A study by the Aerospace Corporation, conducted at the request of NASA to disprove the viability of an option to switch Orion to an alternative Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV), has found both the Atlas V Heavy and Delta IV Heavy are capable of launching Orion on both ISS and Lunar missions. Meanwhile, former NASA administrator Mike Griffin once again dismissed all alternatives to Ares I as unviable, due to the efforts already spent on Constellation.
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Ares/Orion slipping up to 18 months – Shuttle extension gains upper hand
by Chris BerginNASA’s Constellation Program (CxP) will conduct a “Content and Schedule” summit meeting in the next…
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Extra NASA funds: An initial step towards gap reduction options/extension
by Chris BerginUS lawmakers have agreed on a stimulus package that includes just over $1 billion in…
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Only around five weeks will separate Endeavour’s return home from her STS-126 mission, and when…
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The Constellation Acceleration Study Team are evaluating 160 “brainstorming ideas” in an attempt to reduce…
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Lockheed Martin’s design efforts on the Orion vehicle are being hindered by Ares I driven…
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