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Florida Spaceport Stakes Claim to Commercial Missions
08.09.12 - The three American companies building next-generation spacecraft that NASA could call on to carry astronauts into orbit in the future will perform much of their work along Florida's Space Coast, home of the agency's Commercial Crew Program.
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NASA Takes Major Step in Certifying Commercial Crew Transportation Systems
08.14.12 - NASA introduces its plans for certifying commercially developed spacecraft and launch vehicle systems in support of crewed missions to the International Space Station.
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NASA's Commercial Crew Program Progressing for Future of U.S. Human Spaceflight
08.03.12 - NASA announces its plans to partner with industry rocket and spacecraft developers for the Commercial Crew integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative, which will ultimately lead to the availability of commercial human spaceflight services for government and commercial customers.
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Atlas V Design Reviewed for Crewed Launches
07.20.12 - United Launch Alliance (ULA) recently completed reviews of its Atlas V rocket design for human spaceflight capabilities.
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NASA and ATK Complete Space Act Agreement
07.17.12 - Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) wrapped up its Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) partnership with NASA for its Liberty launch vehicle on July 11.
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Thruster Tests Completed for Boeing's CST-100
06.26.12 - Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne tested a thruster for Boeing's CST-100 spacecraft, being developed in collaboration with NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
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SpaceX Completes Design Review of Dragon
07.12.12 - SpaceX recently completed an important design review of the crewed version of its Dragon spacecraft.
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Students' Microgravity Experiments Find Way to Station
06.01.12 - A suite of students' experiments were aboard the SpaceX Dragon capsule when it docked with the station on May 25.
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Nose Landing Gear Tested for Dream Chaser Spacecraft
07.11.12 - Sierra Nevada Corp. recently tested the nose landing gear of its Dream Chaser spacecraft.
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NASA and Excalibur Almaz Inc. Complete Space Act Agreement
07.06.12 - Excalibur Almaz Inc. completed the exchange of technical information with NASA's Commercial Crew Program about its human spacecraft concept for low Earth orbit crew transportation.
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Thruster Tests Completed for Boeing's CST-100
06.26.12 - Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne tested a thruster for Boeing's CST-100 spacecraft, being developed in collaboration with NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
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Complex Challenges Solved in Technical Interchange Meetings
06.18.12 - NASA’s Commercial Crew Program is turning to a number of strategies to work through the complex challenges of engineering a new generation of rockets and spacecraft.
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Dragon Splashdown Marks End of Landmark Flight
05.31.12 - The successful mission of the SpaceX Dragon to the International Space Station sets the company course for regular cargo flights.
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Dream Chaser Flight Vehicle Scales Rocky Mountain Summits
05.30.12 - Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space System's Dream Chaser design passed one of its most complex tests to date with a successful captive-carry test during its partnership with NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
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SpaceX Dragon Attached to Space Station in Spaceflight First
05.25.12 - The International Space Station's Expedition 31 crew grappled and attached SpaceX's Dragon capsule to the space station Friday.
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Protecting and Preserving Lunar Heritage Sites
05.24.12 - NASA's recommendations to space-faring commercial entities and nations, for spacecraft planning to visit U.S. lunar heritage sites.
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SpaceX Launches Falcon 9/Dragon on Historic Mission
05.22.12 - The SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying a Dragon capsule lifted off May 22, 2012, to begin a historic flight to the International Space Station.
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What Went Up Can Now Come Down with SpaceX Flight
05.22.12 - The SpaceX Dragon demo flight brings a new American transportation vehicle onto the scene for travel to and from the International Space Station.
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Falcon 9 Aborts Launch Attempt
05.19.12 - The SpaceX Falcon 9 aborted its May 19 launch attempt. The next launch attempt will be May 22 at 3:44 a.m. EDT.
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Commercializing Space
Learn how NASA is changing the way it does business: investing in commercial space transportation and making the space station available for research.