Commercial Space Transportation

ISS Resupply:  Company sets October launch date to resupply space station  NASA and Orbital ATK have set Oct. 9-13 as the launch period for the Dulles, Va.-based company’s next NASA-contracted re-supply mission to the InternationalSpace Station. The mission will mark Orbital ATK’s return to NASA’s Wallops Island Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore as a launch site. It will re-introduce the company’s Antares launch vehicle with a new Russian manufactured main engine as well.

Emphasis on Crew Safety:  Commercial crew companies emphasize safety over schedule  Representatives from Boeing, SpaceX and NASA’s Commercial Crew Program pledge safety over schedule in their efforts to develop U.S. commercial launch services for astronauts assigned to the International Space Station.

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.