NASA Human Landing System

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

On 9/17/2021 at 11:48 AM, Rakaydos said:

dreaded D-word

??? 

[Beccab]

4 minutes ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said:

??? 

 

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

1 hour ago, Beccab said:

 

Thanks - this explains the reference.  I am unfamiliar with the controversy.  Why would Boeing object to a depot?  Shared resource?  Profit motivation? 

 

I'm clearly missing something 

[RealKerbal3x]

3 minutes ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said:

Thanks - this explains the reference.  I am unfamiliar with the controversy.  Why would Boeing object to a depot?  Shared resource?  Profit motivation? 

 

I'm clearly missing something 

Probably because an orbital propellant depot would likely completely obviate things like SLS, and without that they wouldn't be able to harvest that sweet, sweet government pork.

[Beccab]

5 minutes ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said:

Thanks - this explains the reference.  I am unfamiliar with the controversy.  Why would Boeing object to a depot?  Shared resource?  Profit motivation? 

 

I'm clearly missing something 

Orbital depot = SLS is completely useless

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

Their slow pace is probably more of a factor in obsoleting them than that. 

They should have launched the 'off the shelf' 'existing infrastructure' project in 2017 (leaving SX to play catch up).

[Rakaydos]

12 minutes ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said:

Their slow pace is probably more of a factor in obsoleting them than that. 

They should have launched the 'off the shelf' 'existing infrastructure' project in 2017 (leaving SX to play catch up).

From further up the tweet chain:

 

 

Edited September 19, 2021 by Rakaydos

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

9 minutes ago, Rakaydos said:

From

Senator Shelby called NASA

 

SLS in action 

 

Oorrrr did I mean 'inaction'? 

[tater]

 

[Beccab]

2 minutes ago, tater said:

 

Yeah good luck Jeff

[KSK]

I’m surprised they haven’t included a $200 line item for the wahhhhmbulance to get Mr Bezos to the courtroom.

[Beccab]

2 minutes ago, KSK said:

I’m surprised they haven’t included a $200 line item for the wahhhhmbulance to get Mr Bezos to the courtroom.

They are keeping that for LETS

[KSK]

Either that or they’ll seek leave to amend their pleadings way after any applicable deadline and then complain that the court is being arbitrary, capricious, and abusing their discretion by not letting them do it.

Not actual lawyer so the above faux legal terminology might be complete guff but hopefully you get the idea.

Edited September 22, 2021 by KSK

[Beccab]

 

[cubinator]

"NASA did not identify any significant strengths within Blue Origin's technical proposal"

BO didn't get full points on any one section.

[NFUN]

1 hour ago, cubinator said:

"NASA did not identify any significant strengths within Blue Origin's technical proposal"

BO didn't get full points on any one section.

- jeff bezos 2 nasa

[Beccab]

Long thread of tweets about the BO protest from NASA documents:

 

 

Edited September 29, 2021 by Beccab

[derega16]

"history of announcing schedules that it could not meet for prior, smaller, and simpler launch vehicles"

Said Mr.Who

[AtomicTech]

Let's go Lunar Starship Time!

[sevenperforce]

On 9/22/2021 at 12:26 PM, KSK said:

Either that or they’ll seek leave to amend their pleadings way after any applicable deadline and then complain that the court is being arbitrary, capricious, and abusing their discretion by not letting them do it.

Not actual lawyer so the above faux legal terminology might be complete guff but hopefully you get the idea.

No, you're absolutely right.

This lawsuit is complete nonsense. Like the whole Kraken.

[Beccab]

"Here, have 100 millions for free NASA. Does this stop your rhetoric of congress not giving you enough resources?

Oh by the way, give us a second manned lunar lander with these 100 millions"

Edited October 19, 2021 by Beccab

[RealKerbal3x]

Jeff who?

[Mitchz95]

Any chance of them appealing it further? Can they?

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

1 hour ago, Mitchz95 said:

Any chance of them appealing it further? Can they?

Of course. 

This is America. 

[RealKerbal3x]

Mr. Who officially admits defeat: