NASA announces it is planning to delay its internal target date for the first manned Orion spacecraft. The agency says it is now aiming for September 2014, one year later than the initial goal.
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NASA delays first crewed Orion flight
NASA announced Monday that it was delaying its internal schedule for the first crewed flight…
NASA’s slips internal target for first manned Orion flight
NASA’s internal planning date for the first manned launch of the new Orion spacecraft that will replace the space shuttle after the winged orbiters are retired in 2010 has slipped one year, from September 2013 to September 2014. The new schedule, managers said today, reflects a more realistic assessment of projected funding, contract realities and technical requirements in the absence of any …
NASA safety panel worries about moon ship design
NASA is not properly emphasizing safety in its design of a new spaceship and its return-to-the-moon program faces money, morale and leadership problems, an agency safety panel found Monday.
NASA Shifts Deadline for New Space Program
NASA will likely be unable to narrow the gap between the last space shuttle flight in 2010 and the next generation of spacecraft.
NASA to Realign Constellation Program Milestones
In a news conference Monday, NASA managers discussed how the agency will be adjusting the budget, schedule and technical performance milestones for its Constellation Program to ensure the first crewed flight of the Ares I rocket and Orion crew capsule in March 2015.
NASA: Space shuttle replacement won’t fly until 2014
NASA has put off the planned launch of its next-generation Orion spacecraft for a year, a setback to efforts to get a successor to its aging space shuttles off the ground sooner rather than later, the space agency announced Monday.
James Turner Named to Senior Executive Service as Deputy Manager of Spacecraft and Vehicle Systems at NASA’s Marshall …
James Turner Named to Senior Executive Service as Deputy Manager of Spacecraft and Vehicle Systems at NASA’s Marshall Center
Athens, Ala., Native Larry Leopard Named to Senior Executive Service as Deputy Manager of Propulsion Systems at NASA’s …
Athens, Ala., Native Larry Leopard Named to Senior Executive Service as Deputy Manager of Propulsion Systems at NASA’s Marshall Center