NASA OIG Follow-up to May 2019 Audit of Europa Mission: Congressional Launch Vehicle Mandate, NASA OIG “NASA’s renewed focus on returning humans to the Moon on an accelerated timetable means […]
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NASA Decides To Do SLS Green Run Test
“Green Run” Test Will Pave the Way for Successful NASA Moon Missions “NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced July 25 the agency will conduct an “Green Run” core stage test for […]
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NASA Admits That SLS Is A "Jobs Program". Wow. Who Knew?
NASA Moves Forward With Plans For Multi-Billion-Dollar Moon Rocket, NPR “[NASA SLS Core Stage Manufacturing Manager Chad] BRYANT: Think of it as a jobs program. So we’re taking – all […]
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Orion Abort Test Completed
Test complete! Today’s ~3 minute test of @NASA_Orion spacecraft's launch abort system verified that @NASA_Astronauts can safely get away from their launch vehicle in the case of an emergency after […]
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GAO Anticipates First SLS Launch Date In 2021
GAO: Human Space Exploration: Persistent Delays and Cost Growth Reinforce Concerns over Management of Programs “In November 2018, within one year of announcing an up to 19-month delay for the […]
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GAO Report Cites Major NASA Project Delays
GAO Report to Congress: NASA Assessments of Major Projects “The cost and schedule performance of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) portfolio of major projects continues to deteriorate. For […]
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NASA Is Really Desperate To Show SLS Improvement
The "new tool" is a platform for people to stand on. You have to wonder why @BoeingSpace and the @NASA_SLS team took years to think up something as simple as […]
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Limited SLS Options Ahead?
Listening to @NASA community feedback It would seem that there are almost as many people at NASA who are worried about promising a 2020 launch date for EM-1 on @NASA_SLS […]
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Why Is NASA Blurring These SLS Photos? (Update)
Look at this @NASA picture of the @NASA_SLS Intertank. On the left you can see cables. But in these other @NASA photos that specific region is blurred. Why? – pics […]
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Suddenly Boeing Has A Way To Speed Up EM-1
Is’nt it interesting that @nasa_sls team suddenly starts to come up with ways to accelerate #SLS EM-1 but only after @JimBridenstine started talking about commercial alternatives. Why didn’t they make […]