NASA, ESA Hold TV Briefing on New Orion Agreement “NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) will hold a news briefing at 10:30 a.m. CST on Wednesday, Jan. 16, to […]
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Newsflash: George Bush Made U.S. Dependent on Russia
Obama failed space program; Romney would revitalize it, opinon, Gene Cernan, Orlando Sentinel “Frankly, the world’s leading space-faring nation shouldn’t have to pay Russia for rides to the International Space […]
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More SLS Contracts Announced
NASA Awards Space Launch System Advanced Booster Contracts “NASA has awarded three contracts totaling $137.3 million to improve the affordability, reliability and performance of an advanced booster for the Space […]
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OIG on Ares 1 Mobile Launcher Mods
NASA’s Plans to Modify the Ares I Mobile Launcher in Support of the Space Launch System, NASA OIG “The OIG found that NASA’s decision to modify the Ares I Mobile […]
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Hearing on SLS/Orion
Hearing: Examining NASA’s Development of the Space Launch System and Orion Crew Capsule “The purpose of the hearing held by the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics is to examine on-going […]
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Maximum Parachute Test For Orion Completed
NASA Completes Maximum Parachute Test For Orion Spacecraft “During the test, a C-130 airplane dropped a dart-shaped test vehicle with a simulated Orion parachute compartment from an altitude of 25,000 […]
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NASA Tries To Make You Think They Did Something Extra Speedy
NASA’S Space Launch System Passes Major Agency Review, Moves to Preliminary Design “SLS reached this major milestone less than 10 months after the program’s inception. The combination of the two […]
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Recreating the Saturn V One Piece At A Time
Rocket companies hope to repurpose Saturn 5 engines, Spaceflight Now “Dynetics and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne announced Wednesday they are teaming up to resurrect the Saturn 5 rocket’s mighty F-1 […]
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NASA Picks SLS Proposals
NASA Selects Space Launch System Advanced Booster Proposals “NASA has selected six proposals to improve the affordability, reliability and performance of an advanced booster for the Space Launch System (SLS). […]
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Orion Delays and ISS Access
Orion High-altitude Abort Test Faces Budget-driven Delay, SpaceNews “A high-altitude test of the Orion deep-space capsule’s launch abort system could be delayed two years [FY 2018] to accommodate the tighter […]