The long-awaited first flight of NASA's Orion spacecraft was scrubbed at about 0934 EST Thursday morning after a series of delays caused by weather and then technical problems with the ULA Delta IV Heavy booster.
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has successfully completed a major milestone relating to the Reaction Control System (RCS) propulsion risk reduction for the Dream Chaser Space System, known as Milestone 15a. The achievement further matures the design toward Critical Design Review (CDR) and positions SNC one step closer to concluding all milestones laid out in NASA’s Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) agreement.
Wayward Spacecraft Now Transmitting Navigation Signals
Europe’s fifth Galileo satellite, one of two delivered into a wrong orbit by VS09 Soyuz-Fregat launcher in August, has transmitted its first navigation signal in space on Saturday, November 29 2014. It has reached its new target orbit and its navigation payload has been successfully switched on.
Committee Will Work With 'Relevant Parties' As Probes Continue
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) and Space Subcommittee Chairman Steven Palazzo (R-MS) on Tuesday released a statement following a Committee briefing on the ongoing investigations of the recent Antares rocket failure and SpaceShipTwo accident.
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