NASA SLS manager John Honeycutt pushes back against audit, AL.com “I will certainly say that the SLS rocket is not going to come at a cost of $4 billion a […]
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Large Artemis Delays Anticipated. Again.
“Apart from its cost, NASA’s initial three Artemis missions face varying degrees of technical risks that will push launch schedules from months to years past the Agency’s current goals.” – […]
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Building Artemis Back Better
Acting NASA chief says 2024 Moon landing no longer a “realistic” target, Ars Technica “NASA’s acting administrator said Wednesday evening that the goal of landing humans on the Moon by […]
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GAO On Artemis: Behind Schedule, Over Cost, Lacking Clear Direction
GAO: NASA Human Space Exploration – Significant Investments in Future Capabilities Require Strengthened Management Oversight “What GAO Found The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) again delayed the planned launch […]
Posted inSLS and Orion
Orion Problems Threaten Artemis-1 Launch
Update on Orion Final Assembly and Transfer, NASA “While powering up the spacecraft to prepare for the pressurization of the crew module uprighting system, which ensures the capsule is oriented […]
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NASA OIG: Surprise, Surprise: Orion Is Behind Schedule, Over Cost, And Lacks Transparency
NASA OIG: NASA’s Management of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle Program “We found that NASA’s exclusion of more than $17 billion in Orion?related costs has hindered the overall transparency of […]
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Lockheed Martin's Bad Orion Marketing Hype
Do some research before you tweet @LockheedMartin – The @SpaceX Dragon 2 PICA-X heat shield is designed to withstand Earth re-entry velocities from the Moon and Mars. https://t.co/ONTfngZlQr — NASA […]
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Denial At Boeing Regarding Poor Performance On SLS
Boeing Defense And Space’s Leanne Caret: ‘We’re Owning Our Mistakes’, Aviation Week “Boeing is a bit late on delivering the Space Launch System (SLS), and it was left out of […]
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Lockheed Martin's Flawed Comparison Between Orion and Dragon
The right tool to go to the moon, op ed, Tony Antonelli (Lockheed Martin), Politico “Contrary to the iconic scene from “Apollo 13,” we don’t aspire to dumping a box […]
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You Can't Exert National Prestige With A Rocket That Does Not Fly
NASA’s mission to the moon is about far more than cost, Op Ed, Mary Lynne Dittmar/Coalition for Deep Space Exploration, The Hill “As a result, the role played by national […]