NASA
NASA Astronauts Fly Dream Chaser Simulations 
Jack Fischer was one of four NASA astronauts to fly approach and landing simulations of Sierra Nevada Corporation's Dream Chaser spacecraft at the agency's Langley Research Center. The three-day simulations evaluated the spacecraft's subsonic handling in support of NASA Commercial Crew Program efforts.
Commercial Space
NASA Announcement for Proposals: Commerical Operation of Launch Complex 39A
NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center provides notice that the Government will issue an Announcement for Proposals (AFP) seeking a qualified lessee who is capable of taking responsibility for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of Launch Complex 39, Pad A (LC-39A) as a commercial launch facility.
SpaceX
SpaceX Tests 5.2 Meter Fairing Separation Test
SpaceX released this separation test video of their on-house designed 5.2m fairing which is undergoing testing at NASA Glenn Research Center Plum Brook Station.
United Launch Alliance
Launch of the GPS IIF-4 Satellite for the Air Force
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket successfully launched the fourth Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-4 satellite for the U.S. Air Force at 5:38 p.m. EDT today from Space Launch Complex-41.
ILS
EUTELSAT 3D Launched
International Launch Services (ILS) successfully placed the EUTELSAT 3D satellite into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), today, for Eutelsat Communications of Paris, France.
Sierra Nevada
Dream Chaser Shipped to Dryden
Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Space Systems has completed assembly and testing of the Dream Chaser(R) spacecraft in preparation for shipping the flight vehicle from SNC's Space Systems headquarters in Louisville, Colo., to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Astrium
First Images from Vietnam's VNREDSat-1 Satellite
Astrium, the prime contractor for the Vietnam Natural Resources, Environment, Disaster Satellite (VNREDSat-1) Earth observation satellite, has released the satellites first images. The satellite is Vietnam's first Earth observation satellite.
Boeing
Boeing to Build 4 More Intelsat Epic 702MP Satellites
Boeing will build four more 702MP satellites for Intelsat S.A., furthering its role as the initial manufacturer of Intelsat's new high-performance satellite fleet, Intelsat EpicNG. The 702MPs will deliver reliable, affordable and high-capacity data transmission that Intelsat customers can tailor to their needs.
SpaceX
New Spaceport America Tenant SpaceX to Flight Test Grasshopper
Governor Susana Martinez today announced that Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, or SpaceX, has signed a three-year agreement to lease land and facilities at Spaceport America to conduct the next phase of flight testing for its reusable rocket program. The company will be a new tenant at Spaceport America, the state-owned commercial launch site located in southern New Mexico.
Orbital Sciences
Antares and COTS Demonstration Mission Update
In the two weeks following the successful debut fight of the Antares rocket on April 21, the program's technical team gathered and analyzed large volumes of data collected during the A-ONE mission's countdown, ignition and lift-off, and flight sequence.
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Orbital Sciences
Antares and COTS Demonstration Mission Update
In the two weeks following the successful debut fight of the Antares rocket on April 21, the program's technical team gathered and analyzed large volumes of data collected during the A-ONE mission's countdown, ignition and lift-off, and flight sequence.
SpaceX
SpaceX Tests 5.2 Meter Fairing Separation Test
SpaceX released this separation test video of their on-house designed 5.2m fairing which is undergoing testing at NASA Glenn Research Center Plum Brook Station.
NASA
NASA Astronauts Fly Dream Chaser Simulations
Jack Fischer was one of four NASA astronauts to fly approach and landing simulations of Sierra Nevada Corporation's Dream Chaser spacecraft at the agency's Langley Research Center. The three-day simulations evaluated the spacecraft's subsonic handling in support of NASA Commercial Crew Program efforts.
Center for the Advancement of Science in Space
CASIS Reviews NASA Experiments for Commercialization Potential
The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), the nonprofit organization managing research on the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory, has organized a group of world-class scientists to review experiments flown in space by NASA over the last 10 years. The goal is to identify findings or areas of further study that could lead to breakthrough technologies and products for people on earth.
ATK
ATK Completes Solid Rocket Booster Preliminary Design Review for SLS
ATK announced today that they have successfully completed their solid rocket booster Preliminary Design Review (PDR) with NASA for the Space Launch System (SLS).
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Request for Grant Proposals for the Space Transportation Infrastructure Matching Grants Program
SUMMARY: This notice solicits Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 grant proposals to continue the development of a Commercial Space Transportation infrastructure system that supports the National Space Policy and Congressional intent. Begun in 2010, the program supports the Commercial Space Transportation industry by identification, prioritization, and funding for Commercial Space Transportation infrastructure projects. This program has been previously referred to as the Commercial Space Transportation Grants Program.
Boeing
Boeing to Build 4 More Intelsat Epic 702MP Satellites
Boeing will build four more 702MP satellites for Intelsat S.A., furthering its role as the initial manufacturer of Intelsat's new high-performance satellite fleet, Intelsat EpicNG. The 702MPs will deliver reliable, affordable and high-capacity data transmission that Intelsat customers can tailor to their needs.
United Launch Alliance
Launch of the GPS IIF-4 Satellite for the Air Force
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket successfully launched the fourth Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-4 satellite for the U.S. Air Force at 5:38 p.m. EDT today from Space Launch Complex-41.
Ball Aerospace
Ball's Solar Electric Propulsion Concept
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has submitted its mission concept study to NASA for demonstrating solar electric propulsion (SEP) technologies in space.
NanoRacks
SpaceX-2 Carries Multiple NanoRacks' Payloads
It's been a difficult but worthwhile week for Mike Johnson and the NanoRacks team working payloads.
Blue Origin
Blue Origin Completes Rocket Engine Thrust Chamber Test
NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) partner Blue Origin has successfully fired the thrust chamber assembly for its new 100,000 pound thrust BE-3 liquid oxygen, liquid hydrogen rocket engine. As part of Blue's Reusable Booster System (RBS), the engines are designed eventually to launch the biconic-shaped Space Vehicle the company is developing.
Arianespace
Arianespace orbits Amazonas-3 and Azerspace/Africasat-1a
On Thursday, February 7, 2013, Arianespace successfully carried out the 54th Ariane 5 launch in a row, orbiting two telecommunications satellites: Amazonas-3 for Spanish operator Hispasat, and Azerspace/Africasat-1a for the Azerbaijani operator Azercosmos JSC and the Azerbaijan Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies.
Virgin Galactic
SpaceShipTwo Advances Towards Powered Flight
History continues to be made in the skies above the Mojave Desert. Hot on the heels of last week's nitrous venting and feather test, SpaceShipTwo achieved another successful first today with a spectacular "Cold Flow" flight.