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Two for Tuesday: NASA Names SpaceX and Boeing as Commercial Crew Winners
By 2014.09.16 0 Comments Read More →

Two for Tuesday: NASA Names SpaceX and Boeing as Commercial Crew Winners

It’s official. Making what it called a “A historic announcement about the future of America’s space program” SpaceX and Boeing were named as the two winners in NASA’s Commercial Crew competition at a press conference held at the Kennedy Space Center. The total amount of the award over the initial contract period is $6.8 billion. […]

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SpaceX Completes SuperDraco Qualification Ahead of Dragon V2 Reveal
By 2014.05.28 0 Comments Read More →

SpaceX Completes SuperDraco Qualification Ahead of Dragon V2 Reveal

Image Credit: SpaceX SpaceX Media Release SpaceX Completes Qualification Testing of SuperDraco Thruster Thruster to Power Revolutionary Launch Escape System on Dragon Spacecraft HAWTHORNE, Ca – Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) announced today that it has completed qualification testing for the SuperDraco thruster, an engine that will power the Dragon spacecraft’s launch escape system and […]

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