Space Station Partners Release International Docking Standard “The International Space Station Multilateral Coordination Board (MCB) has approved a docking system standard. The international standard will provide guidelines for a common […]
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Orion Launch Abort System On Tour
Orion Launch Abort System Stops in Philadelphia During Cross Country Trek, Ken Kremer “A full scale mock-up of the Orion Launch Abort System (LAS) is hitting the road for a […]
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EELVs are Still An Option For NASA
Garver, Bolden Urge Passage of NASA Authorization, Space News “Despite prescriptive language in the Senate bill that directs NASA to begin building a space shuttle-derived heavy-lift launch vehicle next year, […]
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Which Orion Are We Talking About?
Orion Spacecraft on the Path to Future Flight, Lockheed Martin “Preparations for Orion’s first mission in 2013 are well under way as a Lockheed Martin-led crew begins lean assembly pathfinding […]
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Visiting Plymouth Rock Via Dual Orions
‘Plymouth Rock’ Human Asteroid Trek Proposed for 2019, Ken Kremer “‘Plymouth Rock’ is the name of an ambitious new concept for an early human mission to explore a Near Earth […]
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Orion Starts Test Phase
Orion Starts Testing Phase, Ken Kremer “The crucial pressure testing phase for NASA’s pioneer Orion crew test capsule has begun inside the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans, […]
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Dazed and Confused on "The Hill"
Can We Turn Over America’s Space Program to a “Space Cadet”?, Pete Fenn, The Hill “But SpaceX may be even scarier — a venture that risks a major program. The […]
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Farewell (Again) Constellation, Welcome Back Orion
NASA appears to no longer be shooting for the stars, opinion, LA Times “The $150-million facility was built to contain the next-generation manned spacecraft for the Constellation program, NASA’s project […]
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Orion Passes Phase 1 Safety Review
Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle Passes Key NASA Milestone “The Orion crew exploration vehicle has successfully completed the Phase 1 Safety Review of NASA’s Human Rating Requirements for space exploration in […]
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This Week in Space – Griffin's Spin On Things
Keith’s note: Included in this video is an interview with Mike Griffin wherein he puts his spin on NASA budget issues as leader of the “Constellation Nation”.