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Replacing Ares I Rocket With EELV Yields No Net Savings, Worsens No-Fly Gap By Two Years: Study

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Monday, June 22nd, 2009

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Augustine Says Committee Will Review Study, But It Is Just Another Piece Of Information A study shows that abandoning the Ares I rocket development program and replacing it with a modified military Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) rocket wouldn't ultimately save NASA any net funds, unless the United States isn't going to the moon, Mars and beyond. The Aerospace Corp. study shows development of the Ares V heavy lifter rocket would be predicated on development work already done in producing…

Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]

Congress

Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]

Congress

U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

Congress

White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]