Keynote speaker at von Braun Symposium says NASA needs to ‘try new strategies’, Huntsville Times “[Wayne] Hale outlined a mixed bag of NASA successes in wake of the Apollo moon […]
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NASA Has No Clear Use for the J-2X That It Once Needed
NASA’s J-2X Engine To Be Mothballed After Testing, Aviation Week “NASA’s J-2X engine, once considered the pacing item for the next U.S. human-rated rocket, will go on the shelf after […]
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Tough Choices Ahead for NASA
NASA Will Face Solomon’s Choice in 2014, Dennis Wingo “If a budget in the range of $16.6 billion is what happens NASA will have a major problem maintaining both the […]
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GAO: NASA RDT&E Launch Funding Outpaces DOD
Defense and Civilian Agencies Request Significant Funding for Launch-Related Activities “In contrast to procurement, the agencies indicate that together their need for RDT&E funding will decrease during the same period. […]
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Significant SLS Delays Ahead?
New NASA rocket faces delays, Orlando Sentinel “Lori Garver, leaving NASA after four years as deputy administrator, said NASA and Congress long have oversold the agency’s ability to build the […]
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Chris Kraft on NASA and SLS (Updated)
Sunday conversation: NASA veteran Chris Kraft upfront with criticism, Chris Kraft, Houston Chronicle “The problem with the SLS is that it’s so big that makes it very expensive. It’s very […]
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SLS/Orion Progress Report Video
NASA Exploration Systems Division Quarterly Report #3 2013 (Video) According to NASA “NASA’s Orion, Space Launch System and Ground Systems Development and Operations programs continued to make progress towards sending […]
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NASA Releases New SLS and Orion Artists Concept Images
Artist Concept: NASA Space Launch System and Orion Spacecraft, SpaceRef “NASA has releases new artist concepts of the SLS and Orion spacecraft including being stacked in the Vehicle Assembly Building […]
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PDR Complete for Space Launch System
NASA’s Space Launch System Completes Preliminary Design Review, NASA “NASA has achieved a major milestone in its effort to build the nation’s next heavy-lift launch vehicle by successfully completing the […]
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NASA Defends SLS, Again
NASA defends Space Launch System against charge it ‘is draining the lifeblood’ of space program, Huntsville Times “NASA is defending its Space Launch System against a new analysis arguing that […]