Root cause of lack of chute deployment has been found. Lack of firm connection between pilot chute and main chute lanyard. That means pilot chute could not pull out main […]
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Boeing Starliner Pad Abort Test Was Technically A Success – But …
Keith’s note: The pad abort test of Boeing Starliner was technically a success today. The system quickly removed the capsule from the danger zone and landed exactly as planned but […]
Posted inCommercialization
Live Webcast Of Boeing Starliner Pad Abort Test Monday Morning
Thank you to @BoeingSpace. At my request, Monday’s @Commercial_Crew Starliner pad abort test will be broadcast live. Transparency for the taxpayer. pic.twitter.com/yBEXA86mKh — Jim Bridenstine (@JimBridenstine) October 31, 2019 NASA […]
Posted inArtemis
NASA Signs Deal For Rockets It Does Not Have The Money To Pay For
NASA Commits to Future Artemis Missions With More SLS Rocket Stages “For the first three Artemis missions, the SLS rocket uses an interim cryogenic propulsion stage to send the Orion […]
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When Space Experts Say Things Just To Get Quoted
NASA paid SpaceX for safety review after Musk smoked pot, Politico “The episode raises a number of questions, said Pete Garrettson, a recently retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and space […]
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Will Gateway Be Killed Before It Is Built?
Some NASA contractors appear to be trying to kill the Lunar Gateway, Ars Technica “These members, including Oklahoma Democratic representative and committee chair Kendra Horn, as well as Alabama Republican […]
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GAO Notes Continued Delays In NASA Commercial Crew
NASA commercial Crew Program: Schedule Uncertainty Persists for Start of Operational Missions to the International Space “As of May 2019, both contractors had delayed certification nine times, equating to more […]
Posted inCongress
How Quickly We Forget Who Pays For The Rockets
HASC Chairman Smith Earmarks $500M Giveaway For SpaceX, Potentially Aborting Air Force Space Plans, Loren Thompson, Forbes Keith’s note: First Thompson goes on a rant against SpaceX: “Smith’s proposed language […]
Posted inSLS and Orion
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 […]
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Is NASA Going To Let SpaceX and Boeing Launch?
SpaceX, Boeing design risks threaten new delays for U.S. space program, Reuters “Two people with direct knowledge of the program told Reuters that the space agency’s concerns go beyond the […]