Commercial Space

Commercial Space
Commercial Crew
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Space Operations Mission Directorate
NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, which will carry NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to and from the International Space Station. Launch of the ULA (United Launch Alliance) Atlas V rocket and Boeing Starliner spacecraft is targeted for 10:34 p.m.
Posted April 29, 2024
ISS Research
Commercial Crew
Commercial Resupply
Commercial Space
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
Johnson Space Center
NASA partners with commercial companies to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation of cargo and crew members to and from the International Space Station.
Posted April 26, 2024
Commercial Space
Commercial Crew
Commercial Space Programs
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
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. The mission is targeting launch at 10:34 p.m. EDT on Monday, May 6, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni […]
Posted April 17, 2024
Low Earth Orbit Economy
Commercial Space
General
NASA is opening access to space for more people by working with private industry on the development of new commercial space stations for low Earth orbit where the agency’s astronauts could fly in the future.
Posted April 9, 2024
Commercial Space
Commercial Space Programs
General
Low Earth Orbit Economy
A NASA-funded commercial space station, Blue Origin’s Orbital Reef, recently completed testing milestones for its critical life support system as part of the agency’s efforts for new destinations in low Earth orbit. The four milestones are part of a NASA Space Act Agreement originally awarded to Blue Origin in 2021 and focused on the materials […]
Posted March 20, 2024
International Space Station (ISS)
Commercial Crew
Commercial Space
Humans in Space
ISS Research
Space Operations Mission Directorate
Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated March 11, 2024, to correct Hiroshi Sasaki’s title, correct the deadline for contacting the KSC Newsroom for information on the Return to Earth media teleconference, and add a SpaceX representative for the teleconference.
Posted March 9, 2024
General
Ames Research Center
Commercial Space
Commercial Space Programs
Flight Opportunities Program
Langley Research Center
NASA Centers & Facilities
NASA Directorates
Space Technology Mission Directorate
The Future of Commercial Space
Things are heating up in the atmosphere, and NASA is helping space start-ups stay cool.   NASA has decades of expertise in creating technology that protects spacecraft from the intense heat generated when entering an atmosphere. As emerging companies develop innovative ways to do business in space, they know where to turn – and the […]
Posted March 7, 2024
Humans in Space
Astronauts
Commercial Crew
Commercial Space
Commercial Space Programs
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Jeanette J. Epps
Matthew Dominick
NASA Headquarters
Editor’s note: This advisory was updated Feb. 25, 2024, with a new time for the Flight Readiness Review media teleconference NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission with astronauts to the International Space Station. The launch is targeted for 12:04 a.m.
Posted February 23, 2024
NASA Headquarters
Astronauts
Commercial Space
Commercial Space Programs
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
Kennedy Space Center
Editor’s note: This advisory was updated Feb. 22, 2024, to include a target launch date. As part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, the agency opened media accreditation for the launch of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station. The mission will be the company’s first Starliner spacecraft mission with crew.
Posted February 21, 2024
Commercial Space
Artemis
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)
Johnson Space Center
Missions
NASA Headquarters
Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated Feb. 21, 2024, to reflect updated times for the target landing of Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lunar lander and NASA coverage of the event. As part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, Intuitive Machines is targeting no earlier than 5:30 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb.
Posted February 20, 2024
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