Letter From Tom Stafford to NASA Regarding Crewed SpaceX Falcon 9 Fueling Issues “There is a unanimous, and strong, feeling by the committee that scheduling the crew to be on […]
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Advisory Committee Has Issues With Fueling Crewed Falcon 9
Experts concerned by SpaceX plan to fuel rockets with people aboard, Reuters “It was unanimous … Everybody there, and particularly the people who had experience over the years, said nobody […]
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No One Wants To Explain Why India Can't Launch U.S. Satellites
Smith, Babin Examine Policy Governing Indian Launch Vehicles “Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Space Subcommittee Chairman Brian Babin (R-Texas) yesterday sent letters to four senior […]
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China to launch manned space mission Shenzhou 11 on Monday “China will launch a two-man space mission, Shenzhou 11, on Monday, officials with the space program said, taking the country […]
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Possibility of Sabotage Considered During SpaceX Investigation
Implication of sabotage adds intrigue to SpaceX investigation, Washington Post “The long-running feud between Elon Musk’s space company and its fierce competitor United Launch Alliance took a bizarre twist this […]
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Russia's Proton Is Adapting To Future Markets
ILS Offers Proton Variants For Smaller Payloads, ILS “International Launch Services (ILS) announces a product line extension of the Proton Breeze M commercial launch vehicle designed to expand the addressable […]
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Blue Origin Goes Bigger Than Falcon Heavy
Blue Origin Announces Immense “New Glenn” Rocket “Named in honor of John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, New Glenn is 23 feet in diameter and lifts off with […]
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Industry Groups Avoid Mention of OIG Reports on Cost/Schedule
Why has @XploreDeepSpace been silent about NASA OIG report on #NASA Orion Program? https://t.co/09CiS0x7kA pic.twitter.com/Ff4BukHTug — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) September 7, 2016 Why has @csf_spaceflight been silent about NASA OIG […]
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NASA OIG Report Predicts Commercial Crew Delay To Late 2018
SpaceX and Boeing delays could mean more money for Russia, NASA watchdog says, Washington Post “Boeing has already said it would have to push back its first crewed flights to […]
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SES Just Bought A Used Rocket Ride
SES-10 Launching to Orbit on SpaceX’s Flight-Proven Falcon 9 Rocket “SES and SpaceX announced today they have reached an agreement to launch SES-10 on a flight-proven Falcon 9 orbital rocket […]