years of human spaceflight experience. Seven aerospace companies are maturing launch vehicle and spacecraft designs under the program’s second round of development, called Commercial Crew Development Round 2 CCDev2), including Alliant Techsystems Inc. ATK, The Boeing Co., Excalibur Almaz Inc., Blue Origin, Sierra Nevada, Space Exploration Technologies SpaceX, and United Launch Alliance ULA. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Image credit: NASA/Gianni Woods KSC-2012-2647

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The manager of NASA's Commercial Crew Program C...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The manager of NASA's Commercial Crew Program CCP, Ed Mango, hosts a virtual conversation, called a Tweet Chat, with Twitter followers from around the world. Those who follow www.twitter.... More

LOUISVILLE, Colo. – Sierra Nevada Corporation Space Systems’ Dream Chaser full-scale test vehicle is lifted by an Erickson Air-Crane helicopter to verify proper aerodynamic flight performance near the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Jefferson County, Colo. This captive-carry test is one of several milestones the company is meeting during its partnership with NASA’s Commercial Crew Program CCP. Data from this test will provide SNC an early opportunity to evaluate and prove hardware, facilities and ground operations in preparation for approach and landing tests scheduled for later this year.     In 2011, NASA selected Sierra Nevada during Commercial Crew Development Round 2 CCDev2) activities to mature the design and development of a crew transportation system with the overall goal of accelerating a United States-led capability to the International Space Station. The goal of CCP is to drive down the cost of space travel as well as open up space to more people than ever before by balancing industry’s own innovative capabilities with NASA's 50 years of human spaceflight experience. Six other aerospace companies also are maturing launch vehicle and spacecraft designs under CCDev2, including Alliant Techsystems Inc. ATK, The Boeing Co., Excalibur Almaz Inc., Blue Origin, Space Exploration Technologies SpaceX, and United Launch Alliance ULA. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Image credit: Sierra Nevada Corp. KSC-2012-3148

LOUISVILLE, Colo. – Sierra Nevada Corporation Space Systems’ Dream Cha...

LOUISVILLE, Colo. – Sierra Nevada Corporation Space Systems’ Dream Chaser full-scale test vehicle is lifted by an Erickson Air-Crane helicopter to verify proper aerodynamic flight performance near the Rocky Mou... More

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden announces the newest partners of NASA's Commercial Crew Program CCP from Operations Support Building 2 OSB II at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. At left, is Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana, and at right, is Commercial Crew Program CCP Manager Ed Mango. Three integrated systems were selected for CCP's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability CCiCap initiative to propel America's next human space transportation system to low Earth orbit forward. Operating under funded Space Act Agreements SAAs, The Boeing Co. of Houston, Sierra Nevada Corp. SNC Space Systems of Louisville, Colo., and Space Exploration Technologies SpaceX of Hawthorne, Calif., will spend the next 21 months completing their designs, conducting critical risk reduction testing on their spacecraft and launch vehicles, and showcasing how they would operate and manage missions from launch through orbit and landing, setting the stage for future demonstration missions. To learn more about CCP, which is based at Kennedy and supported by NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-4207

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden announces th...

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden announces the newest partners of NASA's Commercial Crew Program CCP from Operations Support Building 2 OSB II at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. At lef... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This is an artist's conception of Sierra Nevada Corp. SNC Space System's Dream Chaser spacecraft atop a United Launch Alliance ULA Atlas V rocket under development for NASA's Commercial Crew Program, or CCP. The integrated system was selected for CCP's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability, or CCiCap, initiative to propel America's next human space transportation system to low Earth orbit forward. Operating under a funded Space Act Agreement, or SAA, SNC will spend the next 21 months completing its design, conducting critical risk reduction testing on its spacecraft and launch vehicle, and showcasing how it would operate and manage missions from launch through orbit and landing, setting the stage for a future demonstration mission. To learn more about CCP, which is based at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and supported by NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Image credit: SNC KSC-2012-4213

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This is an artist's conception of Sierra Nevad...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This is an artist's conception of Sierra Nevada Corp. SNC Space System's Dream Chaser spacecraft atop a United Launch Alliance ULA Atlas V rocket under development for NASA's Commercial ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Tom Simon of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, or CCP, talks to aerospace industry representatives during a pre-proposal conference to inform prospective companies about the recently released request for contract proposals and updates to the certification requirements for crewed missions to the International Space Station, or ISS. The two-phase certification process, called Certification Products Contract, or CPC, will enable NASA to eventually purchase service missions to fly astronauts to and from the ISS. Simon will serve as chair of the CPC Evaluation Team that will come together to identify, research and ensure that the selected companies can comply with NASA's contract requirements.       To learn more about CCP, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-5606

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Tom Simon of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, o...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Tom Simon of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, or CCP, talks to aerospace industry representatives during a pre-proposal conference to inform prospective companies about the recently relea... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Ed Mango, manager of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, or CCP, talks to aerospace industry representatives during a pre-proposal conference to inform prospective companies about the recently released request for contract proposals and updates to the certification requirements for crewed missions to the International Space Station, or ISS. The two-phase certification process, called Certification Products Contract, or CPC, will enable NASA to eventually purchase service missions to fly astronauts to and from the ISS.     To learn more about CCP, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-5604

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Ed Mango, manager of NASA's Commercial Crew Pr...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Ed Mango, manager of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, or CCP, talks to aerospace industry representatives during a pre-proposal conference to inform prospective companies about the recent... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Commercial Crew Program Manager Ed Mango and astronaut Mike Good media on the progress of American human spaceflight development at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. They also discussed the future steps the program will take to certify crew transportation systems for missions to the International Space Station. The program is working toward the next phase of certification, which will be called Commercial Crew Transportation Capability, or CCtCap. That phase will include a joint test concept in which NASA astronauts will play a role in flight testing the systems.     To learn more about CCP, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: Jim Grossmann KSC-2013-2915

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Commercial Crew Program Manager Ed Mango...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Commercial Crew Program Manager Ed Mango and astronaut Mike Good media on the progress of American human spaceflight development at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. They also discu... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Commercial Crew Program Manager Ed Mango and astronaut Mike Good media on the progress of American human spaceflight development at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. At right is NASA Public Affairs Officer Gregory Harland. They also discussed the future steps the program will take to certify crew transportation systems for missions to the International Space Station. The program is working toward the next phase of certification, which will be called Commercial Crew Transportation Capability, or CCtCap. That phase will include a joint test concept in which NASA astronauts will play a role in flight testing the systems.   To learn more about CCP, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: Jim Grossmann KSC-2013-2914

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Commercial Crew Program Manager Ed Mango...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Commercial Crew Program Manager Ed Mango and astronaut Mike Good media on the progress of American human spaceflight development at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. At right is NAS... More

HOUSTON - The Boeing Company unveils its fully outfitted CST-100 mock-up at the company's Houston Product Support Center in Texas. This test version is optimized to support five crew members and will allow the company to evaluate crew safety, interfaces, communications, maneuverability and ergonomics. Boeing's CST-100 is being designed to transport crew members or a mix of crew and cargo to low-Earth-orbit destinations, including the International Space Station. Boeing is one of three aerospace industry partners working with CCP during its Commercial Crew Integrated Capability, or CCiCap, initiative, which is intended to make commercial human spaceflight services available for government and commercial customers.  To learn more about CCP, visit http://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz KSC-2013-3068

HOUSTON - The Boeing Company unveils its fully outfitted CST-100 mock-...

HOUSTON - The Boeing Company unveils its fully outfitted CST-100 mock-up at the company's Houston Product Support Center in Texas. This test version is optimized to support five crew members and will allow the ... More

HOUSTON - JSC2013e068317 - NASA astronaut Serena Aunon exits The Boeing Company's CST-100 spacecraft following a fit check evaluation at the company's Houston Product Support Center. Aunon's fit check will help evaluate a crew's maneuverability in the spacecraft and test communications.      Boeing's CST-100 is being designed to transport crew members or a mix of crew and cargo to low-Earth-orbit destinations. The evaluation is part of the ongoing work supporting Boeing's funded Space Act Agreement with NASA's Commercial Crew Program, or CCP, during the agency's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability, or CCiCap, initiative. CCiCap is intended to make commercial human spaceflight services available for government and commercial customers. To learn more about CCP, visit http://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz KSC-2013-3088

HOUSTON - JSC2013e068317 - NASA astronaut Serena Aunon exits The Boein...

HOUSTON - JSC2013e068317 - NASA astronaut Serena Aunon exits The Boeing Company's CST-100 spacecraft following a fit check evaluation at the company's Houston Product Support Center. Aunon's fit check will help... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana welcomes aerospace industry representatives to the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability, or CCtCap, Pre-Proposal Conference. CCtCap will be the next phase of certification efforts for the agency's Commercial Crew Program, or CCP, missions to the International Space Station. The purpose of the conference was to involve industry in the CCtCap draft Request for Proposal, or RFP, process and provide a greater understanding for both parties before the official RFP is released in the fall of 2013.        To learn more about CCP, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2013-3155

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana w...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana welcomes aerospace industry representatives to the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability, or CCtCap, Pre-Proposal Conference. CCtCap will... More

Edwards, Calif. – ED13-0266-049- A pickup truck pulls the Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC, Dream Chaser flight vehicle through 60 mile per hour tow tests on taxi and runways at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Ground testing at 10, 20, 40 and 60 miles per hour is helping the company validate the performance of the spacecraft's braking and landing systems prior to captive-carry and free-flight tests scheduled for later this year.              SNC is continuing the development of its Dream Chaser spacecraft under the agency's Commercial Crew Development Round 2, or CCDev2, and Commercial Crew Integrated Capability, or CCiCap, phases, which are intended to lead to the availability of commercial human spaceflight services for government and commercial customers. To learn more about CCP and its industry partners, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Image credit: NASA/Ken Ulbrich KSC-2013-3304

Edwards, Calif. – ED13-0266-049- A pickup truck pulls the Sierra Nevad...

Edwards, Calif. – ED13-0266-049- A pickup truck pulls the Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC, Dream Chaser flight vehicle through 60 mile per hour tow tests on taxi and runways at NASA's Dryden Flight Research C... More

Edwards, Calif. – ED13-0266-008- The Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC, Dream Chaser flight vehicle is prepared for 60 mph tow tests on taxi and runways at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Ground testing at 10, 20, 40 and 60 miles per hour is helping the company validate the performance of the spacecraft's braking and landing systems prior to captive-carry and free-flight tests scheduled for later this year.            SNC is continuing the development of its Dream Chaser spacecraft under the agency's Commercial Crew Development Round 2, or CCDev2, and Commercial Crew Integrated Capability, or CCiCap, phases, which are intended to lead to the availability of commercial human spaceflight services for government and commercial customers. To learn more about CCP and its industry partners, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Image credit: NASA/Ken Ulbrich KSC-2013-3296

Edwards, Calif. – ED13-0266-008- The Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC...

Edwards, Calif. – ED13-0266-008- The Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC, Dream Chaser flight vehicle is prepared for 60 mph tow tests on taxi and runways at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Fo... More

CCP Meetings with Kathy Lueders

CCP Meetings with Kathy Lueders

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Kathy Lueders, manager of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, listens to updates from program engineers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin

CCP Boeing/ULA Crew Access Arm Emergency Evacuation Water Test

CCP Boeing/ULA Crew Access Arm Emergency Evacuation Water Test

Water sprays on the Crew Access Arm during a deluge systems test March 23 at a construction yard near NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The arm is being tested before being installed on Space Launch Compl... More

Commerical Crew Program (CCP) Astronauts Speak To Employees

Commerical Crew Program (CCP) Astronauts Speak To Employees

Astronauts selected to train for the flight tests of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program participated in a panel discussion with employees at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left, are Kennedy Center Dir... More

Commerical Crew Program (CCP) Astronauts visit Aerojet Rocketdyn

Commerical Crew Program (CCP) Astronauts visit Aerojet Rocketdyn

NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore, from left, Eric Boe and Suni Williams watch as Aerojet Rocketdyne test team engineers direct the test-firing of an RL10 engine at the company's facility in West Palm Beach... More

The Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Fleet Adm.

The Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Fleet Adm.

The Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Fleet Adm. Cecil Haney visited the U.S. Army, Pacific’s Contingency Command Post and met with its Soldiers to get a first-hand look at their operations and capabilities,... More

Staff Sgt. Ryan Testoni, squad leader, 1-14, 2nd Stryker

Staff Sgt. Ryan Testoni, squad leader, 1-14, 2nd Stryker

Staff Sgt. Ryan Testoni, squad leader, 1-14, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, instructs soldiers of the Tonga Defense Force on house clearing tactics and techniques during Military Opera... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility, or C3PF, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is going through major renovations to support the manufacturing of The Boeing Company's CST-100 spacecraft. Known throughout the space shuttle era as Orbiter Processing Facilty-3, or OPF-3, the facility's orbiter-specific platforms were removed recently to make room for a clean-floor factory-like facility. The modernization will allow Boeing to process its new fleet of low-Earth-orbit bound spacecraft, which is under development in collaboration with NASA's Commercial Crew Program, or CCP. Boeing is leasing the excess government facility for next-generation commercial activities through a land-use agreement with Space Florida.    To learn more about CCP and its industry partners, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-2012-6485

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facil...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility, or C3PF, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is going through major renovations to support the manufacturing of The Boeing Compan... More

CANOGA PARK, Calif. -- Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne hot-fires a launch abort engine for The Boeing Co., which is developing its CST-100 spacecraft for NASA's Commercial Crew Program. Under its fixed-price contract with Boeing, Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne is combining its Attitude Control Propulsion System thrusters from heritage spaceflight programs, Bantam abort engine design and storable propellant engineering capabilities. In 2011, NASA selected Boeing of Houston during Commercial Crew Development Round 2 CCDev2) activities to mature the design and development of a crew transportation system with the overall goal of accelerating a United States-led capability to the International Space Station. The goal of CCP is to drive down the cost of space travel as well as open up space to more people than ever before by balancing industry’s own innovative capabilities with NASA's 50 years of human spaceflight experience. Six other aerospace companies also are maturing launch vehicle and spacecraft designs under CCDev2, including Alliant Techsystems Inc. ATK, Blue Origin, Excalibur Almaz Inc., Sierra Nevada Corp., Space Exploration Technologies SpaceX, and United Launch Alliance ULA. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Image credit: Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne KSC-2012-1828

CANOGA PARK, Calif. -- Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne hot-fires a launch a...

CANOGA PARK, Calif. -- Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne hot-fires a launch abort engine for The Boeing Co., which is developing its CST-100 spacecraft for NASA's Commercial Crew Program. Under its fixed-price contrac... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This is an artist's conception of the Liberty Launch Vehicle under development by Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) of Promontory, Utah, for NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP). In 2011, NASA and ATK entered into an unfunded Space Act Agreement during Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) activities to mature the design and development of a crew transportation system with the overall goal of accelerating a United States-led capability to the International Space Station. The goal of CCP is to drive down the cost of space travel as well as open up space to more people than ever before by balancing industry’s own innovative capabilities with NASA's 50 years of human spaceflight experience. Six other aerospace companies also are maturing launch vehicle and spacecraft designs under CCDev2, including Blue Origin, The Boeing Co., Excalibur Almaz Inc., Sierra Nevada Corp., Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), and United Launch Alliance (ULA). For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Image credit: Alliant Techsystems Inc. KSC-2011-8113

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This is an artist's conception of the Liberty ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This is an artist's conception of the Liberty Launch Vehicle under development by Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) of Promontory, Utah, for NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP). In 2011, N... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This is an artist's conception of the Dream Chaser spacecraft integrated with an Atlas V rocket. Dream Chaser is under development by Sierra Nevada of Centennial, Colo., for NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP). In 2011, NASA selected Sierra Nevada during Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) activities to mature the design and development of a crew transportation system with the overall goal of accelerating a United States-led capability to the International Space Station. United Launch Alliance's Atlas V also is being considered under CCDev2. The goal of CCP is to drive down the cost of space travel as well as open up space to more people than ever before by balancing industry’s own innovative capabilities with NASA's 50 years of human spaceflight experience. Five other aerospace companies also are maturing launch vehicle and spacecraft designs under CCDev2, including Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK), The Boeing Co., Excalibur Almaz Inc., Blue Origin, and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX). For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Image credit: Sierra Nevada Corp. KSC-2012-1015

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This is an artist's conception of the Dream Ch...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This is an artist's conception of the Dream Chaser spacecraft integrated with an Atlas V rocket. Dream Chaser is under development by Sierra Nevada of Centennial, Colo., for NASA's Comme... More

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- From left, Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana, NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and Commercial Crew Program CCP, Manager Ed Mango announce the newest partners of NASA's Commercial Crew Program from Operations Support Building 2 OSB II at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Three integrated systems were selected for CCP's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability CCiCap initiative to propel America's next human space transportation system to low Earth orbit forward. Operating under funded Space Act Agreements SAAs, The Boeing Co. of Houston, Sierra Nevada Corp. SNC Space Systems of Louisville, Colo., and Space Exploration Technologies SpaceX of Hawthorne, Calif., will spend the next 21 months completing their designs, conducting critical risk reduction testing on their spacecraft and launch vehicles, and showcasing how they would operate and manage missions from launch through orbit and landing, setting the stage for future demonstration missions. To learn more about CCP, which is based at Kennedy and supported by NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-4204

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- From left, Kennedy Space Center Director Rober...

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- From left, Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana, NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and Commercial Crew Program CCP, Manager Ed Mango announce the newest partners of NASA's Commerc... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Ed Mango, program manager for NASA's Commercial Crew Program CCP, left, and Brent Jett, CCP's deputy program manager, host a forum for the commercial spaceflight industry to introduce the agency's plans for certifying commercially developed spacecraft and launch systems in support of crewed missions to the International Space Station around the middle of the decade. To learn more about CCP, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-4332

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Ed Mango, program manager for NASA's Commercia...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Ed Mango, program manager for NASA's Commercial Crew Program CCP, left, and Brent Jett, CCP's deputy program manager, host a forum for the commercial spaceflight industry to introduce th... More

Overhead view of the U.S. Army Pacific Contingency

Overhead view of the U.S. Army Pacific Contingency

Overhead view of the U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command Post command center site during Coral Reef, a multinational emergency deployment readiness exercise to share humanitarian assistance and disaster relie... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility, or C3PF, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is going through major renovations to support the manufacturing of The Boeing Company's CST-100 spacecraft. Known throughout the space shuttle era as Orbiter Processing Facilty-3, or OPF-3, the facility's orbiter-specific platforms were removed recently to make room for a clean-floor factory-like facility. The modernization will allow Boeing to process its new fleet of low-Earth-orbit bound spacecraft, which is under development in collaboration with NASA's Commercial Crew Program, or CCP. Boeing is leasing the excess government facility for next-generation commercial activities through a land-use agreement with Space Florida.    To learn more about CCP and its industry partners, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-2012-6484

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facil...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility, or C3PF, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is going through major renovations to support the manufacturing of The Boeing Compan... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility, or C3PF, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is going through major renovations to support the manufacturing of The Boeing Company's CST-100 spacecraft. Known throughout the space shuttle era as Orbiter Processing Facilty-3, or OPF-3, the facility's orbiter-specific platforms were removed recently to make room for a clean-floor factory-like facility. The modernization will allow Boeing to process its new fleet of low-Earth-orbit bound spacecraft, which is under development in collaboration with NASA's Commercial Crew Program, or CCP. Boeing is leasing the excess government facility for next-generation commercial activities through a land-use agreement with Space Florida.    To learn more about CCP and its industry partners, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-2012-6486

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facil...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility, or C3PF, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is going through major renovations to support the manufacturing of The Boeing Compan... More

Edwards, Calif. – ED13-161-35 - Sierra Nevada Corporation SNC Space Systems' team members tow the Dream Chaser flight vehicle out to a concrete runway at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in California for range and taxi tow tests. The ground testing will validate the performance of the spacecraft's nose skid, brakes, tires and other systems prior to captive-carry and free-flight tests scheduled for later this year.    SNC is one of three companies working with NASA's Commercial Crew Program, or CCP, during the agency's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability, or CCiCap, initiative, which is intended to lead to the availability of commercial human spaceflight services for government and commercial customers. To learn more about CCP and its industry partners, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Image credit: NASA/Ken Ulbrich KSC-2013-3016

Edwards, Calif. – ED13-161-35 - Sierra Nevada Corporation SNC Space Sy...

Edwards, Calif. – ED13-161-35 - Sierra Nevada Corporation SNC Space Systems' team members tow the Dream Chaser flight vehicle out to a concrete runway at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in California for r... More

Edwards, Calif. – ED13-164-34 - Sierra Nevada Corporation SNC Space Systems' team members tow the Dream Chaser flight vehicle out to a concrete runway at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in California for range and taxi tow tests. The ground testing will validate the performance of the spacecraft's nose skid, brakes, tires and other systems prior to captive-carry and free-flight tests scheduled for later this year.        SNC is one of three companies working with NASA's Commercial Crew Program, or CCP, during the agency's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability, or CCiCap, initiative, which is intended to lead to the availability of commercial human spaceflight services for government and commercial customers. To learn more about CCP and its industry partners, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Image credit: NASA/Ken Ulbrich KSC-2013-3022

Edwards, Calif. – ED13-164-34 - Sierra Nevada Corporation SNC Space Sy...

Edwards, Calif. – ED13-164-34 - Sierra Nevada Corporation SNC Space Systems' team members tow the Dream Chaser flight vehicle out to a concrete runway at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in California for r... More

HOUSTON - JSC2013e068259 - NASA astronaut Serena Aunon prepares for a fit check evaluation of The Boeing Company's CST-100 spacecraft at the company's Houston Product Support Center. Assisting her is Andrea Gilkey, a human factors engineer with The Boeing Company. Aunon's fit check will help evaluate a crew's maneuverability in the spacecraft and test communications.      Boeing's CST-100 is being designed to transport crew members or a mix of crew and cargo to low-Earth-orbit destinations. The evaluation is part of the ongoing work supporting Boeing's funded Space Act Agreement with NASA's Commercial Crew Program, or CCP, during the agency's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability, or CCiCap, initiative. CCiCap is intended to make commercial human spaceflight services available for government and commercial customers. To learn more about CCP, visit http://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz KSC-2013-3077

HOUSTON - JSC2013e068259 - NASA astronaut Serena Aunon prepares for a ...

HOUSTON - JSC2013e068259 - NASA astronaut Serena Aunon prepares for a fit check evaluation of The Boeing Company's CST-100 spacecraft at the company's Houston Product Support Center. Assisting her is Andrea Gil... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Ed Mango, manager of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, or CCP, talks to media following the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability, or CCtCap, Pre-Proposal Conference at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. CCtCap will be the next phase of certification efforts for CCP mission to the International Space Station. The purpose of the conference was to involve aerospace industry representatives in the CCtCap draft Request for Proposal, or RFP, process and provide a greater understanding for both parties before the official RFP is released in the fall of 2013. To learn more about CCP, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2013-3161

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Ed Mango, manager of NASA's Commercial Crew Pro...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Ed Mango, manager of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, or CCP, talks to media following the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability, or CCtCap, Pre-Proposal Conference at Kennedy Space Ce... More

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – An engineer prepares a mock-up of The Boeing Company's CST-100 spacecraft for the third and final series of simulated contingency water landing scenarios at Bigelow Aerospace's headquarters near Las Vegas. The CST-100 is designed for ground landings, but could splash down on the water, if necessary.           The tests are part of the company’s ongoing work supporting its funded Space Act Agreement with NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, or CCP, during the Commercial Crew Integrated Capability, or CCiCap, initiative. CCP is intended to lead to the availability of commercial human spaceflight services for government and commercial customers to low-Earth orbit. Future development and certification initiatives eventually will lead to the availability of human spaceflight services for NASA to send its astronauts to the International Space Station, where critical research is taking place daily. For more information about CCP, go to http://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: Boeing/Kelly George KSC-2013-3510

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – An engineer prepares a mock-up of The Boeing Company...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – An engineer prepares a mock-up of The Boeing Company's CST-100 spacecraft for the third and final series of simulated contingency water landing scenarios at Bigelow Aerospace's headquarters ne... More

HOUSTON – Engineers and managers work inside a simulator of The Boeing Company's CST-100 spacecraft during evaluations of potential designs and software functions in a room at the company's Houston location. The CST-100 is under development in partnership between the company and NASA's Commercial Crew Program, or CCP. The spacecraft is designed to fly to low-Earth orbit and potentially dock with the International Space Station, which is seen on the screen in front of the simulator. Photo credit: The Boeing Company KSC-2013-3687

HOUSTON – Engineers and managers work inside a simulator of The Boeing...

HOUSTON – Engineers and managers work inside a simulator of The Boeing Company's CST-100 spacecraft during evaluations of potential designs and software functions in a room at the company's Houston location. Th... More

VAN HORN, Texas – The sun sets over a test stand at Blue Origin’s West Texas facility. The company used this test stand to fire its powerful new hydrogen- and oxygen-fueled American rocket engine, the BE-3, on Nov. 20. The BE-3 fired at full power for more than two minutes to simulate a launch, then paused for about four minutes, mimicking a coast through space before it re-ignited for a brief final burn. The last phase of the test covered the work the engine could perform in landing the booster back softly on Earth. Blue Origin, a partner of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, or CCP, is developing its Orbital Launch Vehicle, which could eventually be used to launch the company's Space Vehicle into orbit to transport crew and cargo to low-Earth orbit.    CCP is aiding in the innovation and development of American-led commercial capabilities for crew transportation and rescue services to and from the station and other low-Earth orbit destinations by the end of 2017. For information about CCP, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: NASA/Lauren Harnett KSC-2013-4197

VAN HORN, Texas – The sun sets over a test stand at Blue Origin’s West...

VAN HORN, Texas – The sun sets over a test stand at Blue Origin’s West Texas facility. The company used this test stand to fire its powerful new hydrogen- and oxygen-fueled American rocket engine, the BE-3, on ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Maria Collura of NASA's Commercial Crew Program is seen before the start of an industry conference inside the Television Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The conference was held following the program's request for proposals from commercial companies for a development and certification contract called the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability CCtCap. The contract will provide a finish line for the agency following more than four years of development work by CCP and American aerospace companies. CCtCap is the second phase of a two-phase certification plan for privately built and operated integrated crew transportation systems. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2013-4218

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Maria Collura of NASA's Commercial Crew Program...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Maria Collura of NASA's Commercial Crew Program is seen before the start of an industry conference inside the Television Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The conferen... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Astronaut Mike Good of NASA's Commercial Crew Program is seen before the start of an industry conference inside the Television Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The conference was held following the program's request for proposals from commercial companies for a development and certification contract called the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability CCtCap. The contract will provide a finish line for the agency following more than four years of development work by CCP and American aerospace companies. CCtCap is the second phase of a two-phase certification plan for privately built and operated integrated crew transportation systems. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2013-4216

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Astronaut Mike Good of NASA's Commercial Crew P...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Astronaut Mike Good of NASA's Commercial Crew Program is seen before the start of an industry conference inside the Television Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The co... More

CCP Boeing/ULA Crew Access Arm Emergency Evacuation Water Test

CCP Boeing/ULA Crew Access Arm Emergency Evacuation Water Test

The Crew Access Arm is seen following a water deluge systems test March 23 at a construction yard near NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The arm is being tested before being installed on Space Launch Comp... More

CCP Boeing/ULA Crew Access Arm Emergency Evacuation Water Test

CCP Boeing/ULA Crew Access Arm Emergency Evacuation Water Test

Water sprays on the Crew Access Arm during a deluge systems test March 23 at a construction yard near NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The arm is being tested before being installed on Space Launch Compl... More

Soldiers and leaders with 2nd Armored Brigade Combat

Soldiers and leaders with 2nd Armored Brigade Combat

Soldiers and leaders with 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, and the Jordanian Armed Forces discuss a tactical plan during exercise Eager Lion 16 at the Joint Training Center, Jordan, May 1... More

CCP Crew Access Arm Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

CCP Crew Access Arm Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space c...

A heavy-lift transport truck, carrying the Crew Access Arm for Space Launch Complex 41, departs from Oak Hill, Florida, and heads to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The arm will be installed on the Comp... More

CCP Crew Access Arm Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

CCP Crew Access Arm Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space c...

A heavy-lift transport truck, carrying the Crew Access Arm for Space Launch Complex 41, arrives at Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The arm will be installed on the Complex 41 Crew Acc... More

Commerical Crew Program (CCP) Crew Access Arm Installation

Commerical Crew Program (CCP) Crew Access Arm Installation

A crane lifts the Crew Access Arm and White Room for Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to be attached to the Crew Access Tower at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41. When attached to... More

Commerical Crew Program (CCP) Crew Access Arm Installation

Commerical Crew Program (CCP) Crew Access Arm Installation

A crane lifts the Crew Access Arm and White Room for Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to be attached to the Crew Access Tower at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41. When attached to... More

Commerical Crew Program (CCP) Crew Access Arm Installation

Commerical Crew Program (CCP) Crew Access Arm Installation

A crane lifts the Crew Access Arm and White Room for Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to be attached to the Crew Access Tower at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41. When attached to... More

Commerical Crew Astronauts Evaluate Crew Dragon Controls

Commerical Crew Astronauts Evaluate Crew Dragon Controls

Astronaut Bob Behnken, work in a mock-up of the SpaceX Crew Dragon flight deck at the company's Hawthorne, California, headquarters as development of the crew systems continues for eventual missions to the Inte... More

Eric Boe and Bob Behnken Dragon Tour

Eric Boe and Bob Behnken Dragon Tour

Astronaut Bob Behnken emerges from the top hatch of a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft in manufacturing at SpaceX's headquarters and factory in Hawthorne, California, as astronaut Eri Boe looks on. Behnken and Boe... More

Soldiers with the U.S. Army Central’s contingency command

Soldiers with the U.S. Army Central’s contingency command

Soldiers with the U.S. Army Central’s contingency command post establish a headquarters command center and vehicle staging area at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, March 7, 2016. The CCP is a rapidly deployable headquart... More

Soldiers from U.S. Army Pacific are briefed on Combined

Soldiers from U.S. Army Pacific are briefed on Combined

Soldiers from U.S. Army Pacific are briefed on Combined Operations and Information Center operations in the Army Service Component Command (Forward) during exercise Key Resolve 2013 in Daegu, Korea, March 14, 2... More

A member of the U.S. Coast Guard watches as members

A member of the U.S. Coast Guard watches as members

A member of the U.S. Coast Guard watches as members of the U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command Post, Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team prepare to load a trailer onto a U.S. Coast Guard C-130 at Barbers Poin... More

Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Blair,

Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Blair,

Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Blair, left, discusses a tactical plan with Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Scott, assigned to Explosives Ordnance Disposal Group 1, before they adva... More

U.S. Space Force Capt. Richard Burges, Task Force 45

U.S. Space Force Capt. Richard Burges, Task Force 45

U.S. Space Force Capt. Richard Burges, Task Force 45 Support Operations Center training officer and military liaison, connects a Lightweight Airborne Radio System to a C-17 Globemaster III November 13, 2020, at... More

CANOGA PARK, Calif. -- Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne hot-fires a launch abort engine for The Boeing Co., which is developing its CST-100 spacecraft for NASA's Commercial Crew Program. Under its fixed-price contract with Boeing, Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne is combining its Attitude Control Propulsion System thrusters from heritage spaceflight programs, Bantam abort engine design and storable propellant engineering capabilities. In 2011, NASA selected Boeing of Houston during Commercial Crew Development Round 2 CCDev2) activities to mature the design and development of a crew transportation system with the overall goal of accelerating a United States-led capability to the International Space Station. The goal of CCP is to drive down the cost of space travel as well as open up space to more people than ever before by balancing industry’s own innovative capabilities with NASA's 50 years of human spaceflight experience. Six other aerospace companies also are maturing launch vehicle and spacecraft designs under CCDev2, including Alliant Techsystems Inc. ATK, Blue Origin, Excalibur Almaz Inc., Sierra Nevada Corp., Space Exploration Technologies SpaceX, and United Launch Alliance ULA. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Image credit: Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne KSC-2012-1827

CANOGA PARK, Calif. -- Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne hot-fires a launch a...

CANOGA PARK, Calif. -- Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne hot-fires a launch abort engine for The Boeing Co., which is developing its CST-100 spacecraft for NASA's Commercial Crew Program. Under its fixed-price contrac... More

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