Lockheed Martin Moves into Full-Scale Assembly and Test of NASA’s Orion Spacecraft “Lockheed Martin and NASA have completed the majority of Orion’s Critical Design Review (CDR) which means the spacecraft’s […]
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OIG Report on SLS/Orion Ground Systems
NASA’s Launch Support and Infrastructure Modernization: Assessment of the Ground Systems Needed to Launch SLS and Orion “In order to decrease the risk that the GSDO Program will experience cost […]
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SLS Has Problems That Money Alone Will Not Fix
GAO Testimony by Cristina Chaplain – Hearing on SLS and Orion “In August 2014, NASA completed the review of the SLS program that sets formal cost and schedule baselines and, […]
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House SLS/Orion Hearing
House Science Committee Hearing: Update on the Space Launch System and Orion (10 December) – Archived webcast – Hearing Charter – GAO Testimony by Cristina Chaplain – Hearing on SLS […]
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Video: Garver on NASA Exploration Policy and Budgets
“Has a Massive BOONDOGGLE Hobbled NASA? – Chris Hayes: NASA space agency celebrated a major successful launch on Friday. However, a former NASA official says it’s being undermined by short-sighted […]
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Frustration
Frustrated with space people who cannot differentiate a space policy that has flaws from a flawless space mission. #Orion #EFT1 — Keith Cowing (@KeithCowing) December 5, 2014
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Orion Is In Orbit
Keith’s note: Orion was launched on-time this morning at 7:05 am ET. It is now in orbit. You can try and watch NASA TV here however the online (USTREAM) service […]
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Orion EFT-1 Launch Scrubbed for Today (Update)
Keith’s note: Today’s attempt to launch Orion EFT-1 has been scrubbed today after continuing issues with ground winds – and then with fill and drain valves on the Delta IV […]