ATK’s test facility in Promontory, Utah is now officially looking forward to the next full-scale test of a five-segment solid rocket motor – set to take place at 9:30 am local time on March 11, 2015. The realigned date was set following a lengthy investigation – and resolution path – into problems found in the aft segment of the Qualification Motor -1 (QM-1).
"Constellation Program"
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Birthed toward the end of the Space Shuttle program as a way for NASA astronauts…
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SpaceX have announced the award of a reservation contract that lines them up as the…
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NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) have provided a report to NASA administrator Charlie Bolden…
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An Soyuz 2-1A has successfully deployed six Globalstar communications satellites into orbit on Wednesday on…
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Replacement power supplies for the two grounded Crawler Transporters (CT1 and CT2) have arrived at…
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One of the final tests of the now-cancelled Orion Program has ended in failure, when…
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Ares I-X is on track to rollout of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) on October…
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Completing a series of summer meetings relating the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV), the Constellation Program…
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As the Constellation Program (CxP) prepares for the test flight of Ares I-X – the…
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Mission Operations Directorate (MOD) Director Paul Hill has attempted to rally his troops, following the…
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The Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) is undergoing further reductions in its capability – including the elimination…
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Citing schedule concerns and technical challenges, Constellation manager Jeff Hanley has outlined a series of…
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The Constellation Acceleration Study Team are evaluating 160 “brainstorming ideas” in an attempt to reduce…
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Two months after Constellation informed the workforce of an internal slip to opening element of…
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The Constellation Program is continuing to push through technical and monetary challenges in an attempt…
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With 2008 being a crucial year for the development of the Ares and Orion vehicles,…
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NASA has drawn up the retirement plan for Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME), which will…
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Ares project manager Steve Cook believes there is a “clear gap in support for NASA”…
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While NASA announced Lockheed Martin as the winner of the multi-billion contract to build the…