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Draft Broad Agency Announcement Heavy Lift and Propulsion Trade Study “The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Marshall Space Flight Center is releasing a “DRAFT” Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) No. NNM10ZDA001J, entitled “Heavy Lift & Propulsion Technology Trade Study” on May 19, 2010. Comments to the “DRAFT” BAA are due on May 26, 2010, by 7:30 p.m. (central time). The “FINAL” BAA (NNM10ZDA001K), entitled, “Heavy Lift & Propulsion Technology Trade […]

NASA Heavy Lift Launch System and Propulsion Technology Request for Information “On May 3, 2010, NASA will issue a Request for Information (RFI) seeking general information regarding potential launch or space transportation architectures (expendable, reusable, or a hybrid system) that could be utilized by multiple customers (e.g. NASA, commercial and other Government agencies). The RFI also will solicit information regarding propulsion system characteristics; technology challenges related to liquid chemical propulsion […]

Obama revives capsule from canceled moon program, AP “President Barack Obama is reviving the NASA crew capsule concept that he had canceled with the rest of the moon program earlier this year, in a move that will mean more jobs and less reliance on the Russians, officials said Tuesday. The space capsule, called Orion, still won’t go to the moon. It will go unmanned to the International Space Station to […]