Archive for December 15, 2007

Will The Next Generation of Spacecraft Land In the Water?

Reservoir Hill writes “Work is progressing on the design of the new Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV), the next generation of NASA spacecraft that will take humans to the International Space Station, back to the Moon, and hopefully on to Mars. One major question about the spacecraft has yet to be answered. On returning to Earth, should the CEV land in water or on terra firma? After initial …

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NASA Names Next Generation Moon Lander ‘Altair’

NASA has named its next generation lunar lander the Altair.

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NASA Selects Prime Contractor For Ares I Rocket Avionics Washington DC

NASA has selected The Boeing Company of Huntsville, Ala., as the prime contractor to produce, deliver and install avionics systems for the Ares I rocket that will launch the Orion crew exploration vehicle into orbit.

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Ball Aerospace loses to Boeing in launch deal

Boulder-based Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. lost out to the Boeing Co. for a prestigious NASA contract to build the avionics system for the Ares I rocket that will launch the Orion crew exploration vehicle, the successor to the space shuttle.

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Boeing Wins $800 Million NASA Rocket-Control Contract

Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) — Boeing Co., the second-largest U.S. defense company, won a contract valued at about $800 million to build the flight-control unit of NASA’s Ares I rocket, the last major award for the program.

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NASA Selects Prime Contractor for Ares I Rocket Avionics

NASA has selected The Boeing Company as the prime contractor to produce, deliver and install avionics systems for the Ares I rocket that will launch the Orion crew exploration vehicle into orbit.

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Boeing scores NASA space contract

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has chosen Boeing to build the avionics system for the Ares I rocket at the heart of NASA’s plans to send astronauts back to the moon. (BA)

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Lockheed opens lab for Orion and Constellation

HOUSTON, TX — Lockheed Martin announced today the opening of its new space Exploration Development Laboratory in a ceremony dedicating the facility to support the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Project Orion and Constellation Program.

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Ares rocket avionics contractor picked by NASA

WASHINGTON – NASA has selected The Boeing Company of Huntsville, Ala., as the prime contractor to produce, deliver and install avionics systems for the Ares I rocket that will launch the Orion crew exploration vehicle into orbit.

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NASA to award last Ares contract today

The contract for the final stage of NASA’s newest rocket will be awarded today, setting the groundwork for the end of the shuttle era and the beginning of the voyage back to the moon.

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