by David Todd | Jun 26, 2013 | commercial launch services, Russia, SLS
While Orbital Sciencs Corporation remains officially upbeat about its supply Russian NK-33 moon rocket engines avaialble to be refurbished to AJ-26 standard, it is known to be seeking a larger engine for later versions of its Antares launch vehicle. In doing so, it...
by David Todd | Jun 3, 2013 | Seradata News, SLS
As NASA’s SLS Heavy Lift launch Vehicle (HLV) heads for its Preliminary Design Review (PDR), NASA engineers are reported to be considering changing the engines used for the upper stage of the vehicle. According to nasaspaceflight.com, the original choice of...
by David Todd | May 31, 2013 | Seradata News, SLS
The Mobile Launcher (ML) which had been built provide services to the planned Ares V launch vehicle of Project Constellation will not go to waste despite the cancellation of that programme. It will now be used to carry the heavy lift SLS (Space Launch...
by David Todd | May 23, 2013 | Science, Seradata News, SLS
The U.S. House Science, Space and Technology Committee received expert evidence as they discussed which destination man should make its first port of call on its way to the planets. Currently NASA and the Obama Administration is promoting a plan to capture a small...
by David Todd | Feb 15, 2013 | Seradata News, SLS
NASA has selected the rocket engine manufacturer Aerojet to take part in the risk reduction effort to provide advanced booster concepts for later versions of the Space Launch System (SLS). The $23.3 million contract has been awarded to...
by David Todd | Oct 10, 2012 | ESA, exploration, NASA, SLS, Technology
The 63rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC) took place in Naples, at its Congress centre and exhibition venue at Mostra d’Oltremare during the first week of October. The IAC Congress broke records with its attendance with 4,000 excecutives, scientists,...
