Tag: CCDev

Commercial Crew Update : First Flights in Sight
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Commercial Crew Update : First Flights in Sight

NASA held a press conference at the Kennedy Space Center yesterday to re-cap last year’s progress on the Commercial Crew Program and to look ahead at the agenda for 2013.  Present were NASA Commercial Spaceflight Development  director Phil McCalister, NASA Commercial Crew program director Ed Mango, and representatives of Blue Origin,  Sierra Nevada, Boeing and SpaceX, as well as NASA […]

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Blue Origin Completes Engine Test
By 2012.10.16 0 Comments Read More →

Blue Origin Completes Engine Test

In a joint press release, NASA and Blue Origin announced that the company has completed an engine test as part of its CCDev-2 requirements. The engine,  designated the BE-3, generates 100,000 lb thrust and is powered by liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen.  The test was conducted at NASA’s Stennis facility near Bay St. Louis Mississippi. Blue Origin has consistently been very guarded […]

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