Link to the original threadThe April 17th update is out.http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/document_library.html
It appears that the Atlas 5 has made another solid launch, completing payload orbit at 12:56 EDT. That's 30 in a row!
Not sure if this is the best thread, but ongoing telecon in case anyone interested wasn't already aware:http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2012/may/HQ_M12-085_Garver_Comm_Spaceflight_Telecon.html
Quote from: psloss on 05/17/2012 06:27 pmNot sure if this is the best thread, but ongoing telecon in case anyone interested wasn't already aware:http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2012/may/HQ_M12-085_Garver_Comm_Spaceflight_Telecon.htmlAudio is attached; however, I missed the introductions at the beginning.Volume level is a little high...
During the NASA C2+ pre-launch press briefing held today Ms Shotwell stated that with current envisioned funding (specifically mentioned the funding level that Congress is proposing for 2013) the first manned flight of DragonRider would be ~mid 2015. That is if they get the contract for CCiCAP and the follow-on contract as well, a total of 3 years from now.NASA representative reiterated their NET 2017 expected date. I believe the 2017 date is NASA being conservative about it over the fact that SpaceX may not be on NASA contract and that other providers have more technical hurdles to accomplish to get to a manned launch. Also slips happen for various reasons and even SpaceX’s date of mid 2015 is seen as optimistic. The question is has SpaceX improved their capability to predict the schedule or are they still (all evidence currently points at them being very optimistic) picking the earliest possible and not the earliest probable? And has NASA access to the full range of SpaceX prediction data that they then use to derive a conservative date?
Not sure if this is the best place to ask, but is there anything legally preventing Lockheed from submitting it's own CCP proposal?
Quote from: Ronsmytheiii on 05/24/2012 11:28 pmNot sure if this is the best place to ask, but is there anything legally preventing Lockheed from submitting it's own CCP proposal?Other than the fact that the deadline past, nothing. it is likely they are involved in some of the submitted proposals if not all by themselves.