Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle: Action Needed to Improve Visibility into Cost, Schedule, and Capacity to Resolve Technical Challenges, GAO “GAO found that the Orion program’s cost and schedule estimates are […]
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NASA Just Lost Buzz Aldrin on SLS and The #JourneyToMars
Buzz Aldrin says NASA is going about Mars exploration the wrong way, Ars Technica “In his remarks, Aldrin said NASA should change the approach it has had in place since […]
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How The #JourneyToMars Becomes The #JourneyToNowhere
New NASA budget eats the seed corn of its Journey to Mars, Ars Technica “This week, the US Senate’s Appropriations subcommittee overseeing spaceflight put forward its blueprint for NASA’s FY2017 […]
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Significant Command and Control System Problems for SLS and Orion
NASA OIG Audit of the Spaceport Command and Control System for SLS and Orion “The SCCS development effort has significantly exceeded initial cost and schedule estimates. Compared to fiscal year […]
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NASA Is Building A Rocket That It Can't Afford To Use
NASA budget proposal widens divide between White House and Congress, Ars Technica “Although NASA is proceeding with development of the SLS, a number of outside panels have questioned whether NASA […]
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SLS and Orion Make Progress – But …
NASA Mission: Orion’s Next Step, NPR Morning Edition “The space agency hopes the Orion capsule, which has been transported to the Kennedy Space Center, will one day take astronauts to […]
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First Commercial Astronaut Is Not So Hot on Commercial Exploration
Charles D. Walker: Don’t relinquish all space exploration to private firms, Charles Walker, Arizona Daily Star “The idea is attractive, even if commercial plans for a Mars mission are hypothetical […]
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Santa Was Nice To The Four Amigos
Coalition for Deep Space Exploration Commends Congress on Commitment to Deep Space Exploration “These investments represent a strong commitment to America’s human, robotic and science exploration programs,” said Dr. Mary […]
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More #JourneyToMars Hype
Keith’s note: As if Orion with only a service module will be in Mars orbit. #JourneyToMars Facebook hype from @LockheedMartin As if Orion with only a service module will be […]
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SLS/Orion Gets a Lobbying Organization in Washington (Update)
Coalition for Space Exploration takes steps to ensure broad support for deep-space exploration “The Coalition for Space Exploration, an ad-hoc organization of space industry businesses and advocacy groups, today announced […]