06 November 2019
Boeing's ‘fewest steps to the Moon’ proposal for NASA’s Human Lander
... events from 11 down to five to help maximise crew safety say Boeing. “Using the lift capability of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Block 1B, we have developed a ‘Fewest Steps to the Moon’ approach that minimizes mission complexity, while...
11 March 2020
NASA faces up to huge cost overruns for its SLS heavy-lift rocket
... (OIG) outlined these issues and many others in an audit report (issued 10 March) titled “NASA’s Management of Space Launch System Program Costs and Contracts.” Doug Loverro, associate administrator of NASA’s human exploration and operations mission...
15 January 2021
Orion now ready for its Moon mission later this year
.... The spacecraft’s first mission will be Artemis 1; an uncrewed flight to test the integration of the spaceship with NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. During Artemis 1, Orion will travel thousands of kilometres beyond the Moon, farther than...
02 July 2019
Orion spacecraft's launch abort test completed successfully
... control motor, and jettison motor. The system is built specifically for deep space missions and to ride on NASA’s powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. “Launching into space is one of the most difficult and dangerous parts of going to the Moon...
19 April 2019
Mission to Mars by 2033 not viable says independent report
... up the Gateway have to be delivered somehow and NASA's delayed development of its new heavy-lift rocket the Space Launch System (SLS) could have an impact on realising these goals on time. Even if commercial companies were contracted to pick...
20 September 2019
Russia and China to cooperate on future Moon missions
... finished assembling the main structural components for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket core stage - the ...completing the final join of the core stage structure for NASA’s Space Launch System, the world’s most powerful rocket,” said Julie Bassler,...
