Commercial Crew

No commercial crew test flights expected this year

October 6, 2018 Stephen Clark

NASA has released new target dates for test flights of commercial crew capsules in development by SpaceX and Boeing, with unpiloted demo missions by SpaceX’s Crew Dragon and Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spaceships now scheduled for January and March, followed by crewed orbital missions in mid-2019.

Station crew faces busy schedule as commercial crew schedule ramps up

August 31, 2018 William Harwood

An impromptu repair job Thursday appears to have stopped a leak in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft docked to the International Space Station, and the crew was back on its normal schedule Friday carrying out research and making preparations for the arrival of a Japanese cargo ship next month.

SpaceX’s astronaut walkway installed on Florida launch pad

August 20, 2018 Stephen Clark

The walkway astronauts will use to board SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule before missions to the International Space Station was added to historic launch pad 39A on Monday.

Watch a time-lapse of the Crew Dragon access arm installation (members only)

August 20, 2018 Spaceflight Now

The access arm that will be used by astronauts boarding SpaceX’s Crew Dragon space capsule was installed on the gantry at launch complex 39A on August 20, 2018.

Crew walkway arrives at launch pad 39A in Florida

August 17, 2018 Stephen Clark

The access arm astronauts will transit when boarding SpaceX’s Crew Dragon commercial capsule has arrived at launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA signs off on SpaceX’s “load-and-go” procedure for crew launches

August 9, 2018 Stephen Clark

The NASA manager overseeing development of Boeing and SpaceX’s commercial crew ferry ships says the space agency has approved SpaceX’s proposal to strap in astronauts atop Falcon 9 rockets, then fuel the launchers in the final hour of the countdown as the company does for its uncrewed missions.

No commercial crew test flights expected this year

Station crew faces busy schedule as commercial crew schedule ramps up

SpaceX’s astronaut walkway installed on Florida launch pad

Watch a time-lapse of the Crew Dragon access arm installation (members only)

Crew walkway arrives at launch pad 39A in Florida

NASA signs off on SpaceX’s “load-and-go” procedure for crew launches

NASA reveals crews for first flights of commercial spaceships

Watch live as NASA announces astronaut crews for new U.S. spacecraft

Photos: Astronauts trained in emergency procedures at Atlas 5 launch pad

NASA’s last shuttle commander to helm test flight of Boeing crew capsule