All news from Waypoint 2 Space and recent articles from around the Commercial Space Flight Industry .

September 2013

Industry, FAA Look To Stay One Step Ahead of Congress with Draft Safety Document

September 27th, 2013|Categories: News, Photography|Tags: , , , , , , , |

WASHINGTON — In an attempt to forestall congressional direction of the process, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Office of Commercial Space Transportation has produced a 50-page list of safety practices that could serve as the cornerstone for future commercial human spaceflight safety regulations. Formally known as “Draft Established Practices [...]

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Software, vehicle congestion delay Cygnus docking at Space Station

September 23rd, 2013|Categories: News, Photography|Tags: , , , , |

A slight glitch means docking is on hold until after new crew arrives on Soyuz. After an apparently flawless launch last week, Orbital Sciences' Cygnus capsule was supposed to have docked on the International Space Station over the weekend. It didn't happen. Apparently, some of the data being sent down [...]

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Spot the Space Station

September 19th, 2013|Categories: News, Photography|Tags: , , , |

Have you ever looked up on a clear night sky and wonder where the ISS might be? If so, there’s a website for that. NASA has made it easier for observers to sign up for email alerts or text messages whenever the space station may be visible overhead. Because of [...]

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July 2013

Waypoint 2 Space joins the Commercial Spaceflight Federation as an Associate Member

July 12th, 2013|Categories: News, Video|Tags: |

Waypoint 2 Space is proud to announce we have been accepted into the Commercial Spaceflight Federation. This amazing organization is comprised of leading businesses and organizations working to make commercial human spaceflight a reality. The mission of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation is to promote the development of commercial human spaceflight, [...]

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