The U.S. space agency NASA announced Tuesday, May 24, 2011, that its next-generation space capsule, which will take astronauts beyond low-Earth orbit, will be based on the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle.
In a successful test for the escape system of the Orion space capsule, NASA shows that it works perfectly for the now defunct Constellation program. However, Orion may never get off the ground in that capacity.
On Monday, April 18, 2011, NASA announced that it has awarded Space Act Agreements to four companies to develop designs for the next capsule that will send U.S. astronauts into low-Earth orbit.
The spacecraft – Dragon -- being developed by SpaceX is one of the best commercial chances (maybe the best!) for NASA to be able to once again send astronauts back and forth into space. The American space transport company just released pictures and descriptions of the interior of its space capsule. Look inside of Dragon for the future of U.S. manned space transport.
According to an announcement made by Lori Garver, NASA’s deputy administrator, on Tuesday, April 13, 2010, President Barack Obama has decided to use the Orion space capsule, one part of the now defunct Constellation Program, as an on-board emergency escape system for the International Space Station.
The design of the new NASA rocket that will take astronauts out beyond low-Earth orbit has been selected by the U.S. agency. It’s a whopper, eventually being the most powerful rocket ever built. NASA calls the entire program the Space Launch System.
The Boeing Corporation announced that it will team up with space tourism company Space Adventures to provide extra seats on its Boeing CST-100 capsules for wealthy space tourists and other people not associated with NASA. These spaceflight participants will travel to the International Space Station.
Written by: William Atkins | Published in: SpaceOn Friday, August 3, 2012, NASA announced an important decision in its activities to be able to send its own astronauts into space. It has selected SpaceX to develop the next-generation spacecraft to transport U.S. astronauts back and forth into space.
Written by: William Atkins | Published in: SpaceThe rocket that will send humans into space further than anyone has gone before (to asteroids, Mars, and beyond) has passed a major NASA review, as announced on Wednesday, July 25, 2012.
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