NASA Selects Contractors for Engineering Solutions and Prototyping at Marshall Space Flight Center

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — NASA has selected three companies to provide engineering solutions and products to Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) The companies are Radiance Technologies, Inc Continue reading

Test Stands Make Way for Reusable Robotic Lander

Marshall Center engineers Logan Kennedy, right, and Adam Lacock check out the lander prototype, dubbed the “Mighty Eagle.” (NASA/MSFC/Fred Deaton) The landscape around two historic test stands at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., has changed and now features a free-flying robotic lander that will demonstrate automated rendezvous and capture technology. Continue reading

ATK Completes Final Milestone for Liberty under NASA's Commercial Crew Program

ARLINGTON, Va., July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — ATK (ATK) successfully completed the last Liberty space transportation system milestone under the company’s unfunded Space Act Agreement (SAA) with NASA for the Commercial Crew Development Program (CCDev-2). Continue reading

ATK Completes Software TIM for Liberty under NASA's Commercial Crew Program

ARLINGTON, Va., June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — ATK (ATK) completed its Liberty software technical interface meeting (TIM), which was held to support further development of the Liberty space transportation system under the company’s Space Act Agreement (SAA) with NASA for the Commercial Crew Development Program. The software TIM was conducted to evaluate Liberty’s software development plan with the NASA Liberty team. The plan governs the software process used by Liberty and its subcontractors throughout development, integration, test and flight. Continue reading