Commercial Space Transportation
- Crewed Missions to ISS in 2017: Human space flight from Florida next year ‘realistic,’ experts say Boeing and SpaceX, partners in NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, appear ready to resume human launches from Central Florida by the end of next year. Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX’s Dragon crewed vehicle will transport international astronaut crews to the International Space Station.
- Cygnus Mission to ISS: Traveling Cygnus pulls into port at International Space Station Astronauts aboard the International Space Station snagged and berthed Orbital ATK’s latest cargo delivery. The Cygnus freighter delivered 7,500 pounds of crew supplies, science and technology gear and station hardware. The capsule is to remain berthed to the station’s U.S. segment until May 20.
- SpaceX Dragon Resupply to ISS: http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/8/11392312/spacex-launch-success-iss-cargo-falcon-9-rocket (See also: On fifth try, mission accomplished for SpaceX booster rocket; Dragon arrives at Space Station with inflatable habitat in tow; The science of expansion: NASA highlights SpaceX CRS-8 experiments
- Dream Chaser Looks to AL: Dream Chaser spaceship seems on a glide path to landing in Alabama Sierra Nevada Corp. looks to Huntsville, Ala., as a possible landing site for Dream Chaser, the commercial spacecraft it is developing to carry cargo to and from the International Space Station under a NASA contract.
Citizens for Space Exploration – a pro-space, taxpayer, grassroots advocacy group 
(http://www.bayareahouston.com/content/c_s_e/c_s_e) – has traveled to Washington, D.C. the past 24 years to meet face-to-face with Members/staff of Congress to discuss the value of America’s investment in space exploration. In order to sustain that dialogue on a regular basis, Citizens distributes “Space Exploration Update” to Congressional offices on a weekly basis. The intent is to provide an easy, quick way to stay abreast of key human space exploration program and policy developments.