NASA’s $10B rocket plan recycles shuttle parts, draws flak, Orlando Sentinel “… critics are already deriding the plan as “a rocket to nowhere” that would pay billions to the aerospace […]
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Could Contractor Protests Stall NASA's HLV?
NASA Wary of Bid Protests in Developing Heavy-lift Approach, Space News “However, if NASA chooses to leverage this hardware under existing contracts for the heavy-lift rocket, as directed in the […]
Posted inCommercialization
Using Commercial Launchers and Fuel Depots Instead of HLVs
Near Term Space Exploration with Commercial Launch Vehicles Plus Propellant Depot, Dr. Alan Wilhite and Dr. Douglas Stanley, Dale Arney and Chris Jones, GRAs Georgia Institute of Technology/ National Institute […]
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Bolden, Congress, and HLVs
Heavy Lift Rocket Standoff on Capitol Hill, SpaceRef “There is a cottage industry these days – inside and outside of NASA – wherein people speculate what Heavy Launch Vehicle (HLV) […]
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Orion: Trying To Get A Straight Answer
NASA commitment to Senate wishes questioned, Space.com/MSNBC “Nelson had no luck getting NASA officials to pin down the date by which the agency could begin testing Orion atop the core […]
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Bolden and Hall Clearly Disagree on HLVs
As budget debate continues, Bolden says space technology spending safe, Space Politics “Bolden said he was trying to convince Congress that it’s not feasible for NASA to move ahead directly […]
Posted inSLS and Orion
HLV: NASA Says No, Congress Says Yes.
For NASA, Longest Countdown Awaits, NY Times “Two weeks ago, the agency told Congress that it had decided on preferred designs for the rocket and the crew capsule for carrying […]
Posted inCongress
NASA: A Fly Trapped In Bureaucratic Amber
Analysis: NASA flails as forces pull on it from all directions, Orlando Sentinel “Our civil space agency has decayed from Kennedy’s and Reagan’s visions of opening a new frontier to […]
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Congress Rejects NASA's HLV Plans
Preliminary Report Regarding NASA’s Space Launch System and Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle Pursuant to Section 309 of the NASA Authorization Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-267) “To date, trade studies performed by […]
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Doug Cooke's Presentation to the NAC is Online
Exploration Program Status Presentation to the NASA Advisory Council, Doug Cooke * Key Auth Act Direction – The Administrator shall, to the extent practicable, extend or modify existing vehicle development […]