NASA Awards Contract to Modify Mobile Launcher “NASA has awarded a contract to J.P. Donovan Construction Inc. of Rockledge, Fla., to modify the mobile launcher that will enable the agency’s […]
SLS and Orion
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Drinking the SLS Koolaid
Boeing Executive Defends SLS as Only Deep-space Option, Space News “People that say there are other options, or other ways to get beyond low Earth orbit — it’s just not […]
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Nelson Confirms Earlier Asteroid Mission Stories
Senator: NASA to Lasso Asteroid, Bring it Closer, AP “The ship would capture the 500-ton, 25-foot asteroid in 2019. Then using an Orion space capsule, a crew of about four […]
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NASA Asteroid Mission: Rearranging The Solar System: Step 1
NASA Asteroid Capture Mission: First Real Step in Utilizing Extraterrestrial Resources “NASA is about to get a chance to try something totally new: instead of just visting or landing on […]
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Inspiration Mars Is Being Pushed by NASA To Consider SLS
Keith’s note: After interaction with/pressure from NASA JSC and MSFC Inspiration Mars is now considering use of single launch of SLS for their mission. Of course, the use of SLS […]
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Senate Action on NASA Funding for 2013
Senate funding measure gives NASA $2.1B for SLS for rest of 2013 (updated), Huntsvile Times “A bipartisan Senate Appropriations Committee budget for the rest of fiscal year 2013 continues strong […]
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Schism in House Science Committee Leadership Over SLS/MPCV
Mr. Rohrabacher’s Additional Views on the Science Space & Technology FY 2014 Budget “We continue to hear that the SLS/MPCV system will serve as a back-up for Earth-to-orbit transportation in […]
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Special Sequestration Protection for MSFC?
Marshall Space Flight Center may feel minimal hit from sequestration, Rep. Mo Brooks said, Huntsville Times “During a speech today at the Washington Update Luncheon at the Von Braun Center, […]
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SLS Performance Specs Fall Under ITAR
NASA MSFC Says That SLS Performance Specs Fall Under ITAR “You requested the Technical Performance Metrics (TPM) presented to SLS senior management on a monthly basis for TPMs created during […]
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Orion Gets a European Service Module
ESA Workhorse to Power NASA’s Orion Spacecraft “ESA agreed with NASA today to contribute a driving force to the Orion spacecraft planned for launch in 2017. Ultimately, Orion will carry […]