Editor’s note: There are a lot of rumors swirling around about Ares I redesigns – specifcially, its upper stage. According to NASA ESMD PAO today: “NASA has no plans to […]
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SRB/Ares I Design Issues?
Space Shuttle Integration Lessons Learned, Boeing (PDF)“Lesson – In spite of the relative configuration simplicity of the Ares I, L/O loads may be a significant design issue due to direct […]
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Today's Video: NASA Ares V 8 Meter Telescope Mission
Animation depicting an Ares V launch and the deployment of a very large telescope.Video below.
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Boeing Wins Ares I Upper Stage Contract
Boeing Selected to Build NASA’s Upper Stage for Ares I“The Boeing Company has been awarded a NASA contract valued at approximately $514.7 million to produce the upper stage of the […]
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Ares I Upper Stage Selection
NASA to Announce Contractor for Ares I Upper Stage Production“NASA will host a news conference at 4 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Aug. 28, to announce the selection of a contractor […]
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NASA Denies Making Orion Water Landing Decision – and Deleting Touchdowns on Land
Editor’s note: There are some reports and rumors circulating that NASA has decided to redesign the Orion spacecraft to land in water only – and not on land with airbags. […]
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CEV Mobile Launcher Solicitation
NASA KSC Solicitation: Construction of the Constellation Crew Launch Vehicle Mobile Launcher“NASA/KSC is issuing Request for Proposal (RFP)] NNK07201535R for the Construction of the Constellation Crew Launch Vehicle (CLV) Mobile […]
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NASA Needs To Do More Cost Estimates on Shuttle/CEV Transition
NASA Supplier Base: Challenges Exist in Transitioning from the Space Shuttle Program to the Next Generation of Human Space Flight Systems, GAO“GAO is recommending that the NASA Administrator direct the […]
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Human Rating: A Work in Progress
NASA Program Management Council 26 April 2007: Agency Human Rating Certification Plans“Geveden questioned the assertion that the human rating requirements are unnecessarily cumbersome and what kind of change might be […]
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CEV Still Has Weight Problems
NASA Updated Crew Exploration Vehicle Lien Closure Implementation Plan, May 23, 2007“Primary objective – Develop a system design that closes on weight and cost, including required Managers Reserve (1000-2000 lbs) […]