The Proposed Action (Preferred Alternative) is to continue preparations for and to implement the Constellation Program.
Archive for January 24, 2008
Shuttle workers still wanted
United Space Alliance moves to make sure employees will have some safety net if they remain with company to end of shuttle program.
NASA Moon Rocket Could Shake Apart, Experts Say
The space agency is wrestling with a potentially dangerous shaking problem that could destroy the Ares I after launch. The rocket is to lift crews into space.
Read More at National Geographic…
Engineering, Budget Problems for NASA’s New Spacecraft
NASA has discovered a potentially dangerous problem with the first stage of the Ares 1 rocket that will launch the new Orion crew capsule to the space station and to the moon. Engineers are concerned that during the first few minutes of flight, the rocket could shake violently, possibly causing significant damage to [...]
Serious Flaw Found In NASA Rocket
Vehicle Designed To Return Astronauts To Moon Could Shake Violently NASA is wrestling with another potentially dangerous problem in a spacecraft, this time in a moon rocket that hasn’t even been built yet.
Read More at Hartford Courant…
NASA says new rocket has potentially dangerous shaking problem
WASHINGTON — NASA is wrestling with a potentially dangerous problem in a spacecraft, this time in a moon rocket that hasn’t even been built yet. Engineers are concerned that the new rocket meant to…
Read More at Southeast Missourian…
NASA, Louisiana Officials Break Ground for $40 Million Research, Development Building at Michoud Assembly Facility in …
Kimberly Newton Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 kimberly.d.newton@nasa.gov NEW ORLEANS — NASA and Louisiana leaders broke ground in December for a $40 million, five-story Research and Development Administration Building at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.
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NASA’s Exploration Systems Mission Directorate Responds to Ares 1 and Orion Questions
Earlier this month I submitted a series of questions to NASA’s Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) regarding the Ares 1 and Orion projects. The following was provided to me by ESMD PAO today:
NASA Wants Fast Moonbuggies and Solid Lunar Lander
coondoggie writes “NASA may have its eyes on the Sun and Mercury this week but it is clearly focusing on the moon for the future. NASA is soliciting proposals from the scientific and aerospace communities for design ideas for its next lunar lander. NASA officials said the Altair spacecraft will deliver four astronauts to the lunar surface late during the next decade. According to NASA Altair …
PlanetSpace inks landmark deal with Lockheed, Alliant
PlanetSpace, a company led by Dr Chirinjeev Kathuria, won half the battle to get a contract from NASA, when it managed to bring space heavyweights Lockheed Martin and Alliant Techsystems as its partners. Bank of Montreal too is part of the venture. The mission is to build an unmanned spacecraft to deliver cargo to the International Space Station.