NASA GRC Educational and Outreach Support for NASA’s Orion Program “NASA/GRC intends to contract to Alphaport, Inc. This is a follow-on effort to activities originally performed by Alphaport under contract […]
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NASA is Building "Crew Exploration Vehicle" Again
NASA Solicitation: Crew Exploration Vehicle Cockpit Prototyping Phase Four “NASA/JSC has a requirement for Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) Cockpit Prototyping Phase 4 research and development (R&D). The objective of the […]
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OIG Cites Multiple Orion/MPCV Delays
Final Report – IG-13-022 – Status of NASA’s Development of the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle “For example, the MPCV Program is beginning to experience testing delays that could result in schedule […]
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FAA Closer to Allowing Orion To Return to Earth
FAA Reentry License to Lockheed Martin Corp. for Reentry of Orion MPCV From Earth Orbit to a Location in the Pacific “In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of […]
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Modifying The Modified Mobile Launcher
NASA Awards Contract to Modify Mobile Launcher “NASA has awarded a contract to J.P. Donovan Construction Inc. of Rockledge, Fla., to modify the mobile launcher that will enable the agency’s […]
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Senate Action on NASA Funding for 2013
Senate funding measure gives NASA $2.1B for SLS for rest of 2013 (updated), Huntsvile Times “A bipartisan Senate Appropriations Committee budget for the rest of fiscal year 2013 continues strong […]
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Orion Gets a European Service Module
ESA Workhorse to Power NASA’s Orion Spacecraft “ESA agreed with NASA today to contribute a driving force to the Orion spacecraft planned for launch in 2017. Ultimately, Orion will carry […]
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ESA Will Build Orion's Service Module
NASA, ESA Hold TV Briefing on New Orion Agreement “NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) will hold a news briefing at 10:30 a.m. CST on Wednesday, Jan. 16, to […]
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Hearing on SLS/Orion
Hearing: Examining NASA’s Development of the Space Launch System and Orion Crew Capsule “The purpose of the hearing held by the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics is to examine on-going […]
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Orion Delays and ISS Access
Orion High-altitude Abort Test Faces Budget-driven Delay, SpaceNews “A high-altitude test of the Orion deep-space capsule’s launch abort system could be delayed two years [FY 2018] to accommodate the tighter […]