10.22.12 - Blue Origin conducted a successful pad escape test, firing its pusher-escape motor and launching a full-scale suborbital crew capsule from a simulated propulsion module.
10.15.12 - Blue Origin successfully test fired its BE-3 high-performance liquid hydrogen engine thrust chamber at NASA's Stennis Space Center.
10.15.12 - United Launch Alliance recently wrapped up its Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) partnership with NASA, laying the foundation for potentially certifying its Atlas V rocket for crewed missions.
10.01.12 - NASA managers and aerospace industry representatives met Sept. 19 for a chance to discuss the request for proposals that will begin NASA's certification process for integrated crew transportation systems.
09.27.12 - A technology designed by Paragon Space Development Corp. for use by astronauts in the hazardous environment of space has found a lifesaving use in coal mining.
09.19.12 - NASA scientists and engineers are studying the challenges and hazards involved in landing on extraterrestrial destinations such as the moon or Mars.
09.14.12 - The Boeing Company recently completed a review of its CST-100 spacecraft, integrated launch vehicle and operational plans as its first performance milestone for NASA's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative.
09.14.12 - NASA's launch bases are being revamped to serve a variety of next-generation launch vehicles.
08.28.12 - The Boeing Company recently completed a jettison test of its forward heat shield, which will protect the parachutes of the company's CST-100 spacecraft during future missions to and from low Earth orbit.
08.24.12 - NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden takes media on a tour of Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station facilities on Aug. 23.
08.20.12 - Apollo 4 opened an era of exploration from Kennedy Space Center.
08.16.12 - NASA's Commercial Crew Program Manager and Florida's Lt. Governor discuss the future of human spaceflight at the National Space Club Florida Committee's August luncheon on Aug. 14.
08.14.12 - NASA introduces its plans for certifying commercially developed spacecraft and launch vehicle systems in support of crewed missions to the International Space Station.
08.09.12 - The three American companies building next-generation spacecraft that NASA could call on to carry astronauts into orbit in the future will perform much of their work along Florida's Space Coast, home of the agency's Commercial Crew Program.
08.03.12 - The Morpheus lander is one step closer to achieving autonomous flight and landing.
07.27.12 - Lessons learned from the early days of developing Kennedy training sites for exploring beyond low Earth orbit are now being applied to possible ventures to Mars or a return to the moon.
08.03.12 - NASA announces its plans to partner with industry rocket and spacecraft developers for the Commercial Crew integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative, which will ultimately lead to the availability of commercial human spaceflight services for government and commercial customers.
07.24.12 - The Firing Rooms in Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39 are being outfitted with smarter systems to support multiple users, such as the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, the Space Launch System, or SLS, and spacecraft for the Commercial Crew Program.
07.17.12 - Kennedy Space Center's Engineering Directorate recently broke ground on a new test site at the Florida spaceport that could help reduce the cost of ground hydrogen processing operations.
07.13.12 - NASA's premier launch site stands at a crossroads, said noted space historian John Logsdon.