NASA managers have placed a “stop work order” in relation to the human-rating of the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (lCPS) for the Space Launch System (SLS). The stage, which was set to ride with a crewed flight on Exploration Mission -2 (EM-2), will be replaced by the early addition of the more powerful Exploration Upper Stage, although NASA recently claimed the proposed FY 2017 funding cuts to SLS place its implementation schedule in doubt.
NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project conducted its second test on Monday – a major…
NASA’s Human Architecture Team (HAT) has opted to remove supersonic parachutes as an option for landing…
This past week, NASA announced the approval of construction of the Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations,…
Experts and lawmakers reviewed an alternative plan for Orion’s first crewed mission into deep space…
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) will launch at least once per year, as a “necessary”…
A return to the surface of the Moon would require two Space Launch System (SLS)…
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program – one of the Agency’s key near-term priorities – is once…
The Space Launch System (SLS) is expected to pass its Preliminary Design Review (PDR) when…
Just months after changing Exploration Mission -2 (EM-2) into an asteroid rendezvous mission, NASA managers…
Engineers at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi are preparing for a series of tests…
The powerpack assembly for the Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) J-2X engine has completed its…
The Mars Program Planning Group (MPPG) have added meat to the bones of a proposal…
NASA and Roscosmos have selected two of their best astronauts to spend a one year…
The first test launch of NASA’s new Orion spacecraft is currently being paced by its…
The first crewed mission of NASA’s Beyond Earth Orbit (BEO) exploration era will send a…
NASA teams are continuing to set up the mission rules for their Orion spacecraft, with…
