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Falcon 9 First and Second Stages Complete Acceptance
Space Exploration Technologies has completed acceptance testing for the Falcon 9 launch vehicle first and second stages.
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NASA Begins Commercial Crew Initiative
NASA’s is applying Recovery Act funds to stimulate efforts within the private sector to develop and demonstrate human spaceflight capabilities.
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Falcon 9 First Stage Tank and Interstage are Qualified
Space Exploration Technologies has completed qualification testing for the Falcon 9 launch vehicle first stage tank and interstage.
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Falcon 1 Successfully Launches Satellite
On July 13, 2009, SpaceX launched its 5th Falcon 1, successfully transporting Malaysia's Razaksat into Earth orbit
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Orbital Announces Structure Vendor
Orbital Sciences Corporation picks Applied Aerospace Structures Corporation to manufacture and test the composite structure for the Cygnus spacecraft.
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Nano Team Wins Microgravity Prize
The University of Texas Health Science Center wins the Microgravity Research Competition for a nanotechnology experiment which may lead to commercial application in constant-dosing drug delivery.
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Microgravity Research Competition Announced
Heinlein Prize Trust and SpaceX Announce Competition to Promote Research Innovation in Microgravity
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Space Station CRS Winners Announced
NASA Awards Commercial Resupply Services Contracts
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SpaceX Conducts First Full-duration Firing of Falcon 9 Rocket
SpaceX conducts first full-duration firing of Falcon 9 rocket.
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SpaceX Successfully Launches Falcon 1 to Orbit
SpaceX Successfully Launches FALCON 1 to Orbit
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SpaceX Conducts First Nine Engine Firing of Falcon 9 Rocket
SpaceX conducts first nine-engine firing of Falcon 9 rocket.
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Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine's Announcement
Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine today announced that Dulles, Virginia-based Orbital Sciences Corporation has confirmed its selection of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), located at Wallops Island in Accomack County on Virginia's Eastern Shore, as its base of operations for the company's new Taurus II rocket.
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SpaceX Conducts First Five Engine Firing of Falcon 9 Rocket
SpaceX conducts first five-engine firing of Falcon 9 rocket.
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ISS Commercial Resupply Services RFP
International Space Station (ISS) Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) Request for Proposal (RFP) released.
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SpaceX Conducts 3 Engine Test Firing of Falcon 9
SpaceX conducts first three-engine firing of Falcon 9 rocket.
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SpaceX Completed Merlin 1 Engine Qualification
SpaceX completes qualification testing of Merlin regeneratively cooled engine for Falcon 1 rocket.
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COTS Phase I, Round 2 Selection
NASA partners with Orbital Sciences for space transport services.
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Rocketplane Kistler's (RpK) Space Act Agreement Terminated
NASA terminates Rocketplane Kistler's (RpK) funded Space Act Agreement (SAA) for Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS).