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NASA’s target for the first launch of its SLS moon rocket shifts from 2020 to 2021

by Alan Boyle on July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 at 1:06 pm 2 Comments

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told lawmakers today that the first launch of the heavy-lift Space Launch System was “definitely achievable by 2021,” seemingly signaling a shift in the plan for… Read More

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Watchdogs issue warning about NASA’s SLS moon rocket plan, but Boeing CEO stays the course

by Alan Boyle on June 19, 2019June 20, 2019 at 9:07 amComment

The federal government’s watchdog agency says getting NASA’s heavy-lift Space Launch System rocket off the ground is likely to take longer and cost more than the space agency says it… Read More

NASA considers shifting a key test flight beyond the moon to commercial rockets

by Alan Boyle on March 13, 2019March 14, 2019 at 1:24 pm 3 Comments

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told a Senate hearing today that his agency is looking into an option to double up commercial launch vehicles in order to keep a crucial test… Read More

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NASA watchdogs blame SLS rocket snags on Boeing missteps and poor oversight

by Alan Boyle on October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 at 5:19 pmComment

NASA’s Space Launch System, the rocket that’s being designed to send astronauts to the moon and Mars, seems likely to miss the schedule for its first test launch in 2020 due… Read More

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Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg foresees busy commercial ‘ecosystem’ in Earth orbit

by Alan Boyle on May 2, 2018May 3, 2018 at 10:40 amComment

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg predicts that the number of space destinations will grow from one — the International Space Station — to 10 or 12 over the next couple of… Read More

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2020 or bust? GAO watchdogs foresee further delays for orbital spaceships

by Alan Boyle on May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 at 6:59 pmComment

The Government Accountability Office issued a downbeat report on NASA’s major space projects today, saying that cost and schedule performance has deteriorated over the past year. The full extent of… Read More

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Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg says that humans could get to Mars within a decade*

by Alan Boyle on April 12, 2018April 13, 2018 at 10:37 am 3 Comments

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg says it’s possible that humans will set foot on Mars in the next decade, and he’s convinced the first people will get there on a Boeing-built… Read More

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NASA fires shuttle rocket engine to the max during test for Space Launch System

by Alan Boyle on February 21, 2018February 21, 2018 at 5:37 pm 2 Comments

Like a “Spinal Tap” guitarist, NASA turned the dial up to 11 today on a souped-up rocket engine from the bygone space shuttle program. The 260-second engine firing at Stennis… Read More

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Space Launch System

NASA’s target for the first launch of its SLS moon rocket shifts from 2020 to 2021

Watchdogs issue warning about NASA’s SLS moon rocket plan, but Boeing CEO stays the course

NASA considers shifting a key test flight beyond the moon to commercial rockets

NASA watchdogs blame SLS rocket snags on Boeing missteps and poor oversight

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg foresees busy commercial ‘ecosystem’ in Earth orbit

2020 or bust? GAO watchdogs foresee further delays for orbital spaceships

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg says that humans could get to Mars within a decade*

NASA fires shuttle rocket engine to the max during test for Space Launch System

NASA resets date for SLS moon rocket’s first launch to 2020 but still hopes for 2019

Systima gets a piece of the action for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket

NASA looks into sending astronauts on a trip beyond the moon as early as 2019

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