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NASA successfully tests crew rocket escape system for Orion/SLS

NASA successfully tests crew rocket escape system for Orion/SLS

by David Todd | Jul 3, 2019 | NASA, Orion, Technology, test

While NASA left off the parachutes for schedule reasons (the parachute system has already been tested) the Orion crew module capsule (in unmanned condition) had its tractor rocket tower escape system fitted above it, successfully fired in a test on 2 July 2019 to...
IAC 2018 Bremen: SLS future is assured for now as ICPS “tweak” improvements are planned alongside EUS upgrades

IAC 2018 Bremen: SLS future is assured for now as ICPS “tweak” improvements are planned alongside EUS upgrades

by David Todd | Oct 15, 2018 | Launches, NASA, SLS, Technology

While the SLS Block I variant is nearly certain to achieve flight status, new heavy-lift rockets on the block threaten to usurp later variants of this huge US$20 billion Heavy Lift launch vehicle (HLV). Nevertheless, during the Heads of Agencies’ press conference,...
Bookmaker was right: Orion will be next US crewed capsule if first SLS launch carries humans…and Musk does not do it first

Bookmaker was right: Orion will be next US crewed capsule if first SLS launch carries humans…and Musk does not do it first

by David Todd | Feb 25, 2017 | exploration, NASA, Seradata News, SLS

A couple of years ago a UK/Irish bookmaker (Paddy Power) was offering odds on which US spacecraft would carry the next humans into space. Its wisdom is now becoming apparent. For instead of choosing commercial crew contractees, Boeing or SpaceX, with their respective...

China to ditch Soyuz-inspired Shenzhou manned spacecraft in favour of Apollo/Orion-style design

by David Todd | Dec 17, 2015 | Apollo, China, exploration, NASA, Orion, Russia

Just as most modern jet airliners look the same as they optimise their shapes for their mission, so manned spacecraft are starting to look very similar. Sinodefence.com has revealed that China is working on a new manned spacecraft design that appears to be a close...

IAC 2015 Jerusalem: Late starting European Service Module rushes to catch up with SLS and Orion as they start construction

by David Todd | Oct 28, 2015 | Apollo, ESA, exploration, NASA, Orion, Seradata News, SLS

While the recent film “The Martian”, starring Matt Damon, whetted the appetite of the general public for long-range human exploration, in truth, any mission to Mars is at least 20 years away. Similarly, while NASA has recently revealed its initial “Journey to Mars”...
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