Elon Musk’s SpaceX is using a powerful rocket technology. NASA advisers say it could put lives at risk, Washington Post “… But in a 2015 letter to NASA, Thomas Stafford, […]
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Alternative Facts And Snake Oil From The SLS Mafia
If you think NASA is frustrated with SpaceX, you’re probably right, Ars Technica “A more blunt assessment was offered by Mary Lynne Dittmar, who is familiar with the thinking of […]
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SLS Huggers Love The Smell of RP-1 In The Morning
SLS hugger @DittmarML from Coalition for Deep Space Exploration makes jokes at expense of @SpaceX @XploreDeepSpace https://t.co/1tnW72YtbS — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) September 2, 2016 Hydrazine and smoke are a bad […]
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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 […]
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Falcon Mishap Details Emerge
SpaceX Falcon 9 Mishap: More Details Emerge, SpaceRef “According to SpaceX telemetry received from the Dragon spacecraft showed that it too was functioning after the mishap occurred and telemetry continued […]
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Falcon 9 Puts Payload in Orbit and Almost Lands First Stage
Falcon 9 Launches Supplies to the Space Station “The mission is the company’s sixth cargo delivery flight to the station through NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services contract.” SpaceX Successfully Launches Cargo […]
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The Reusable Rocket Battle Begins – Vulcan vs Falcon
ULA Unveils Next Generation Launch System with a Little Showmanship [With Video], SpaceRef Business “At a news conference at the National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, United Launch Alliance (ULA) […]
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SpaceX Flight to ISS Approved
Coverage Set for NASA/SpaceX Launch and Mission to Space Station “Following the completion of NASA’s flight readiness review, the second SpaceX demonstration launch for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) […]
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USAF Willing To Take Risks To Cut Launch Costs
Air Force sets up competition for rocket launches, Washington Post “It’s obvious that the current prices we’re paying are just too high,” Richard McKinney, deputy undersecretary of the Air Force […]
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OIG: NASA Needs To Make Smarter Launch Vehicle Choices
NASA OIG: Review of NASA’s Acquisition of Commercial Launch Services “We found that NASA’s LSP acquired ELVs from 2008 through 2009 that were within costs and timeframes established by the […]