Sunday conversation: NASA veteran Chris Kraft upfront with criticism, Chris Kraft, Houston Chronicle “The problem with the SLS is that it’s so big that makes it very expensive. It’s very […]
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OIG Cites Multiple Orion/MPCV Delays
Final Report – IG-13-022 – Status of NASA’s Development of the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle “For example, the MPCV Program is beginning to experience testing delays that could result in schedule […]
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NASA Releases New SLS and Orion Artists Concept Images
Artist Concept: NASA Space Launch System and Orion Spacecraft, SpaceRef “NASA has releases new artist concepts of the SLS and Orion spacecraft including being stacked in the Vehicle Assembly Building […]
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PDR Complete for Space Launch System
NASA’s Space Launch System Completes Preliminary Design Review, NASA “NASA has achieved a major milestone in its effort to build the nation’s next heavy-lift launch vehicle by successfully completing the […]
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NASA Defends SLS, Again
NASA defends Space Launch System against charge it ‘is draining the lifeblood’ of space program, Huntsville Times “NASA is defending its Space Launch System against a new analysis arguing that […]
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Orion Parachute Test Success
Tenth Parachute Test for NASA’s Orion Adds 10,000 Feet of Success [Watch], NASA “A complicated, high-altitude test Wednesday demonstrated NASA’s new Orion spacecraft could land safely even if one of […]
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Orion Heat Shield Construction
Orion’s Heat Shield Takes Shape [Watch], NASA “Technicians at Textron Defense Systems near Boston are applying Avcoat ablator material to some 330,000 cells of a honeycomb on the heat shield […]
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What's the True Cost of NASA's Space Launch System?
Revisiting SLS/Orion launch costs, John Strickland for The Space Review “A year and a half ago, I wrote an article very critical of the Space Launch System. To see if […]
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Composite Cryogenic Tanks Test Successful
NASA Tests Game Changing Composite Cryogenic Fuel Tank [Watch] NASA Marshall “NASA recently completed a major space technology development milestone by successfully testing a pressurized, large cryogenic propellant tank made […]
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Senator Nelson Weighs in NASA Authorization Bill
Nelson warns of partisan “chaos” regarding NASA authorization, Space Politics “Immediately after the House Science Committee’s space subcommittee wrapped up its hearing on a draft NASA authorization bill Wednesday morning, […]