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Unshaking Ares 1

How NASA Solved a $100 Million Problem for Five Bucks, Gizmodo “A few years ago, back when the Constellation Program was still alive, NASA engineers discovered that the Ares I rocket had a crucial flaw, one that could have jeopardized the entire project. They panicked. They plotted. They steeled themselves for the hundreds of millions of dollars it was going to take to make things right. And then they found […]

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  • February 1, 2012
NASA and ATK Announcement

NASA, ATK Announce New Commercial Crew Agreement “NASA and Alliant Techsystems (ATK) managers will announce an agreement that could accelerate the availability of U.S. commercial crew transportation capabilities at 3 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 13. The announcement will occur at the Press Site auditorium at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.” ATK and NASA Sign Space Act Agreement for Liberty Launch System Agreement Includes International Partnership “ATK and NASA […]

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  • September 13, 2011
Ares 1 Deja Vu?

Is the answer to heavy-lift rocket cost issue bringing back Ares I?, Huntsville Times “As NASA’s new heavy-lift rocket struggles to get off the drawing board, a national space analyst says the answer to moving into deep space may be bringing back Ares I, the rocket NASA just canceled. Dr. Scott Pace, director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University, raised the Ares option last week as one […]

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  • August 21, 2011
Repainted Ares 1 For Sale as "Liberty"

Canceled NASA rocket resurfaces in private bid for tax dollars, Orlando Sentinel “It’s like the Dukes of Hazzard. They paint up an old car to make it look faster, but it’s the same rocket,” said Keith Cowing, editor of the watchdog site NASA Watch. “I’m glad they are trying to use this [Ares I] technology, but shouldn’t taxpayers be getting a percentage of the profit? … “It’s a thinly-veiled attempt […]

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  • April 3, 2011
Congress Still Funds a Cancelled Rocket

NASA spending $500 million for canceled rocket, Orlando Sentinel “Thanks to congressional inaction, NASA must continue to fund its defunct Ares I rocket program until March — a requirement that will cost the agency nearly $500 million at a time when NASA is struggling with the expensive task of replacing the space shuttle. About one-third that money — $165 million — will go to Alliant Techsystems, or ATK, which has […]

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  • December 31, 2010
The Ares 1 Cancellation Backlash Begins – Before It Is Even Announced

Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee – Hearing: Key Issues and Challenges Facing NASA: Views of the Agency’s Watchdogs 3 Feb 2010 Witnesses: – Hon. Paul K. Martin, Inspector General, National Aeronautics and Space Administration – Ms. Cristina T. Chaplain, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office – Vice Admiral Joseph W. Dyer [U.S. Navy, retired], Chair, Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, National Keith’s note: Hmm… Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, known Ares 1 […]

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  • January 25, 2010
Ares 1-Y is Toast

Pull the plug on Ares, editorial, Orlando Sentinel “But even if the station gets a five-year extension, as it should, Ares I would be available to fly there for just three years under the best-case scenario envisioned by the Augustine committee. NASA has projected that developing Ares I and a crew capsule to accompany it will cost $35 billion, but the Government Accountability Office came up with an estimate of […]

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  • November 3, 2009
Tell Us What You Really Think, Jeff

Keith’s note: After he sent Mike Coats his thoughts on the Augustine Committee, Jeff Hanley forwarded these comments to others with some additional commentary. That email was forwarded again – and again … “From: Jeff Hanley Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 20:25:13 To: Subject: Fw: Reaction… fyi – Coats gave me a draft of the Augustine ‘exec summary’, and after reading it I sent him these notes… My overall reaction […]

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  • October 11, 2009