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#340
by
TomH
on 24 May, 2014 00:59
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#341
by
newpylong
on 24 May, 2014 15:09
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CST isn't a national security satellite.
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#342
by
guckyfan
on 24 May, 2014 16:20
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CST isn't a national security satellite.
True but do you believe there will be a contract extension and Atlas V continuing to fly unaltered for civil payloads when military payloads have switched?
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#343
by
newpylong
on 24 May, 2014 17:23
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Nope - that is a good point.
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#344
by
Will
on 28 May, 2014 23:30
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Well, in light of this development:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=34810.0
either AV pursues a new engine it can acquire quickly, like TR-107, or CST-100 will be looking for a new ride.
That only applies to *future* contracts. LM reportedly has 15 engines in hand and something like 30 on order under the existing contracts.
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#345
by
Jim
on 29 May, 2014 00:23
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CST isn't a national security satellite.
True but do you believe there will be a contract extension and Atlas V continuing to fly unaltered for civil payloads when military payloads have switched?
yes,
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#346
by
Prober
on 09 Jun, 2014 22:58
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#347
by
Prober
on 12 Jun, 2014 10:50
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#348
by
docmordrid
on 12 Jun, 2014 10:58
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"full scale mockup..."
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#349
by
edkyle99
on 12 Jun, 2014 14:55
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Sen. Nelson was there, giving a speech and crawling inside the mockup, which the reporter described as "America’s next spaceship destined to carry humans".
Were any U.S. Senators at the SpaceX unveiling?
- Ed Kyle
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#350
by
moralec
on 12 Jun, 2014 15:07
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Is it just me, or the distribution of the interior is very unusual?
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#351
by
arachnitect
on 12 Jun, 2014 15:19
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"The vehicle includes five recliner seats, [...]"
Second reference to 5 seats in Commercial Crew CST-100.
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#352
by
docmordrid
on 13 Jun, 2014 00:10
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Sen. Nelson was there, giving a speech and crawling inside the mockup, which the reporter described as "America’s next spaceship destined to carry humans".
Were any U.S. Senators at the SpaceX unveiling?
- Ed Kyle
IIRC this mockup's been seen so it wasn't really an unveiling.
Several key congressmen from committees that matter, along with Sen. Nelson & Sen. Heinrich, were at the DC event.
http://www.rollcall.com/news/spacex_brings_crew_vehicle_to_dc-233747-1.html>
Technocrat spotted at the event Reps. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., Mike Honda, D-Calif., and Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., and Sens. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. Nearly all sit on committees that set policy or draft spending bills for NASA. The House Intelligence panel’s ranking Democrat, Maryland’s C.A. “Dutch” Ruppersberger, was also spotted.
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#353
by
Star One
on 17 Jun, 2014 16:19
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Hoping for the best, but preparing for defeat, Boeing will send out about 215 potential layoff notices to employees currently working on its NASA CST-100 Commercial Crew program.
The 60-day notices, required under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), are due to be distributed on June 20 to about 170 employees in Houston and 45 in Florida in case Boeing is not selected for an upcoming Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract, Boeing spokesman Adam Morgan told SpaceNews.
“It’s just a standard way … to minimize potential business impact,” added John Mulholland, Boeing Commercial Crew program manager.
http://www.spacenews.com/article/civil-space/40931boeing-preparing-layoff-notices-in-case-of-commercial-crew-loss
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#354
by
Coastal Ron
on 17 Jun, 2014 16:27
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I don't think too much can be read into the WARN notices except that the people working on the CST-100 don't have immediate alternative internal job opportunities if they aren't awarded a CCtCap contract.
This is a good reminder though that we are getting closer to a decision...
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#355
by
Prober
on 17 Jun, 2014 16:39
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I don't think too much can be read into the WARN notices except that the people working on the CST-100 don't have immediate alternative internal job opportunities if they aren't awarded a CCtCap contract.
you can read into it the truth, the program was built on sandy soil. Remember "commercial" was to be a partner in the costs, and help carry the program. When SpaceX says the taxpayer is covering 80% of the costs of Dragon, & this announcement it just goes show the programs problems. Just saying
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#356
by
JBF
on 17 Jun, 2014 17:09
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I don't think too much can be read into the WARN notices except that the people working on the CST-100 don't have immediate alternative internal job opportunities if they aren't awarded a CCtCap contract.
you can read into it the truth, the program was built on sandy soil. Remember "commercial" was to be a partner in the costs, and help carry the program. When SpaceX says the taxpayer is covering 80% of the costs of Dragon, & this announcement it just goes show the programs problems. Just saying
It also shows Boeing has little faith in Bigelow and is unwilling to continue development on the CST-100 on it's own dime. Both SpaceX and SNC have stated they will keep development going.
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#357
by
RocketmanUS
on 17 Jun, 2014 17:12
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Hoping for the best, but preparing for defeat, Boeing will send out about 215 potential layoff notices to employees currently working on its NASA CST-100 Commercial Crew program.
The 60-day notices, required under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), are due to be distributed on June 20 to about 170 employees in Houston and 45 in Florida in case Boeing is not selected for an upcoming Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract, Boeing spokesman Adam Morgan told SpaceNews.
“It’s just a standard way … to minimize potential business impact,” added John Mulholland, Boeing Commercial Crew program manager.
http://www.spacenews.com/article/civil-space/40931boeing-preparing-layoff-notices-in-case-of-commercial-crew-loss
After reading that article, were is Boeing's commercial market they were to have?
So no tax payer money, then no CST-100 from Boeing?
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#358
by
billh
on 17 Jun, 2014 18:09
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From the article:
The 60-day notices, required under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), are due to be distributed on June 20 to about 170 employees in Houston and 45 in Florida in case Boeing is not selected for an upcoming Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract, Boeing spokesman Adam Morgan told SpaceNews.
Mulholland said “several hundred” employees currently work on the CST-100 program, including just under 100 in Florida.
So not everyone involved is getting a notice. I'm not sure if that signifies plans for any ongoing investment in CST-100 if they lose the contract. It could be that everyone not getting a notice has a potential assignment on another project.
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#359
by
docmordrid
on 17 Jun, 2014 18:19
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Or it's a targeted PR move aimed at congresscritters to spook their way into a slot; 'select us or a lot of your constituents lose their jobs.'