NASA chief: Apollo engineers who criticize SLS don’t grok modern rocketry, Ars Technica “Although the SLS rocket does indeed use modern manufacturing processes and sophisticated computer simulations, it is in […]
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NASA Now Has "Deep Space" RS-25 Engines
Successful test at @NASAStennis of the first deep space #RS25 flight engine for @NASA_SLS and our #JourneyToMars. pic.twitter.com/rWso6FOxnc — NASA Marshall News (@NASA_Marshall) March 11, 2016 Huh @NASA? "first deep […]
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Upper Stage Engine Amnesia in Alabama
Statement by Sen. Shelby on NASA FY 2017 Budget Request “Surprisingly, NASA has not proposed a single dollar for the development of an upper stage engine that is absolutely necessary […]
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Fact Checking SLS Propaganda
Upon Closer Look, NASA’s Exploration Systems are Game-Changers, OpEd, Mary Lynne Dittmar, SpaceNews Dittmar: “The point is that there has never been a launch system like this – one that […]
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SLS Upper Stage Woes on The Journey To Nowhere
SLS upper stage caught in political tug-of-war, SpaceNews “NASA is stopping work, at the request of Congress, on human-rating the initial upper stage for the Space Launch System, even as […]
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Planetary Society's Confused Messaging
NASA’s New Budget Would Gut Europa But Otherwise Support Planetary Exploration, Planetary Society “Europa isn’t Mars, and studying and eventually getting humans to Mars is NASA’s current overriding goal. Pure […]
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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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NASA Has Three Different Launch Dates for Humans on SLS
KSC meeting portrays SLS as scrambling for a manifest plan, NASASpaceFlight “An “All-Hands” style meeting was held in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on […]