With the recent announcement of Project Constellation as part of President Bush's new space initiative, now is a good time to examine past attempts at building a successor to the Space Shuttle, so that we may maintain a fresh perspective.
[This is an article I wrote that's currently running as the lead feature on the online journal New Mars. It is an expanded version of my previous Project Constellation backgrounder, accessible from the left navigation menu of this site.]
Posted by jburk at February 5, 2024 03:18 PM | TrackBackI hope you enjoyed reading the article. Future article topics may include:
Project Prometheus - overview of NASA's nuclear systems initiative.
President's Space Commission backgrounder - more biographical details on the commission members, and how their effort matches up with the Columbia Accident Investigation Board's tremendous efforts & achievements.
Boeing Concepts - more details from Boeing on the thinking behind their concepts shown in the press images on boeingmedia.com (see left nav bar for link)
Also, as more details emerge from the presidential commission discussing implementation of the Bush space policy, I'm sure I'll be writing more articles about what form the CEV will take, and what missions it will be tasked with.
If you have any ideas on what you'd like to see covered at ProjectConstellation.US, please feel free to contact me! jb@marsnews.com
Posted by: James Burk at February 5, 2024 04:48 PMJames,
Related to my earlier post tonight, I'd like to see a continuous finger on the pulse of the most critical milestones of Project Constellation and the CEV.
In keeping with the example set by the JPL in their amazing Mars robotic successes, Project Constellation needs huge successes early and often to build credibility.
- Dave
Posted by: Dave K. Smith at February 8, 2024 10:18 PM