A return to the surface of the Moon would require two Space Launch System (SLS) rockets launching over half a year apart, with a four person crew being transported to the Lunar surface on a multi-billion dollar Lander for a seven day sortie mission. The overview, provided in the latest Concept Of Operations (CONOPS) document, all-but rules out the option based on cost estimates alone.
As expected, the Space Launch System (SLS) successfully passed the major milestone of the Preliminary…
The Space Launch System (SLS) is expected to pass its Preliminary Design Review (PDR) when…
One of the key technologies on NASA’s new monster rocket, a small box of tricks…
Just months after changing Exploration Mission -2 (EM-2) into an asteroid rendezvous mission, NASA managers…
Major pad modification work is continuing to take place at Pad 39B, ahead of hosting…
An array of huge machinery is being installed at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF), as…
The House Science space subcommittee’s 2013 Authorization Act intends to refocus NASA’s exploration path towards…
Following a 30 year career with the Space Shuttle Program, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne’s RS-25…
As development of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket continues, NASA is looking to its…
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is deep into preparations for the key milestone of the…
ATK are making good progress on both the initial five segment boosters, set to launch…
In a recent presentation to the human exploration and operations committee of the NASA Advisory…
NASA administrator Charlie Bolden has officially announced an ambitious mission to send a crew to…
Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39B is fast returning to the status of an active launch…
ATK will use two “mid-span” supports on their upcoming static test of their five segment…
The Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) has begun its transformation back into the birth place of…
NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) have provided a report to NASA administrator Charlie Bolden…
With a recent decision to switch the Space Launch System (SLS) core from aluminum-lithium to…
Teams at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) are expected to complete a redesign plan for…
