A Message to the Workforce on SLS and Orion, NASA “Yesterday, I was asked by Congress about the schedule slip of the Space Launch System and plans to get NASA […]
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Ironically SLS Supporters Are Worried About Commercial EM-1 Costs
CDSE Statement Following Senate Commerce Hearing with the NASA Administrator “No launch vehicle other than the SLS can enable the launch of a fully-outfitted Orion, including the SM, to the […]
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Bridenstine Proposes Commercial EM-1 Mission – Without SLS
SLS Launch was supposed to be later than June 2020. As an agency we need to stick to our committments. We should launch around the Moon in June 2020. I […]
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SLS Buyer's Remorse At NASA
New White House budget spells trouble for NASA’s SLS rocket, Ars Technica “Two sources familiar with the thinking of Vice President Mike Pence–who leads US space policy–have said he is […]
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Is SLS Going To Be The Biggest Rocket – Evah?
Keith’s note: Let’s see: Saturn V was 363 feet tall and weighed 6,540,000 lb. SLS Block 1 (the only rocket this budget supports) is 322 feet tall for crew version […]
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The Asymptotic Path Back To The Moon
Keith’s note: This comment was posted in response to this NASAWatch post. I hear this a lot – sadly with increasing frequency. “This (below) was written on FACEBOOK this week. […]
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NASA Is Already Considering Retirement of SLS (Update)
NASA will retire its new mega-rocket if SpaceX or Blue Origin can safely launch its own powerful rockets, Business Insider “I think our view is that if those commercial capabilities […]
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NASA's Inspector General Is Auditing SLS Yet Again
OIG announces an audit to assess NASA’s efforts to manage the Space Launch System program costs and contracts. — NASA OIG (@NASAOIG) November 5, 2018
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NASA Wants Throwaway Rockets For A Reusable Architecture
It is rather hilarious that people are hyping reusability and @NASA_SLS in the same tweet @JimBridenstine If @NASA really, really wants reusability for the whole Moon thing then use rockets […]
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Someone Has Stopped Drinking The SLS Koolaid – For A Moment
SLS contractor gets real, says program needs to focus on “affordability”, Ars Technica “We here inside the program tend not to think about the need to advocate,” Precourt said. “There […]