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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NASA Tries To Make You Think They Did Something Extra Speedy
NASA’S Space Launch System Passes Major Agency Review, Moves to Preliminary Design “SLS reached this major milestone less than 10 months after the program’s inception. The combination of the two […]
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Apollo on Steroids Redux: Big Rockets Are The Only Answer
Propellant Depots Instead of Heavy Lift?, opinion, By Michael D. Griffin and Scott Pace, Space News “The most reasonable claim made in support of fuel depots is that if they […]
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SLS, Saturn V, And Ares V Color Schemes (Update)
Keith’s note: Contrary to what some websites are reporting (including this one) NASA PAO says that the white/black coloration of the SLS stages that evokes memories of the Saturn V […]
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Mike Griffin's Hypocrisy And Selective History On Display Once Again
Let the Games Begin, opinion, Mike Griffin, SpaceNews “The administration’s actions go beyond simple mismanagement of the program. They amount to a smear campaign, with convenient leaking of derogatory and […]
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SLS: A Rarely Flown Rocket to Nowhere?
New NASA moon rocket could cost $38 billion, Orlando Sentinel “The rocket and capsule that NASA is proposing to return astronauts to the moon would fly just twice in the […]
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The HLV Cost Information NASA Decided Not To Give To Congress
Click on Image to enlarge “Cost and Schedule of Shuttle sidemount compared with HEFT alternatives. This is the only HLV option that meets all legal requirements and fits within the […]
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NASA Selects Companies For Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicle Studies “NASA has selected 13 companies for negotiations leading to potential contract awards to conduct systems analysis and trade studies for evaluating heavy-lift […]
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NASA HLV Development: Hurry Up And Wait
Deputy NASA leader Lori Garver thinks stalemate between Congress and White House is over, Huntsville Times “Garver was asked how NASA can plan at the same time to either fast-track […]