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... missions. The contract’s estimated value was US$3.9 billion. NASA expected work on Orion to occur between 8 September 2006 and 7 September 2013. Although all of NASA’s ... CEV’s first human mission to the Moon to occur by 2020. ''NASA, “NASA Selects Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle Prime Contractor,” news release 06-305, 31 August 2006, http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/aug/HQ_06305_Orion_contract.html (accessed 15 March 2010).'' July 2006 July August 2006 August Aug 1 2006 ...

... the Plum Brook Station’s Space Power Facility (SPF) to test the CEV Orion spacecraft Orion . NASA had designed Orion spacecraft Orion , which was in development, to enable research on the Moon, Mars, and ... the world large enough to undertake full-scale testing—to conduct environmental tests of the Orion spacecraft Orion spacecraft, using simulations of conditions during launch, in- orbit operations, and reentry. The facility ...

... Systems had awarded Alliant a contract to build electricity-generating solar arrays for NASA’s Orion spacecraft Orion spacecraft. Because solar arrays are expendable, the contract, valued at over US$50 million ... the International Space Station ( ISS ). NASA had chosen Lockheed as the lead contractor for the Orion spacecraft Orion program in summer 2007. ''Salt Lake Tribune (UT), “Alliant To Build Solar Panels for ...

... budgetary allocation, the additional costs could delay the initial operating capability for Ares I and Orion spacecraft Orion by as much as 18 months. CBO projected that funding of the Constellation Program ... NASA had determined that additional funding would not change the date that the Ares and Orion spacecraft Orion vehicles would reach initial operation capability. ''Becky Iannotta, “Report: Space Shuttle Retirement Date in ...

... to operate the Shuttle fleet would minimize the gap between Shuttle retirement and the first Orion spacecraft Orion flights, but the panel did not favor that approach because of NASA’s diminished ... by 2020. ASAP saw little likelihood that NASA could field Ares-I rockets and Orion spacecraft Orion spacecraft before March 2015, even if Congress provided additional funding. ASAP had concluded that no ...

... the construction of the spacecraft that will carry astronauts farther into space than ever before. Orion will be the most advanced spacecraft ever designed, sustaining astronauts during space travel, providing safe ... of tests that broke duration records and pushed the engine design to its limits. The Orion, SLS, and Ground Systems Development and Operations programs also reached their critical milestones this year ...

... Hydro Impact Basin in Hampton, Va. Testing began last summer to certify the Orion spacecraft for water landings. Orion will carry astronauts into space, providing emergency abort capability, sustaining the crew during ... tests at different angles, heights and pitches to simulate varying sea conditions and impacts that Orion could face upon landing in the Pacific Ocean. The test will simulate deployment of all ...

... NASA astronauts to a variety of destinations, including Mars. Lockheed Martin is building the Orion spacecraft. The Orion heat shield is being built at the company's Littleton facility. Garver will be ... news media representatives following her tour of the MAVEN cleanroom and the facility where the Orion heat shield is being manufactured. There will be a photo opportunity with Garver and Lockheed ...

... , visit: http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/balloonsat -end- ''RELEASE: 10-109'' ''NASA SUCCESSFULLY TESTS ORION LAUNCH ABORT SYSTEM'' WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. -- NASA's Pad Abort 1 flight ... rocket launch emergencies. "Through hard work and incredible dedication over the past several years, the Orion Pad Abort 1 team has successfully tested the first U.S. designed abort system since ... integration at WSMR with Lockheed Martin Corp. of Denver, the prime contractor to NASA for Orion. The nearby NASA White Sands Test Facility provided design, construction and management for the launch ...

... company to apply in 1982 to the Federal Communications Commission to provide international satellite communications. Orion won FCC approval in 1987 and INTELSAT approval in 1989 on condition that it not harm any existing INTELSAT business. Orion formed a consortium, Orion Atlantic, which included British Aerospace, which built the satellite, and Martin Marietta Corporation ...

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