The Paradox of NASA Budget Cuts, IVN “The estimated $1 trillion cost of the JSF program dwarfs that of NASA’s $25 billion Apollo program. Yet, despite NASA’s historical successes and […]
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USAF Still Can't Make Reusable Booster System Case
Reusable Booster System Business Case Incomplete; Underlying Technologies Show Significant Potential, NRC “Due to uncertainties in the business case and yet-to-be mitigated technology risks associated with the Reusable Booster System […]
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Navy Research Vessel Named in Honor of Neil Armstrong
Navy Announces Research Vessel to be Named in Honor of Neil Armstrong “Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today that the first Armstrong-class Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research (AGOR) ship […]
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GAO on DOD EELV Acqusition
EELV: DOD Is Addressing Knowledge Gaps in Its New Acquisition Strategy, GAO “The Department of Defense (DOD) has numerous efforts in progress to address the knowledge gaps and data deficiencies […]
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Second X-37B Mission Ends
Boeing X-37B Completes 469 Day Orbital Mission (With Video) “Boeing today announced the successful de-orbit and landing of the second X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) for the U.S. Air Force […]
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DoD and ULA in Florida: Good Business or Monopoly?
U.S. House Unanimously Approves Posey Commercial Space Legislation “Today the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill introduced by Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) as an Amendment to H.R. 4310, […]
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Tiny, Speedy, Cheaper?
Smaller, Quicker, Secret, Robotic: Inside America’s New Space Force, Wired “From huge, slow and expensive to tiny, speedy and cheaper, Atlantis’ and the X-37s brief proximity last summer represented a […]
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GAO on DOD Satellite Acquisition
DOD Faces Challenges in Fully Realizing Benefits of Satellite Acquisition Improvements “Though it still faces an array of challenges, DOD continues to work to ensure its space programs are more […]
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GAO Report on DoD EELV Acquisition (Update)
EELV: DOD Needs to Ensure New Acquisition Strategy Is Based on Sufficient Information, GAO “Broader issues exist as well, regarding the U.S. government’s acquisition of, and future planning for, launch […]
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UARS Update: NASA Still Doesn't Know Where it Landed
NASA’s dead satellite falls, starting over Pacific, AP “NASA’s dead 6-ton satellite plunged to Earth early Saturday, but more than eight hours later, U.S. space officials didn’t know just where […]