Engineers at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans are making solid progress on the welded cone section of what is now known as the Exploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1) vehicle. While this vehicle is set to ride into space in late 2013, the forward exploration path for Orion continues to be worked, with growing references pointing towards Crewed lunar surface missions.
With all cylinders now firing on NASA’s exploration planning effort, the development and early mission…
As the Space Launch System (SLS) continues to push on – with the latest stage…
After several years of trade studies and political arguments, NASA administrator Charlie Bolden finally gave…
A new schedule, created by NASA, has provided a “preliminary, budget restricted” manifest which places…
Following an intense week of executive level reviews, a decision has been made on the…
A decision on the configuration of the Space Launch System (SLS) Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle…
Planning for the launch of a Block I Orion via a Delta IV Heavy is…
A study into Active Debris Removal (ADR) has begun laying the foundations of a long…
If the first third of 2010 represented an outstanding and unwavering commitment to safety and…
Although technically still a notional mission, should Atlantis provide the swansong to the Shuttle Program…
The Orion vehicle’s return to life is starting to pick up the pace, with planning…
A final round of potential Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle (HLV) options – which will allow…
The Direct movement – a group of professionals and non-professional engineers that created an architecture…
Despite the President signing the Bill which calls for NASA to fly STS-135, Space Shuttle…
Following a marathon day of debates and the extended wait for a recorded vote, the…
NASA’s immediate future appears to be gaining some degree of clarity, at least as far…
Following the arrival of the last External Tank (ET-122) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC),…
NASA managers are continuing to work the alignment process between the STS-335 LON (Launch On…
Endeavour is deep into her processing flow for the STS-134 mission to the International Space…
