Commercial Crew, engine tests mark an active year

Significant progress was made this year in NASA's Commercial Crew program. In March, SpaceX launched to the International Space Station an uncrewed Dragon capsule on a Falcon 9 rocket and then recovered the rocket. The Falcon 9 first stage that will launch the first crewed mission completed sta...

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Published in:Aerospace America 2019-12, Vol.57 (11), p.52
Main Authors: Coote, David J, Ahuja, Vineet
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceptance tests
Aerospace engineering
Aerospace industry
Aircraft industry
Commercial space industry
Commercial space ventures
Commercial spacecraft
Engine tests
International Space Station
Launch vehicles
Low altitude
Orbital maneuvers
Propulsion systems
Reusable spacecraft
Space capsules
Space stations
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Summary:Significant progress was made this year in NASA's Commercial Crew program. In March, SpaceX launched to the International Space Station an uncrewed Dragon capsule on a Falcon 9 rocket and then recovered the rocket. The Falcon 9 first stage that will launch the first crewed mission completed static hot-fire acceptance testing in April. In other Commercial Crew activities, Boeing's CST-100 Starliner completed key propulsion system mission static testing in May, simulating on-orbit maneuvering and high-and-low altitude abort.
ISSN:0740-722X