Will Demonstrate Ability To Berth At International Space
Station
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) told ANN Wednesday
the Hawthorne, CA-based company completed the Systems Requirements
Review (SRR) for what will be the third Falcon 9/Dragon
demonstration flight under NASA’s Commercial Orbital
Transportation Services (COTS) program.
Calls For $10 Billion In Funds To Continue Flights
A Florida congressman called for an extra #10 billion in funding
to NASA over the next five years, so the United States can maintain
a manned space presence throughout the development of the agency's
next-generation Orion spacecraft.
Preliminary Findings Point To Bad Connector, Not Faulty
Sensors
Here's a case where failure is actually a good thing. Engineers
at NASA think they know why engine cut-off sensors installed within
the external fuel tank connected to the shuttle Atlantis are
malfunctioning, after two of the problem sensors failed during an
on-pad test Tuesday.
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