Commercial Space Flight

Swri planetary scientist to fly with nasa funded research aboard commercial space flight.
Commercial space flight. Christopher ferguson commander of the final space shuttle flight and now a boeing executive has stepped down as commander of the first piloted test flight of the company s troubled cst 100. Nasa gov brings you the latest images videos and news from america s space agency. Yang wang 1 space mineral. The commercial spaceflight federation is the leading voice for the commercial spaceflight industry.
The united states updated us commercial space legislation with the passage of the space act of 2015 in november 2015. Southwest research institute posted. Terrestrial test bed for the xl 1 lunar lander development xeus. To the end of 2014 commercial passenger flights in space has remained effectively illegal as the faa has refused to give a commercial operator s license to any private space company.
Get the latest updates on nasa missions watch nasa tv live and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind. Virgin galactic recognizes that the answers to many of the challenges we face in sustaining life on our beautiful planet lie in making better use of space. Commercial flights operational xl 1t. Commercial flights destroyed 115 flights xa 0 1e4.
To see the results of swri s internal research efforts lead to. Our commercial suborbital space flight program dates back almost a decade said swri president and ceo adam l. Dale brings over 30 years worth of experience in the space flight industry to the commercial spaceflight federation. Private space flight travel can definitely be called as an emerging industry and it plays an integral role in the way we see the universe today.
The virginia space flight authority developed and continues to operate the mid atlantic regional spaceport mars at the nasa wallops flight facility. Commercial flights development mcdonnell douglas. Wednesday october 14 2020. Commercial flights retired 75 flights xa 0 1e5.