Charles Bolden ‘blunt’ about Trump and space, says president ‘talks a lot’, AL.com “The president had an opportunity after challenging NASA to show how we could put humans on the […]
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Mike Pence Was Against Ares 5/Orion Before He Was For SLS/Orion
RSC BUDGET OPTIONS 2005 Summary and Explanation of Offsets, Rep. Mike Pence, RSC Chairman Rep. Jeb Hensarling, RSC Budget & Spending Task Force Chairman [Page 6] “Cancel NASA’s New Moon/Mars […]
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Coalition for Deep Space Exploration: Do As I Say – Not As I Do
Could NASA and SpaceX cooperation turn into competition? “… So, it came as a surprise to NASA when SpaceX founder Elon Musk held a conference call in February announcing plans […]
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MSFC Decides To Use Qualification Test Articles on First SLS Flight
Keith’s note: Sources report that NASA MSFC has concluded that accelerating hardware originally intended for EM-2 such that it could be used on EM-1 would not be ready in time. […]
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NASA Just Can't Get That Engine Test Stand Thing Right
NASA OIG: Construction of Test Stands 4693 and 4697 at Marshall Space Flight Center “In an attempt to meet a 2017 launch date for the SLS, NASA expedited construction of […]
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Is NASA Thinking About Flying Another Orion on Delta IV Heavy? (Update)
Keith’s 16 May update: According to NASA PAO there is “no Orion program interest in buying another Delta”. That said there have been meetings at NASA where this was openly […]
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More Bad SLS Orion News From GAO
GAO Report: NASA: Assessments of Major Projects “Three of the largest projects in this critical stage of development– Exploration Ground Systems, Orion, and the Space Launch System– continue to face […]
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Playing Musical Chairs With SLS Launch Vehicles
Keith’s note: Sources report that NASA is looking at using the EM-2 SLS launch vehicle for the EM-1 mission due to hydrogen tank issues on the EM-1 vehicle. NASA is […]
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NASA Decides Against Putting Crew On EM-1
NASA Decision On Crewed EM-1 Feasibility, NASA “We are grateful for the near-term flexibility offered by the FY 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act, and we are confident that we remain technically […]
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SLS LOX Dome Dropped And Damaged Beyond Repair (Update)
Keith’s 1:31 pm EDT note: Sources report that a LOX dome for the SLS under construction was dropped and is damaged beyond repair. The accident also damaged some tooling. There […]