Senators Disagree On SLS Approach, Aviation Week “On June 14, Administrator Charles Bolden selected and sent to the White House for confirmation his final choice for the SLS reference design. […]
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Questions Arise About NASA's SLS Estimates
NASA Heavy-Lift Assumptions Questioned, Aviation Week “An independent analysis by Booz Allen Hamilton of NASA’s plans to develop the heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS) raises questions about the cost assumptions […]
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Hutchison et al Wants NASA's SLS Design – Now
Sen. Hutchison Calls on NASA to Announce SLS Design Immediately – Don’t Allow Layoffs to Occur Next Week “Today NASA is scheduled to formally receive the independent cost assessment for […]
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Mike Griffin is Still Unhappy
NASA heavy-lift rocket supporters wonder why their project isn’t moving “In my opinion, NASA’s SLS program is stalled because the White House doesn’t really want to do it,” former NASA […]
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Congress Continues to Push on Space Launch System Release
Senator Hutchison Calls for Immediate Action on Space Launch System “No one questions the need to ensure the best understanding of program costs. We do that every year on an […]
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Today's Hearing: Where is the SLS Selection?
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Hearing: A Review of NASA’s Space Launch SystemHearing Charter “The original intent of the hearing was to examine NASA’s selection of a heavy-lift launch […]
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J-2X Ready For Testing
NASA’s New Upper Stage Rocket Engine Ready For Testing, NASA “An upper stage engine is essential to making space exploration outside low-Earth orbit a reality,” said Mike Kynard, manager of […]
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SLS: A Rocket NASA Doesn't Need and Can't (Won't) Build?
NASA’s uncertain future: New rocket design in works, but its mission is unclear, Orlando Sentinel “I don’t think we need it. I don’t think we can afford to operate it. […]
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Senators Come Out In Support of Open SLS Procurement Strategy
Letter to Charles Bolden from Senators Feinstein and Boxer Re: Sole Source for the Space Launch System “In this time of constrained budgets, it would be inexcusible to funnel billions […]
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TBE & Aerojet Team To Pursue SLS Business
Teledyne Brown Engineering and Aerojet to Form Strategic Alliance to Build Rocket Engines “Under the agreement, the companies will pursue contracts for the manufacture of liquid rocket engines for NASA […]