NASA Commercial Crew Transportation Capability Contract CCTCAP Draft RFP, NASA “The CCtCap contract is the second phase of a two-phased procurement strategy to develop a U.S. commercial crew space transportation […]
Aeronautics
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Ariane 6 Next Steps
Ariane 6, ESA “In November 2012, European Ministers responsible for space, meeting in Naples, Italy, approved the start of preparatory activities for Europe’s next-generation Ariane 6 launch vehicle. The objective […]
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Hot-Fire Test Includes First Ever 3-D Printed Part
Hot-Fire Tests Steering the Future of NASA’S Space Launch System Engines, NASA “Engineers developing NASA’s next-generation rocket closed one chapter of testing with the completion of a J-2X engine test […]
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NASA Forgets To Ask Aeronautics AA About The Budget
NASA Associate Administrator Statements on the Asteroid Initiative in the FY 2014 Budget Request “The following are statements from the associate administrators of NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, […]
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Bolden's Plan To Excess Moffett Federal Airfield Fails – Again
Congresswoman Eshoo Announces Plan for Hangar One and Moffett Federal Airfield “Following a meeting with Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-Palo Alto), GSA, NASA, and the White House at the Capitol […]
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Mitt Romney Needs a New Aeronautics Advisor
Mitt Romney pulls in $6 million at Beverly Hills fundraiser, LA Times “When you have a fire in an aircraft, there’s no place to go, exactly, there’s no — and […]
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X-48C Takes to The Air
Transformed X-48c Flies Successfully “The remotely piloted X-48C aircraft successfully flew for the first time Tuesday at Edwards Air Force Base in California’s Mojave Desert. The aircraft, designed by The […]
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NASA OIG Finds Problems With ARMD Grants
OIG: NASA’s Use of Research Announcement Awards for Aeronautics Research “Based on our sample results, we estimate that ARMD’s 447 NRA awards during this 5-year period contained $25.2 million in […]
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NASA Aeronautics Hearing
NASA Aeronautics Research Critical to Maintaining America’s Lead in Global Aviation Market Democrats Urge Continued Support for Aeronautics Research “Because of the lengthy gestation period needed to move from concept […]
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NRC Report on NASA Aeronautics Activities Released
NASA Should Phase Out Lower-Priority Aeronautics Activities, Focus on Higher Risk, Higher Payoff Projects “At a time when NASA’s aeronautics funding is at a historic low, the agency needs to […]