Oct. 10 (UPI) -- NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk presented a united front Thursday on the United States' pursuit to return to human spaceflight. Commercial Crew is NASA's solution to once again launch U.S. astronauts from U.S. soil. "This is a big deal for our country," Bridenstine said, standing next to Musk at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif. "We can't get it wrong. In August 2018, NASA named the five astronauts who would be on the first two Boeing flights and the four astronauts for the first two SpaceX flights.

The company recreated the incident at another facility and used the data to create a new system for Crew Dragon's thrusters, which SpaceX has been testing alongside NASA. Crew Dragon is an evolved version of the company's Cargo Dragon capsule. Asked if Bridenstine could clarify where he saw SpaceX falling short or what problems needed to be addressed, a NASA spokesperson said no further comment would be forthcoming. [This stream is slated to begin at 5pm ET. Our emails are made to shine in your inbox, with something fresh every morning, afternoon, and weekend. Obama skewers Trump's handling of COVID-19 pandemic at Florida rally. In the meantime, Bridenstine has publicly added pressure, especially on SpaceX. Trader Joe's recalls frozen fish in 19 states for undeclared allergens. “In the meantime, Commercial Crew is years behind schedule. At least some commercial crew hold-ups stem from NASA’s pace overseeing test results to certify a vehicle meets its standards for flying astronauts. Testing the updates to Crew Dragon following the explosion, as well as capsule's parachute systems, will take at least three more months, Bridenstine estimated. To be clear, the vast majority of our resources are on Dragon and Falcon, especially Crew Dragon.”. "Is this like some kind of NASA bureaucracy that is delaying things? NASA expects to the same level of enthusiasm focused on the investments of the American taxpayer. Musk said he's heard people complaining that NASA is preventing the capsule's deployment with red tape. Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley stood next to the pair as they addressed a crowd at the SpaceX headquarters. Biden invokes FDR in push to turn Georgia blue. These are some of our most ambitious editorial projects. “From a SpaceX resource standpoint, our resources are overwhelmingly on Falcon and Dragon,” Musk said of the company’s rocket and crew-carrying spacecraft when asked about Bridenstine’s comment yesterday. Following the mission's success, NASA scheduled SpaceX's first crewed flight, Demo-2, for July. Copyright © 2020 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. © 2020 Quartz Media, Inc. All rights reserved. "We've launched [cargo] to International Space Station 19 times," Musk said. ", Although Bridenstine's statement spoke about Commercial Crew, he did not mention Boeing, which is also behind schedule. NASA and SpaceX won an Emmy award for the combined coverage of the Demo-1 flight. The review came after Musk smoked marijuana during a videotaped podcast in September 2018. A Division of NBCUniversal. NASA and SpaceX said in July that they had identified and mostly solved the problem. Dow drops 222 points as U.S. COVID-19 cases rise, Caterpillar stock falls. NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine, left, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk at the Kennedy Space Center following the March 2, 2:49 a.m. EST launch of the … Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Trader Joe's announced that the company was recalling packages of frozen fish sold in 19 states for undeclared wheat and milk allergens. Gretchen Whitmer, taking credit for the law enforcement effort that spoiled an alleged plot to kidnap her. Oct. 10 (UPI) --NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk presented a united front Thursday on the United States' pursuit to return to … Hospital trial of Eli Lilly's COVID-19 treatment ends. Oct. 27 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump returned Tuesday to campaign in Michigan and again targeted Gov. Bridenstine, in a statement the day before Musk gave a highly-anticipated update on the company's next-generation rocket called Starship, said "NASA expects to see the same level of enthusiasm focused on the investments of the American taxpayer." These are the core obsessions that drive our newsroom—defining topics of seismic importance to the global economy. Kick off each morning with coffee and the Daily Brief (BYO coffee). SpaceX has to do just the flight abort test.

NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine, left, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk at the Kennedy Space Center following the March 2, 2:49 a.m. EST launch of the SpaceX spacecraft mission to the International Space Station. Got a confidential news tip? We're honored to be doing that with NASA. But he added, "We don't want to have to pay $85 million every time we have to launch an astronaut on a rocket. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis. Jim Beam parent company to pay $19M in fines for foreign bribery scheme. SpaceX created an investigation team shortly after anomaly with officials from NASA, with participation from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board. NXIVM leader Keith Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison. The night before Elon Musk revealed the latest plans for his next-generation Starship, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine set out to rain on the rocket-maker’s parade with a tweet. In the meantime, SpaceX has a $2.6 billion NASA contract to shuttle American astronauts to and from the International Space Station using the Crew Dragon capsule. "A lot of our programs have not been meeting cost and schedule. SpaceX passed a key milestone in March after it completed Demo-1, a mission which saw Crew Dragon launch to and return from the ISS successfully. finds 45 children, U.S. adds 67K COVID-19 cases as dramatic spike over past week grows, Supreme Court rejects request to extend Wisconsin mail-in voting deadline, Biden in Pennsylvania says Trump has 'flown the white flag' with COVID-19. The united front comes after Bridenstine issued a statement Sept. 27 calling out SpaceX for delays in the development of the company's Commercial Crew capsule, Crew Dragon. A lot of our programs are beyond cost and schedule," Bridenstine said. “I am looking forward to the SpaceX announcement tomorrow,” the former Oklahoma congressman wrote on Sept. 27. Crew Dragon splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean to conclude the mission, with representatives for both SpaceX and NASA praising the test. To be fair, NASA’s Inspector General has blamed early funding shortfalls for at least two years of delay.

It’s time to deliver.”. Trump takes credit for foiling Michigan Gov. Then NASA ordered a safety review of both companies, which was expected to include hundreds of interviews of employees this year. Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Zeta emerged over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, where it will intensify back into hurricane force before it crashes into Louisiana, near Houma, late Wednesday. All Rights Reserved. The meeting comes at a key time, as the government agency is looking for SpaceX to deliver safely yet quickly on taxpayers' investment. Let's be clear, it was really quite a small percentage of SpaceX that did Starship," Musk said, noting that he believes less than 5% of the company's total workforce had been working on the new rocket. Whitmer plot, casts doubt on threat. Musk and Bridenstine said it appears people will not launch, even on a test flight, for the rest of 2019. Bridenstine was careful not to speak ill of Russia. But Bridenstine clarified recently that NASA will not provide a new timeline for Commercial Crew until a replacement for Gerstenmaier is found, adding that the agency expects to hire someone in the coming months. SpaceX issued a full statement on its website detailing the results of the investigation later in July, which revealed that a leaking component created a chain reaction of events that resulted in the explosion. Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Five fighters in California were injured, including two in critical condition, battling the Silverado Fire and Blue Ridge Fire. "The partnership with Russia is important and it's good," he said. Both SpaceX and Boeing have had to push back schedules as testing the capsules has taken longer than expected. About two months after the Demo-1 mission, SpaceX conducted a test in Florida of the flown Crew Dragon capsule. Some at NASA, not authorized to speak publicly, say they wonder where Musk’s personal focus is. But other NASA employees said they were disappointed to see SpaceX, which has played a significant role pushing the space program into the 21st century, singled out among a bevy of delayed projects. Ohio trafficking sting nabs nearly 200 suspects. NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine (L) and SpaceX CEO and lead designer Elon Musk met at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif. Photo by Kim Shiflett/NASA |, Hurricane warning for New Orleans as storm aims for Gulf Coast. With Congress dubious about funding the Artemis mission and Boeing flexing its political muscles in Washington, tweaking SpaceX could be a move to win over the space establishment. He said the purpose is to "ensure that American astronauts will be safe. Oct. 27 (UPI) -- A hospital trial of Eli Lilly's COVID-19 antibody treatment has ended while other trials of the drug continue. Since 2011, that has only happened aboard Russian spacecraft launched from Ukraine. "NASA and SpaceX have agreed to improve the public communication after such events," Bridenstine said in July. It is not," Musk said. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.]. expects to hire someone in the coming months. “It was really quite a small percentage of SpaceX on Starship, less than 5% of the company, basically. SpaceX’s chief designer tweeted in August that he was working seven days a week on Starship, and during Tesla’s troubled 2018, he said he was sleeping on the factory floor. While Musk has said SpaceX will be ready for its next milestone, known as an inflight abort test, in about 10 weeks, Bridenstine has remained skeptical. It's truly a dream come true.". "Everything happened just perfectly ... almost down to the second.". The really hard part that requires a lot of resources is optimizing something, and bringing it into volume production. NASA's new program is designed to be competitive. Oct. 27 (UPI) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 222 points on Tuesday as the United States reported another 66,800 COVID-19 cases and Caterpillar stock dropped after reporting decreased earnings. After the February test flight, Musk and Bridenstine were practically putting on a buddy-comedy routine. Launched on top of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets, Cargo Dragon has completed 18 missions to the ISS over nearly a decade. But they said up to 10 tests of new parachutes will happen over the coming months, and they hope for a crewed flight in early 2020.