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NASA Issues CCDev2 Synopsis
NASA announces intent to continue the Commercial Crew Development effort with additional awards.
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Dragon High Altitude Drop Test
SpaceX announced it successfully completed the Dragon high altitude drop test.
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Inaugural Flight of Falcon 9 Rocket
SpaceX announced that the inaugural flight of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle successfully launched.
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NASA Releases Commercial Crew RFI
NASA Requests Input on Commercial Crew Transportation
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Demo Flight a First Step to Commercial Jaunts to ISS
The Falcon 9 rocket developed by SpaceX underwent a successful static engine firing.
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NASA Picks CCDev Winners
Blue Origin, Boeing, Paragon, Sierra Nevada, and ULA Selected for Commercial Crew Development Awards
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Castor-30 Motor is Successfully Tested
Orbital Sciences Corp. Successfully Test Fires Second Stage Motor of Taurus 2
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Orbital Selects Dutch Space for Solar Arrays
Orbital Sciences Selects Solar Array Supplier for Cygnus Spacecraft
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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 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.