NASA to Discuss Status of Artemis I Moon Mission “Due to upgrades required at an off-site supplier of gaseous nitrogen used for the test, NASA will take advantage of the opportunity to roll SLS and Orion back to the Vehicle Assembly Building to replace a faulty upper stage check valve and a small leak on the tail service mast umbilical. During that time, the agency also will review schedules and […]
Artemis I WDR Update: Third Test Attempt Concluded, NASA “Teams concluded today’s wet dress rehearsal test at approximately 5:10 p.m. EDT after observing a liquid hydrogen (LH2) leak on the tail service mast umbilical, which is located at the base of the mobile launcher and connects to the rocket’s core stage. The leak was discovered during liquid hydrogen loading operations and prevented the team from completing the test. Before ending […]
Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal Update “NASA is planning to proceed with a modified wet dress rehearsal, primarily focused on tanking the core stage, and minimal propellant operations on the interim cryogenic propulsion stage (ICPS) with the ground systems at Kennedy. Due to the changes in loading procedures required for the modified test, wet dress rehearsal testing is slated to resume with call to stations on Tuesday, April 12 and […]
NASA to Discuss Final Test Status Today Before Artemis Moon Mission “NASA will hold a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT today on Tuesday, April 5, to provide another update on the final major test with the agency’s mega Moon rocket and Orion spacecraft at the launch pad ahead of the uncrewed Artemis I lunar mission. Audio of the teleconference will stream live on the agency’s website.” Artemis I Wet […]
As Stephen Clark points out, there are no cryogenic ballistic missile systems. — William Harwood (@cbs_spacenews) March 29, 2022
NASA Provides Update to Astronaut Moon Lander Plans Under Artemis, NASA “To bring a second entrant to market for the development of a lunar lander in parallel with SpaceX, NASA will issue a draft solicitation in the coming weeks. This upcoming activity will lay out requirements for a future development and demonstration lunar landing capability to take astronauts between orbit and the surface of the Moon. This effort is meant […]
NASA’s Moon Rocket Keeps on Rolling to Launch Complex 39B “NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, with the Orion capsule atop, slowly rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 17, 2022 on its journey to Launch Complex 39B.” Costly and years late, NASA’s SLS moon rocket rolls to the launchpad for the first time, Washington Post “Last week, NASA’s inspector […]
Last week #NASA SLS manager John Honeycutt disagreed with the @NASAOIG $4 billion/launch estimate for @NASA_SLS If he says it is not $4b then he must know what the real cost is, right? otherwise how can he say it is not $4b? #AskNASA pic.twitter.com/mYyChQEVHc — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 14, 2022
NASA SLS manager John Honeycutt pushes back against audit, AL.com “I will certainly say that the SLS rocket is not going to come at a cost of $4 billion a shot,” Honeycutt told an SLS media briefing at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville.” Keith’s note: OK, so John Honeycutt, the NASA SLS manager, is certainly in a position to know what the real cost of a single launch […]
“Apart from its cost, NASA’s initial three Artemis missions face varying degrees of technical risks that will push launch schedules from months to years past the Agency’s current goals.” – NASA Inspector General Paul Martin during his testimony to Congress. pic.twitter.com/VQznhCksOP — NASA OIG (@NASAOIG) March 1, 2022 – The Honorable Paul K. Martin, NASA Inspector General, “Specifically, NASA’s initial three Artemis missions face varying degrees of technical difficulties that […]
