Commercial Crew Program

Weekly Recap: 13 Press Releases You Might Have Missed

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금요일, 5월 3, 2024
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NEW YORK, May 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists and consumers stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a recap of some major stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.

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  • NEW YORK, May 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire.
  • To help journalists and consumers stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a recap of some major stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
  • Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.
  • These are just a few of the recent press releases that consumers and the media should know about.

NASA Sets Coverage for Boeing Starliner's First Crewed Launch, Docking

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월요일, 4월 29, 2024
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1:30 p.m. – Virtual news conference at Kennedy with the flight test astronauts:

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  • 1:30 p.m. – Virtual news conference at Kennedy with the flight test astronauts:
    Coverage of the virtual news conference will stream live on NASA+ , NASA Television, the NASA app , YouTube , and the agency's website .
  • 6:30 p.m. – Launch coverage begins on NASA+ , NASA Television, the NASA app , YouTube , and the agency's website .
  • NASA+ will resume coverage and NASA Television's media channel will break from in-orbit coverage to carry the postlaunch news conference.
  • Once the postlaunch news conference is complete, NASA+ coverage will end, and mission coverage will continue on both NASA channels.

NASA Sets Coverage for Dragon Spacecraft Relocation on Space Station

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월요일, 4월 29, 2024
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NASA will provide live coverage of the move beginning at 7:30 a.m. EDT on NASA+ , NASA Television, the NASA app , YouTube , and the agency's website .

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  • NASA will provide live coverage of the move beginning at 7:30 a.m. EDT on NASA+ , NASA Television, the NASA app , YouTube , and the agency's website .
  • Starliner will autonomously dock to the forward-facing port of the Harmony module, delivering NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the space station.
  • NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission launched March 3 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and docked to the space station March 5.
  • Learn more about space station activities by following @space_station and @ISS_Research on X, as well as the ISS Facebook, ISS Instagram, and the space station blog .

NASA to Host a Pair of Briefings for Starliner Crew Flight

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화요일, 4월 16, 2024
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WASHINGTON, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will host two media opportunities on Thursday, April 25, in preparation for the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will host two media opportunities on Thursday, April 25, in preparation for the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station.
  • As part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program, the mission is the first crewed flight for the Starliner spacecraft.
  • Following a successful crewed flight test, NASA will begin the final process of certifying Starliner and systems for crewed missions to the space station.
  • 1 p.m.: Crew arrival media event at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with the following participants:
    Crew arrival will air live on NASA+ , NASA Television, the NASA app , YouTube , and the agency's website .

Former NASA Lead Rick Russell Joins The Barnes Global Advisors

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월요일, 4월 15, 2024
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SEWICKLEY, Pa., April 15, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Barnes Global Advisors (TBGA), a renowned leader in advanced manufacturing (AM) consulting and services, is thrilled to welcome renowned NASA expert Rick Russell to the ADDvisor® team. In over 25 years with NASA, Rick amassed numerous accomplishments and accolades, including assembling and leading the team that authored NASA STD-6030 "Additive Manufacturing Requirements for Spaceflight Systems", perhaps one of the most valuable resources available to the AM space industry.

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  • SEWICKLEY, Pa., April 15, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Barnes Global Advisors (TBGA), a renowned leader in advanced manufacturing (AM) consulting and services, is thrilled to welcome renowned NASA expert Rick Russell to the ADDvisor® team.
  • His 25 years with NASA culminated in the role of Technical Fellow for Materials.
  • Rick provided his own perspective on joining TBGA; "I am extremely excited to be joining the TBGA team!
  • The Barnes Global Advisors (TBGA) is a leading consultancy firm specializing in additive and advanced manufacturing.

Marking the End of an Era, United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches Final Delta IV Heavy Rocket

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수요일, 4월 10, 2024
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CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla., April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Delta program, spanning 60 years, came to a close with the launch of the final Delta IV Heavy rocket by United Launch Alliance (ULA) on April 9 at 12:53 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The rocket, carrying the NROL-70 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office, marks the end of the Delta era and initiates the future of heavy lift on ULA's next generation Vulcan rocket.

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  • CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla., April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Delta program, spanning 60 years, came to a close with the launch of the final Delta IV Heavy rocket by United Launch Alliance (ULA) on April 9 at 12:53 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
  • The rocket, carrying the NROL-70 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office, marks the end of the Delta era and initiates the future of heavy lift on ULA's next generation Vulcan rocket.
  • "The Delta IV Heavy rocket was a workhorse for the NRO, launching 12 missions delivering critical national security payloads.
  • "This final Delta mission signals ULA's evolution to the new Vulcan rocket, providing even higher performance than our three-core Delta IV Heavy rocket in a single-core rocket to launch heavy-class missions for the nation.

Following Safe Return, NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 to Recount Space Mission

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수요일, 3월 20, 2024
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Crew will answer media questions about their mission aboard the space station and their return to Earth.

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  • Crew will answer media questions about their mission aboard the space station and their return to Earth.
  • The crew spent six-and-a-half months in space, with 197 days total aboard the space station.
  • During the mission, Moghbeli completed a spacewalk, a first in her career, alongside NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara.
  • Get the latest NASA space station news, images, and features on Instagram , Facebook , and X .

Crew-7 Astronauts Return to Earth After Nearly 200 Days Conducting Critical Science in Space

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화요일, 3월 12, 2024
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Results from this project, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, could help boost our understanding of aging and its effects on disease mechanisms.

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  • Results from this project, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, could help boost our understanding of aging and its effects on disease mechanisms.
  • If successful, the powdered protein could help significantly reduce the mass of materials traveling to the space station, allowing more manufacturing at a lower cost.
  • The crew also continued work on a Boeing-sponsored investigation to test the effectiveness and durability of an innovative antimicrobial coating in space.
  • Findings will help advance heart disease modeling and could lead to the development of new therapies for patients on Earth.

Splashdown! NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Finishes Mission, Returns to Earth

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화요일, 3월 12, 2024
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Teams aboard SpaceX recovery vessels retrieved the spacecraft and its crew.

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  • Teams aboard SpaceX recovery vessels retrieved the spacecraft and its crew.
  • "After more than six months aboard the International Space Station, NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 has safely returned home," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
  • Moghbeli, Mogensen, Furukawa, and Borisov traveled 84,434,094 miles during their mission, spent 197 days aboard the space station, and completed 3,184 orbits around Earth.
  • The goal of NASA's Commercial Crew Program is safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station and low Earth orbit.

NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Launches to International Space Station

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월요일, 3월 4, 2024
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WASHINGTON, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- An international crew of four reached orbit following a successful launch to the International Space Station at 10:53 p.m. EST Sunday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- An international crew of four reached orbit following a successful launch to the International Space Station at 10:53 p.m. EST Sunday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  • NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission is the agency's eighth commercial crew rotation mission with the company to the space station.
  • "Congratulations to NASA and SpaceX on another successful launch to the International Space Station!
  • NASA teams will monitor space station operations throughout the flight from the Mission Control Center at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston.