NASA Announces Contractor for Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle“NASA Exploration Systems’ managers will host a press conference at 4 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 31, to announce the prime contractor to design, […]
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VSE Launchers: Why Recreate Something You Can Already Buy?
Editor’s note: Many have observed that NASA is trying to recreate the capabilities already present – or easily obtainable – from private sector launch vehicles so as to implement the […]
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NASA Ignores GAO, Plans CEV Announcement
NASA Announces Contractor for Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle“NASA Exploration Systems’ managers will host a press conference at 4 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 31, to announce the prime contractor to design, […]
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Orion Revealed
Astronaut lets name of new spaceship slip, AP“The name of the new vehicle that NASA hopes will take astronauts back to the moon was supposed to be hush-hush until next […]
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Rushing Ahead Despite Serious Doubts
NASA RFI: Crew Launch Vehicle Upper Stage Notice of Intent: Ares I Upper Stage Production and Ares I Instrument Unit SolicitationsNASA RFI: Ares I Upper Stage RFI Update August 2006“The […]
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SFF on Griffin's VSE Plan: You Can't Get There From Here
Unaffordable and Unsustainable: NASA’s Failing Earth-to-orbit Transportation Strategy – A Policy White Paper of the Space Frontier Foundation“In developing this strategy, NASA has apparently ignored key elements of the White […]
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VSE Costs Climbing?
Editor’s update: seems that there is a lot of hallway chatter at MSFC – and elsewhere – about the advisability of switching from RS-68 engines to RD-180s for the CaLV […]
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Boeing Can't Take a Joke
Editor’s note: Tanya E. Deason-Sharp called from Boeing. They are all upset about seeing their logo on this LockMart parody and asked that it be removed since this is “an […]
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Constellation Updates
NASA details exploration plans, Orlando Sentinel“The Kennedy Space Center will manage launches and landings for a new generation of spacecraft that will travel to the moon and beyond, NASA announced […]
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Constellation Update From GRC
NASA Glenn To Gain Jobs With New Work Assignments“NASA Glenn provides a vital component for both NASA and greater Northeast Ohio, and I will continue to work to secure the […]