Keith’s note: According to a new NASA OIG Report “NASAâs Management of the Space Launch System Booster and Engine Contracts“: “âĤ the complexity of developing, updating, and integrating new systems […]
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The Most Powerful Rocket – Ever
Keith’s note: This is not a CGI image. It is an actual SpaceX aerial photo of a Starship and its booster on the launch pad. In a month or so […]
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What About Those Fading Batteries On SLS CubeSats?
Keith’s note: Once upon a time NASA was quick to hype the use of SLS as a platform for launching cubesat payloads. But Artemis launch delays have threatened to fly […]
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Artemis I Is On Its Launch Pad
On Wednesday at around 7:30 a.m. EDT the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission arrived atop Launch Complex 39B at NASAâs Kennedy Space Center […]
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NASA's Latest Launch Date Guesses For SLS
Years late, billions over budget, and after multiple paint jobs, #NASA says that the latest notional 2022 launch dates for #Artemis 1 are 29 Aug, 2 Sep, and 5 Sep […]
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OIG: NASA Is Not In Compliance With The Payment Integrity Information Act
NASA GAO Report: NASA’s Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act for Fiscal Year 2021 “We found that NASA was not in compliance with PIIA for FY 2021 because it […]
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NASA OIG Report On ML-2: What A Fine Mess
NASA OIG: NASA’s Management Of The Mobile Launcher 2 Contract “The ML-2’s substantial cost increases and schedule delays can be attributed primarily to Bechtel’s poor performance on the contract, with […]
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(Update) NASA Just Told Congress That Webb Has Not Been Launched Yet
Statement by NASA Administrator Nelson – Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations United States Senate, NASA “Later this year, NASA will launch the James Webb […]
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NASA Is Rolling SLS Back To The Barn For Repairs
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 […]
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NASA Mega Moon Rocket Tanking Test Fails – Again
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 […]