Quote from: Jcc on 06/12/2015 12:49 amDo all the milestones carry equal dollar value? Doesn't seem like they should.I don't think it's unreasonable for me to reveal that they don't. Still trying to find a public list of payments. Kinda ridiculous that this information isn't available to everyone.
Do all the milestones carry equal dollar value? Doesn't seem like they should.
This modification changes the amount obligated under this contract from $320,075,675 to $439,575,675, an increase of $119,500,000....Paragraph (c)(1) The date that it is contemplated that funds presently allotted to this contract will cover the work to be performed is changed from December 13, 2014 to February 2, 2015.
The committee aide suggested NASA could solve its commercial crew funding shortfall by diverting funding from Soyuz seats.
Here's a piece from SpaceNews outlining delays in CCtCAP schedule:http://spacenews.com/commercial-crew-budget-debate-centers-on-program-schedule/There's an interesting snippet from the senate appropriations committee:QuoteThe committee aide suggested NASA could solve its commercial crew funding shortfall by diverting funding from Soyuz seats.Could the senate's intention be to put NASA all-in? An interesting gambit that could pay off and expedite commercial crew. The potential risk to crew safety is obvious however.
Phil McAlister showed this chart of CCtCap (comm’l crew) milestones; more have been completed since last update.
Quote from: Jeff FoustPhil McAlister showed this chart of CCtCap (comm’l crew) milestones; more have been completed since last update.https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/705107057251233792
Phil McAlister showed this chart of CCtCap (comm’l crew) milestones; more have been completed since last update.
Quote from: yg1968 on 03/03/2016 01:21 amQuote from: Jeff FoustPhil McAlister showed this chart of CCtCap (comm’l crew) milestones; more have been completed since last update.https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/705107057251233792Nice to see Dragon is still slated to fly this December. And that the first crew flight has been moved up 2-3 months from July 2017 to April. If anything SpaceX is hitting all there milestones ahead of schedule, Boeing on the other hand...
Quote from: Jeff FoustPhil McAlister showed this chart of CCtCap (comm’l crew) milestones; more have been completed since last update.https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/705107057251233792
Quote from: yg1968 on 03/03/2016 01:21 amQuote from: Jeff FoustPhil McAlister showed this chart of CCtCap (comm’l crew) milestones; more have been completed since last update.https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/705107057251233792Does that say the D2 propulsive descent milestone was completed in December?
I took the Initial Propulsion Module Testing in November to be the hover test since it coincides with the November hover test video. Also, the hover didn't involve a "Descent."
Boeing has already been awarded $621 million in contracts, while SpaceX has received roughly $545 million. [...]SpaceX is expected to launch flight tests this year from Florida's Space Coast. An unmanned test flight to the International Space Station, along with a manned mission, will follow in 2017. Meanwhile, Boeing plans to launch an unmanned test flight in April 2017, with a flight complete with crew to be delivered in late 2017.
Gerst: commercial crew program doing pretty good overall, lots of challenges. Upcoming milestones:
Uncrewed SpaceX test flight has been delayed from December 2016 to May 2017. The Boeing and SpaceX test flight dates are now very close.