WASHINGTON — As Lockheed Martin gets to work designing NASA’s next manned spacecraft, the Bethesda, Md., firm’s choice of industry teammates ensures that the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) will be a nationwide effort.
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WASHINGTON — NASA Administrator Mike Griffin does not mince words when he calls the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) demonstration effort a gamble, albeit one with the potential to pay off big time if the entrepreneurial sector delivers.
NASA Nixes Microlander Proposal, Keeps LRO at Head of the Line
WASHINGTON — A fter nixing a proposal to send a series of tiny spacecraft to the Moon starting in mid-2008, NASA recommitted late last month to keeping the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter at the head of the line — followed by a still-to-be-defined lunar lander mission run by Alabama’s Marshall Space Flight Center.
AirLaunch-NASA Deal Could Pave Way for West Coast Launches
A broad agreement signed July 26 by AirLaunch LLC and NASA Ames Research Center could lead to the start-up company conducting small satellite launches from the heart of California’s Silicon Valley.
NASA’s Software Police – Center Audits Code Written for Critical Missions
When NASA launches a space shuttle or pulls off a dramatic, high-wire maneuver that brings a scientific probe into orbit around a distant planet, TV news reports typically show the jubilant faces of mission managers at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida or the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.
Additional Information Prompts NASA To Reconsider Decision To Cancel Dawn
NASA is taking another look at its recent decision to cancel Dawn, a spacecraft mission that would explore two large asteroids in the solar system.