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August 13, 2024

Boeing Gets Unflattering Comments from NASA OIG

Inspector General Unimpressed with Boeing's QC, Conformity, Workforce

NASA's Office of Inspector General published a report looking into the use of Boeing's Space Launch System, and recommended that the company be given "diligent oversight to ensure the contractor delivers a quality space flight system." The program in question largely revolves around a new element that will be added to the SLS Block 1B, the backbone of Artemis IV. In September 2028, the SLS will be used to lift the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle capsule along with the International Habitation Module into lunar orbit...or so NASA plans. That launch will begin lunar orbit operations once it links up with the Gateway Station and Human Landing System in order to send astronaut

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Chinese Rocket Breaks Apart in Low-Earth Orbit

SPACECOM Continues to Track Over 300 Pieces of Debris

A Chinese Long March 6A rocket was launched from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on August 6, 2024. Shortly after, observers noticed that the craft’s second stage seemed to break apart. The U.S. Space Command, a branch of the U.S. Department of Defense, later confirmed this on social media and continues to track the debris.

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