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Update: NewSpace V. Old Ways and SpaceX in Congressional Crosshairs
By 2014.10.15 3 Comments Read More →

Update: NewSpace V. Old Ways and SpaceX in Congressional Crosshairs

Image Credit : SpaceX On Monday, Innerspace reported on a story in Space News about an excerpt from a letter sent by U.S. Representatives  Lamar Smith (Tx) and Steven Palazzo, (Ms) to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden regarding the possible use of Orion as a backup to Commercial Crew. Significantly, the letter also questioned whether or […]

Posted in: Congress, COTS/Commercial Crew, SLS / Orion
NewSpace V. Old Ways : Could Congress Be Planning to Replace Dragon With Orion?
By 2014.10.13 3 Comments Read More →

NewSpace V. Old Ways : Could Congress Be Planning to Replace Dragon With Orion?

In case anyone thought NASA’s announcement of two winners in the Commercial Crew program, one of which was Boeing, signified a new era of cordial relations between “NewSpace” advocates for Commercial Crew and those who remain firmly in the camp of the “OldSpace” approach as represented by the SLS/Orion program, a letter from two key […]

Posted in: COTS/Commercial Crew, NASA, SLS / Orion
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