Struggling through a welter of controversy, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration this week announced plans for a new deep space exploration program. At the heart of the Space Launch System is development of an advanced heavy-lift launch vehicle that will enable human exploration in space. The program seeks to develop two vehicles that will carry the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle into space, along with cargo, equipment and science experiments, among other things.
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Storm of Controversy Bedevils NASA's New Deep Space Program
Posted by: Richard Adhikari September 19, 2011 06:00 AMStruggling through a welter of controversy, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration this week announced plans for a new deep space exploration program. At the heart of the Space Launch System is development of an advanced heavy-lift launch vehicle that will enable human exploration in space. The program seeks to develop two vehicles that will carry the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle into space, along with cargo, equipment and science experiments, among other things.