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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Nelson Confirms Earlier Asteroid Mission Stories
Senator: NASA to Lasso Asteroid, Bring it Closer, AP “The ship would capture the 500-ton, 25-foot asteroid in 2019. Then using an Orion space capsule, a crew of about four […]
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NASA Asteroid Mission: Rearranging The Solar System: Step 1
NASA Asteroid Capture Mission: First Real Step in Utilizing Extraterrestrial Resources “NASA is about to get a chance to try something totally new: instead of just visting or landing on […]
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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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Schism in House Science Committee Leadership Over SLS/MPCV
Mr. Rohrabacher’s Additional Views on the Science Space & Technology FY 2014 Budget “We continue to hear that the SLS/MPCV system will serve as a back-up for Earth-to-orbit transportation in […]
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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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Maximum Parachute Test For Orion Completed
NASA Completes Maximum Parachute Test For Orion Spacecraft “During the test, a C-130 airplane dropped a dart-shaped test vehicle with a simulated Orion parachute compartment from an altitude of 25,000 […]