Formation of ULA Human Launch Services Organization

[Jim]

I usually don't post these things, waiting for others to find them

http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/News.shtml#/100/

NSF article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2012/04/ula-continue-transition-back-human-spaceflight-arena/

[sdsds]

The press release doesn't say who if anyone is taking over Sowers' prior role as head of Development and Advanced Programs. If he doesn't have a replacement there, then does this announcement do anything other than change the job title on his business cards?

[RocketJack]

I usually don't post these things, waiting for others to find them

http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/News.shtml#/100/

So why did they hire Mike Leinbach?

[rcoppola]

Interesting timing considering the Human Safety Advisory Board announced recently by SpaceX. Coincidence? Me thinks not...

Competition is good...Let's see who gets there first, more efficiently with the better costs.

[Jim]

I usually don't post these things, waiting for others to find them

http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/News.shtml#/100/

So why did they hire Mike Leinbach?

He was a launch director and not a manager of a development project.

[Chris Bergin]

And they only just e-mailed the media with a presser on this, explaining why none of the media have covered this yet. Going to write up a short article.

[John-H]

Does it sound as if they are even considering the possibility of non NASA human spaceflight?

[Rocket Science]

Thanks for posting it Jim. Interesting to see it on their site…

[Chris Bergin]

Does it sound as if they are even considering the possibility of non NASA human spaceflight?

Maybe, but the line in the presser is "will focus exclusively on NASA's human spaceflight programs" for this org at least.

[Chris Bergin]

Written my own article to meat out the presser into an news article:

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2012/04/ula-continue-transition-back-human-spaceflight-arena/

[TomH]

Written my own article to meat out the presser into an news article:

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2012/04/ula-continue-transition-back-human-spaceflight-arena/

He talked about DIV almost as much as AV. That makes me wonder if they're at least thinking of a future capability to extend the EDS to DIV/DIVH as well.

[HMXHMX]

Does it sound as if they are even considering the possibility of non NASA human spaceflight?

Maybe, but the line in the presser is "will focus exclusively on NASA's human spaceflight programs" for this org at least.

If it is purely commercial (i.e., not NASA crews going to ISS) then I think LM/CLS has the marketing responsibilities.

[renclod]

Is this new ULA organization going to be involved in Orion/MPCV's 2014 test flight (ETF-1) ?

[Chris Bergin]

Is this new ULA organization going to be involved in Orion/MPCV's 2014 test flight (ETF-1) ?

No, that's Lockheed Martin, as opposed to ULA as a whole.

[Rocket Science]

Great article Chris! Always nice to see the “baby bird” riding the V.