NASA is now ready to announce who are the for the flights of and commercial .
Johnson Space Center Director Mark Geyer and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana will join NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Boeing and SpaceX officials to make the crew announcement. And it's now apparent that SpaceX is slightly ahead-it will conduct a crewed test flight in April of next year, while Boeing's crewed test is only scheduled for "mid-2019".
The agency released the revised schedule with little fanfare ahead of a planned August 3 announcement at the Johnson Space Center of the astronauts that will fly the two companies' crewed demonstration missions, as well as on the first post-certification, or operational, missions by each company.
"NASA's will return human spaceflight launches to US soil, providing safe, reliable and cost-effective access to low-Earth orbit on systems that meet our safety and mission requirements", said the official blog.
To that effect, the space agency is getting ready to appoint the crew of the first manned missions to test the CST-100 Starliner (pictured left in the photo above) and the (imaged right) capsules, NASA disclosed in a news release. NASA partnered with Boeing and SpaceX to develop the Starliner spacecraft to launch atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket and the Crew Dragon launching atop the Falcon 9 rocket, respectively.
The reproduction of the story/photograph in any form will be liable for legal action.
Two companies have NASA contracts to provide flights to the ISS between 2019 and 2024: SpaceX and Boeing (ba).
Emmerson Mnangagwa, Nelson Chamisa both say on course for poll win
The victor of this landmark election will be tasked with putting Zimbabwe back on track after 37 years of Mr Mugabe's rule. As voters race to cast their ballots, some prophets are predicting the outcome of the first election without Mugabe.
"I really have no visibility into SpaceX progress or the fidelity of the SpaceX schedule", he said.
"And NASA will be the anchor tenant", said scientist in residence John Charles at Space Center Houston. Since the shuttle fleet's retirement in 2011, the only spaceship cleared for carrying people to the station has been Russia's Soyuz spacecraft, and the ticket price for NASA is in the range of $80 million a seat.
The setback means the first crewed test flight will be pushed back to the middle of 2019, he said.
Last month, news broke that Starliner's launch-abort engines cut off during a test fire's cool-down phase.
During the manned tests, the astronauts will be able to use the displays inside the spacecraft, communicate with mission control and practise manual controls during flight. Starliner and Crew Dragon will dock and undock autonomously to the space station before returning the crew safely home. That resulted in a leak of toxic hypergolic propellant, but no damage to the hardware and no injuries to the test team, he said.
Each company must launch an uncrewed test flight and then a crewed test flight prior to certification by NASA for the vehicles to begin operational flights.
Lala Anthony To Play Kiki In Drake’s "In My Feelings" Video
This Is What Urban Meyer Said About Domestic Violence In 2014
At issue is whether Meyer knew about domestic violence allegations against Zach Smith made by his ex-wife, Courtney Smith . Meyer said he was aware of an incident involving Zach and Courtney Smith in 2009, while they were still married.
8/03/2018
Colorado Police Mistakenly Kill an Armed Man Defending His Home - Hit & Run
The police department said it would be holding a news conference later this week to give more information about the incident. Police said they arrived to a "very chaotic and violent scene" and officers heard gunshots fired inside the home.
8/02/2018
Buttler looks to draw inspiration from Kohli
India may be the world s top-ranked Test side but they still face accusations they are lions at home and lambs overseas . However, the batsman pulled out from the IPL and was selected to play for the Test series against Pakistan.
8/02/2018
Apple Becomes First American Public Company to Surpass $1 Trillion in Value
The beloved tech giant is now officially the first trillion-dollar company, beating Amazon to the historic milestone. Apple announced $100 billion in stock buybacks on May 1, the largest repurchase ever by a US public company.
8/02/2018
The dark mode became one of the most requested features for YouTube's Android app, The Verge quoted the tech giant as saying. After making " dark mode " available on iOS back in March , YouTube is now launching the new feature on Android , too.
8/02/2018
Trump Aides Tone down Russia Probe Remarks
Rosenstein, in turn, appointed Mueller and is the person with the authority to fire him. Multiple former Trump campaign officials have been indicted in the investigation.
8/02/2018
Zimbabwe's ruling party wins majority seats in parliament: Poll body
The general election follows the ousting of long time Zimbabwean leader, Robert Mugabe in November a year ago by the military. Channel 4 News have revealed that they were caught in the "perilous" crossfire during yesterday's protests in Zimbabwe.
8/02/2018
Demi Lovato Remains Hospitalised Following Overdose
After hearing this news, fans later ripped apart Dani on her Instagram page, lashing out at Vitale for her alleged part in the overdose.
8/02/2018
Turkish Lira Falls to Record Low After U.S. Sanctions
Anticipation of the USA sanctions had already helped to send the Turkish lira to an all-time low against the dollar on Wednesday. Washington sanctioned Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul and Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu over the pastor's detention.
8/02/2018
Anthony Martial: Manchester United forward to return on Thursday after daughter's birth
Mourinho's clear displeasure with Martial, which dates back to his first season in charge at Old Trafford, is likely to lead to the Frenchman's exit.
8/01/2018
Meghan Markle and her father will never reconcile, friend claims
On Saturday, Teigen, 32, tweeted a screenshot of Thomas' latest interview in which he slammed the 36-year-old Duchess of Sussex . According to hair and beauty experts at Byrdie, there's a smart reason why Meghan styles her bun this way.
8/01/2018
Isner finally shakes Zverev, advances to semis in Atlanta — ATP roundup
British number two Cameron Norrie was beaten by American Ryan Harrison in the semi-finals of the Atlanta Open. After reaching the Wimbledon semis earlier this month, Isner is looking for his fifth title at Atlanta.
7/31/2018
Donald Trump says he had ‘very nasty’ relationship with special counsel
The fate of the presidency hinges on synonyms in a thesaurus, as the dictionary itself pointed out. THE FACTS: It is correct to say that election collusion isn't a precise legal term.
7/31/2018
Harley-Davidson plans to debut its electric motorcycle in 2019
Aesthetically, all three models are different from the current crop of Harley-Davidson's signature heritage cruiser designs. Harley-Davidson is also changing its retail strategy and expanding its push internationally following declining US sales.
7/31/2018
Thieves with stroller allegedly steal shark from San Antonio aquarium
Management caught up to the suspects in the parking lot and were denied access to both searching the vehicle and the stroller. As police swooped on the house, they discovered the shark, visibly well and unharmed, swimming in a tank in the man's garage.
7/31/2018
