(revised) @NASA MSFC Center Director Todd May has talked to #NASA employees about new plans for the first 4 @NASA_SLS flights to be on identical rockets with @NASA_Orion but without […]
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SLS Upper Stage Changes While Software Problems Linger
Statement by Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot – Hearing on NASA FY2019 Budget “NASA plans to launch an initial, uncrewed deep space mission, Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1), in FY 2020. The […]
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SLS Reverses NASA Technology Advances
#NASA spent hundreds of millions of dollars to make these reusable engines disposable. Just sayin https://t.co/TSvwQRYkbZ — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 22, 2018 These four engines are ready to rumble […]
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@VP Promotes Economic Impact of SLS/Orion
As I briefed @POTUS & @Cabinet today: with @NASA_SLS & @NASA_Orion leading the way back to the moon and with support of our commercial partners – the U.S. is keeping […]
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SLS Software Problems Continue at MSFC
Keith’s note: Sources report that Andy Gamble has been allowed to retire and George Mitchell has been reassigned from NASA MSFC QD34 to Engineering. The SLS software team at MSFC […]
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Is Falcon Heavy An SLS Killer?
Elon Musk is set to launch his Falcon Heavy rocket, a flamethrower of another sort, Washington Post “It could also play a part in the Trump administration’s plans to return […]
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This Is How NASA Covers Up SLS Software Safety Issues (Update)
Keith’s 6 December update: Sources report that the two individuals who spoke with a potential employer of Ben Samouha were NASA employees George Mitchell and Andy Gamble. They were reportedly […]
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How To Hold An SLS Media Event That No One Will Attend
#NASA JSC sends out a press release at 5 pm on 4 Dec for a media event in CO on 11 Dec (i.e. a flight in on 10 Dec) and […]
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NASA Gives Free Social Media Ads For SLS/Orion Contractors
Keith’s note: What is really strange is the fact that NASA gives free promotion/advertising to its contractors yet Congress prohibits NASA from advertising about itself. Interesting. @NASA is now offering […]
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Hearing on NASA Exploration
Hearing on An Update on NASA Exploration Systems Development “The U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology will hold a Subcommittee on Space hearing titled, An Update on NASA […]