The right tool to go to the moon, op ed, Tony Antonelli (Lockheed Martin), Politico “Contrary to the iconic scene from “Apollo 13,” we don’t aspire to dumping a box […]
SLS and Orion
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You Can't Exert National Prestige With A Rocket That Does Not Fly
NASA’s mission to the moon is about far more than cost, Op Ed, Mary Lynne Dittmar/Coalition for Deep Space Exploration, The Hill “As a result, the role played by national […]
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Says RS-25 Engines Are Cheaper – Just Don't Ask What They Cost
Aerojet Rocketdyne defends SLS engine contract costs, Space News “Maser declined to give the cost of an individual engine alone, without the additional labor and overhead. “There’s a lot of […]
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Only NASA Would Spend Billions To Make A Reusable Engine Disposable
NASA will pay a staggering $146 million for each SLS rocket engine, Ans Technica “However, this is not the true price of these engines. NASA has previously given more than […]
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More NASA Programmatic Input By GAO
GAO: Priority Open Recommendations: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, GAO “To provide the Congress with the necessary insight into program affordability, ensure its ability to effectively monitor total program costs […]
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GAO Report On NASA: Things Cost More And Take Longer
GAO Report: NASA: Assessments of Major Projects, GAO “The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) portfolio of major projects continued to experience significant cost and schedule growth this year and […]
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NASA OIG Report on Artemis Software Progress
NASA OIG: NASA’s Development of Ground and Flight Application Software for the Artemis Program “We found the EGS Program has taken appropriate steps to manage GFAS by implementing a flexible […]
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NASA OIG: The SLS Mobile Launcher Program Has Big Problems
NASA OIG: Audit of NASA’s Development of Its Mobile Launchers “NASA has greatly exceeded its cost and schedule targets in developing ML-1. As of January 2020, modification of ML-1 to […]
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SLS Has Yet Another New Launch Date
Jurczyk: Artemis I to Launch in Mid-Late 2021, HLS Contracts Within Weeks, Space Policy Online “NASA Associate Administrator Steve Jurczyk said on Friday that the first launch of the Space […]
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Another SLS Launch Delay (Update with NASA Comment)
Sources report that the EM-1 @NASA_SLS launch is being delayed From Nov 2020 to TDB because EM-1 personnel are being shifted from EM-1 safety/software to EM-2 because EM-2 requires more […]