NASA’s Orion spacecraft has passed a critical milestone via the Key Decision Point -C (KDP-C) process, allowing the Agency’s commitment to the program’s technical, cost, and schedule baseline. While the first crewed launch of Orion remains on track for 2021, NASA has opted to install a “No Later Than” date of mid-2023, to allow for the contingency of future budget and technical issues.
"Orion ZBV"
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The long-awaited debut flight of NASA’s Orion spacecraft has been scheduled for a morning launch…
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NASA brought out the big guns this week to rally the Orion workforce with an…
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The Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) is undergoing further reductions in its capability – including the elimination…
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Lockheed Martin have recommended a switch of a 8Mbs Phased array on its Communications and…
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Lockheed Martin’s design efforts on the Orion vehicle are being hindered by Ares I driven…
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Engineers are continuing to work through additional solutions for the overweight Orion, as the vehicle…
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NASA Constellation (CxP) has completed the two-week Integrated Stack (IS) Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM), which…
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NASA Constellation and Lockheed Martin engineers have completed the first stage of a realignment of…
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Artemis
Examining NASA’s challenge to SLS as ‘Moon, soon’ becomes the latest bold goal
by Chris BerginVice President Mike Pence has instructed NASA to land Americans on the Moon within the…
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Minor issues with elements of the International Space Station (ISS) Life Support hardware continue to…
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The team behind the alternative exploration architecture known as DIRECT have released a rebuttal document,…