Category: NASA

NASA, Industry Leaders Discuss New Booster Development for Space Launch System

December 20, 2011

On Dec. 15, more than 120 aerospace industry leaders from more than 70 companies attended the Space Launch System’s Advanced Booster Industry Day held at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The event focused on a NASA Research Announcement for the Space Launch System’s (SLS) advanced booster. Marshall is leading the design and development … More NASA, Industry Leaders Discuss New Booster Development for Space Launch System

NASA Hitches a Ride on a Russian Craft, and Begins a New Dependent Phase

November 13, 2011

By KENNETH CHANG A Russian Soyuz rocket with three astronauts — two Russians, one American — is set to lift off from Kazakhstan on Monday morning, ferrying the men to the International Space Station. An American, Daniel C. Burbank, right, and two Russians, Anton N. Shkaplerov, center, and Anatoly A. Ivanishin, are to depart on Monday morning. … More NASA Hitches a Ride on a Russian Craft, and Begins a New Dependent Phase

***PRESS RELEASE*** Rohrabacher Demands Release of NASA’s Recent On-Orbit Fuel Depot Analysis

October 22, 2011

HATDepot.Study   517135main_Guidi SLS Charts for NAC Space Ops Committee February 11 2011   545101main_11-05_HEC_Formulation_Plan     Sends Letter to Former Administrator Griffin Asking Him to Join in Call for Transparency After Science Committee Testimony Washington, Sep 26 – Today, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) continued his criticism of NASA’s new design for deep space exploration by … More ***PRESS RELEASE*** Rohrabacher Demands Release of NASA’s Recent On-Orbit Fuel Depot Analysis

What’s Next For NASA?

October 19, 2011

heft.presentation eelv.capacity Human Space Flight Plans a Review “As a former astronaut and the current NASA Administrator, I’m here to tell you that American leadership in space will continue for at least the next half-century because we have laid the foundation for success — and failure is not an option.” Charles Bolden, NASA Administrator National … More What’s Next For NASA?

NASA Unveils New Rocket Design

September 15, 2011

NASA An illustration of NASA’s planned Orion Multipurpose Crew Vehicle, showing possible destinations for future astronauts beyond Earth’s orbit, including the moon, an asteroid and Mars. By KENNETH CHANG 588413main_SLS_Fun_Facts The finished rocket would be the most powerful ever to rise from the gravitational bonds of Earth. “We’re investing in technologies to live and work in … More NASA Unveils New Rocket Design

Boeing waits on NASA decision to boost Michoud work force

June 17, 2011

by Ben Myers, Staff Writer  Editor’s Note: The following story is part of a CityBusiness Public Companies special report, focusing on companies based in the New Orleans area or doing business in the region.  The Boeing Co. is awaiting a decision from NASA that could more than double its work force at the Michoud Assembly Facility in … More Boeing waits on NASA decision to boost Michoud work force

Hanley Changes His Story On Ares 1 Safety – Again

June 17, 2011

By Keith Cowing from nasawatch.com By Keith Cowing on December 2, 2009 2:00 PM First flights of NASA’s Ares rocket: less safe than space shuttle?, Orlando Sentinel “In an e-mail to the Orlando Sentinel, Jeff Hanley, manager of the Constellation Program that includes Ares I and Orion, said that in the four years since the ESAS was first conducted, there … More Hanley Changes His Story On Ares 1 Safety – Again

Teledyne Brown Engineering and Aerojet to Form Strategic Alliance to Build Rocket Engines

June 16, 2011

News Release Teledyne Brown Engineering and Aerojet to Form Strategic Alliance to Build Rocket Engines THOUSAND OAKS and Sacramento, Calif. – June 2, 2011 – Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) announced today that its subsidiary, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. (TBE), in Huntsville, Ala., has signed a letter of agreement to form a strategic alliance with Aerojet … More Teledyne Brown Engineering and Aerojet to Form Strategic Alliance to Build Rocket Engines

Senator Shelby Letter Expressing Concern to NASA About Shuttle Derived Booster Space Launch System

June 16, 2011

By Marc Boucher  WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) has joined two Democratic colleagues in calling for NASA to solicit bids for work on propulsion elements of the Space Launch System (SLS), the heavy-lift rocket Congress ordered the agency to build last year. “I strongly encourage you to initiate a competition for the Space Launch System … More Senator Shelby Letter Expressing Concern to NASA About Shuttle Derived Booster Space Launch System

Shuttle’s End Leaves NASA a Pension Bill

June 15, 2011

By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH The nation’s space agency plans to spend about half a billion dollars next year to replenish the pension fund of the contractor that has supplied thousands of workers to the space shuttle program. In March, United Space Alliance technicians in Florida removed an engine from the shuttle Discovery, preparing it for retirement. The shuttle program … More Shuttle’s End Leaves NASA a Pension Bill