02 December 2014
Orion service module contract for Airbus
... km beyond low-Earth orbit. An Orion launch on the heavy lift Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will occur in 2017. The SLS has Boeing as its main contractor, with a Launch Abort System provided by Orbital Sciences in the...
11 February 2016
$19 Billion NASA Budget Proposed by White House
...from the final omnibus bill. The proposal offers $1.31 billion for SLS, a cut of nearly $700 million from what it received... said that the budget supports a 2018 launch of the first SLS/Orion mission, Exploration Mission (EM) 1, and a 2023 launch of...
05 February 2018
Launch fever grips Florida as SpaceX prepares for game-changer mission
... rocket currently on the market and almost as much as NASA’s new SLS rocket at a fraction of the price. NASA’s giant rocket certainly has... carry a crew until at least 2022 whilst estimates show that SLS may cost more than 10 times as much to fly as ...
07 February 2018
Musk sets pace in the race to Mars
... currently on the market and almost as much as NASA's new SLS launcher. NASA's giant rocket certainly has its share of problems. ...'t carry a crew until at least 2022. Some estimates show that SLS may cost more than 10 times as much to fly as the ...
18 September 2019
Researchers calculate feasibility of sending a probe to C/2019 Q4 (Borisov)
...2019 Q4 (Borisov) by 2045, the Space Launch System (SLS), up-scaled Parker probe heatshield technology, and solid propulsion engines, ...2030 doesn’t seem such an unrealistic target, but it relies on SLS being ready on time. If C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) had ...
18 December 2019
US Senate suggests Artemis delay after requested funding halved
... the Artemis program) will see the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS), receive $2,585.9 million, of which $300 million is for ...mission and that both spacecraft should be launched on the SLS. Factoring in the potential for delays, dates for launching...
