19 March 2021
NASA conducts successful test of its massive SLS Moon rocket
... the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy in preparation for Artemis I. SLS, Orion, and the ground systems at Kennedy, along with the human landing system and the Gateway in orbit around the Moon, are NASA’s backbone for deep...
May 2018
Space safety – the problem with dual hatting
... has three key components: the human spacecraft Orion, the launch vehicle and the ground systems. In building and integrating these systems key managers are dual hatted to perform both programmatic and technical authority roles. The...
April 2025
Space Elevators - a role in planetary defence?
..., physics and mathematics. Paul has a PhD in engineering and primary skills in space operations, space technologies, space ground system acquisition and Command and Control (C2). He is a member and Space Ambassador of the National Space Society (NSS...
16 July 2021
NASA's $25 billion FY2022 funding bill is approved
...of that is for the Space Launch System ($148.9 million) and the Exploration Ground Systems associated with SLS and Orion ($100 ... appropriators, are funds relating to the Human Landing System (HLS). Earlier this year, NASA controversially selected only...
10 January 2024
NASA announces delays to astronaut lunar missions
... future human exploration of the Red Planet. NASA's SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, exploration ground systems, and Orion spacecraft, along with the human landing system, next-generation spacesuits, Gateway lunar space station, and future rovers...
