Keith’s note: According to a new NASA OIG Report “NASAâs Management of the Space Launch System Booster and Engine Contracts“: “âĤ the complexity of developing, updating, and integrating new systems […]
SLS and Orion
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Earth’s Most Powerful Rocket Roars To Life
Keith’s note: SpaceX just conducted a full duration static test firing of 31 Raptor engines (1 shutdown, 1 was shut down) on Starship producing enough thrust to still reach orbit […]
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Internal Email From Tom Whitmeyer To The Artemis Team
From: Whitmeyer, Tom (HQ-BE000)Date: Wednesday, Nov 16, 2022, 2:54 PMTo:Subject: Congratulations
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NASA Will Try The Artemis Launch Thing Once Again
Keith’s note: According to NASA PAO: “NASA confirmed it remains on track for the launch of the Artemis I Moon mission during a two-hour launch window that opens at 1:04 […]
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A Cheaper Way To Fly SLS? Sure. Just Send Money.
Keith’s note: You have to read this solicitation to believe it. To build SLS NASA used existing Shuttle hardware to save money and then went off and reinvented everything that […]
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NASA's Latest Launch Date Guesses For SLS
Years late, billions over budget, and after multiple paint jobs, #NASA says that the latest notional 2022 launch dates for #Artemis 1 are 29 Aug, 2 Sep, and 5 Sep […]
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OIG: NASA Is Not In Compliance With The Payment Integrity Information Act
NASA GAO Report: NASA’s Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act for Fiscal Year 2021 “We found that NASA was not in compliance with PIIA for FY 2021 because it […]
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SLS Wet Dress Completed – Sort Of
Keith’s note: With the exception of an unresolved Hydrogen leak NASA told computers to ignore, it seems that the countdown to T-29 sec otherwise went as planned. The original plan […]
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NASA Is Rolling SLS Back To The Barn For Repairs
NASA to Discuss Status of Artemis I Moon Mission “Due to upgrades required at an off-site supplier of gaseous nitrogen used for the test, NASA will take advantage of the […]
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NASA Mega Moon Rocket Tanking Test Fails – Again
Artemis I WDR Update: Third Test Attempt Concluded, NASA “Teams concluded today’s wet dress rehearsal test at approximately 5:10 p.m. EDT after observing a liquid hydrogen (LH2) leak on the […]