SLS and Orion

Thrust Oscillation Issue Threatens Ares I Design, Aviation Week“Modifications to correct a potentially deadly vibration from the solid-fuel first-stage of the Ares I crew launch vehicle could range from tweaking […]

Ares “delay” puts NASA on the back foot, Nature“Later, NasaWatch got hold of a NASA memo that seemed to show that the Ares launch had been delayed by 12 months […]

NASA Internal Memo from Constellation Program Manager Jeffrey Hanley: Update to Constellation Program (CxP) Internal Launch Dates“Pursuant to recent analysis of program resource execution plans, the Program is adjusting the […]

Editor’s note: NASA sources report that Jeff Hanley recently issued a memo wherein the need to delay the first Ares missions was discussed – and recommended. NASA sources also report […]

NASA Moon Rocket May Shake Too Much, AP“Senior managers were told of the findings last fall, but NASA did not talk about them publicly until the AP filed a Freedom […]

Editor’s 15 Jan update: ESMD PAO just sent me a note: “We’re converging on a final answer for your many questions, and my clients in ESMD have asked me to […]

NASA LaRC Solicitation: Analysis of Ares 1 Thrust Oscillation Issues, NASA“NASA/LaRC has a requirement for Use of the proprietary Universal Combustion Device Stability (UCDS) process developed and owned by the […]

NASA Will Tinker With Open-Source Rocket for Return to Moon, Popular Mechanics“The “brains” of the Ares I rocket that will send four astronauts back to the moon sometime in the […]