Sentence examples for spaceflight development from inspiring English sources

During a news conference on Monday, Philip McAlister, acting director of commercial spaceflight development at NASA, pointed to the $253 million NASA paid SpaceX so far for development of the Falcon 9 and Dragon capsule and to the four years that it took to reach the first demonstration flight — cheaper and quicker than previous rocket programs.

"We are pleased to be completing a significant milestone today in the development of US commercial crew systems, and we are very excited about the future," said Philip McAlister, acting director of commercial spaceflight development at the US space agency.

"The budget is going to be an extremely challenging topic, not only for this programme but for all Nasa programmes," said Phil McAlister, the agency's commercial spaceflight development director.

"Funded Space Act Agreements can be more cost effective in a constrained budget environment than cost-plus contracts," argued Phil McAlister, NASA director of commercial spaceflight development, in an email to HuffPost.

Launch pad escape systems are essential for human spaceflight and the development of these systems is covered.

The effect of spaceflight on starch development in soybean (Glycine max L., BRIC-03) and potato (Solanum tuberosum, Astroculture-05) was compared with ground controls by biophysical and biochemical measurements.

We investigated effect of microgravity environment during spaceflight on postnatal development of the rheological properties of the aorta in rats.

The House bill, the writers said, would leave "substantially underfunded" the areas of technology development, commercial spaceflight, robotic missions, and university and student research.

Overseen by its Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, it includes the management of commercial space transportation, exploration systems development, human spaceflight capabilities, advanced exploration systems, and space life sciences research and applications.

These paintings had a great influence on the development of spaceflight and astronomical art, fuelling the dreams of many aspiring space explorers.

A microgravity environment during spaceflight could affect postnatal development of the morphological and rheological properties of the aorta.