GAO: True Cost of SLS, Orion Unclear, Space News “NASA has not released comprehensive, long-term cost estimates for SLS and Orion. The reason is to avoid giving Congress sticker shock, […]
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Urban Myths About Access to Space
Rep. Mo Brooks joins leaders asking NASA for answers to Russian rocket engine ban, Huntsville Times “In a statement released today, Brooks repeated his often-stated charge that America would not […]
Posted inBudget
GAO Sees Through NASA's SLS/Orion Smoke and Mirrors
Actions Needed to Improve Transparency and Assess Long-Term Affordability of Human Exploration Programs, GAO “- The SLS estimate is based on the funding required to develop and operate the initial […]
Posted inCulture
NASA Spends $40,000 on Orion Swag
#NASA is spending $40,000 on Orion EFT-1 lapel pins. That's the equivalent of someone's college education. https://t.co/oHis0KZUB4 — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) April 25, 2014 Keith’s note: NASA complains about not […]
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Bait and Switch For Mars – Hardly Inspirational
Inspiration Mars Sets Sights on Venus/Mars Flyby in 2021, Dennis Tito, opinion, SpaceNews “Today, the IMF remains fully committed to its vision to help provide America with a viable, challenging […]
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More Wasteful EPO Spending at NASA
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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Lots of Parachute Testing Going On
NASA Conducts Orion Parachute Test “Engineers testing the parachute system for NASA’s Orion spacecraft increased the complexity of their tests Thursday, Jan. 16, adding the jettison of hardware designed to […]
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House Science Committee Passes SLS/Orion/Webb Immortality Bill
House Committee Approves Bill To Shield Big NASA Programs from Cancellation, Space News “The House Science Committee on Dec. 11 approved a bill that would require NASA to obtain legislative […]
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Turning SLS and Orion into Entitlements (Update: Webb Too)
Keith’s note: According to a release issued today: “The Science, Space, and Technology Committee today approved three bills with bipartisan support. … Prior to debate on a fourth bill [H.R. […]
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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 […]