News Archive / Tagged: Crimea

• Aerojet Rocketdyne could gain from cooling of US-Russia relations

  David DarlingJune 17th, 2014

  American rocket and missile propulsion manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne, with venerable roots in the U.S. space industry, may benefit from the political turmoil over Russia’s intervention in Ukraine. As the US government reevaluates the extent of its involvement with Russia in the light of the crisis in Crimea, the California-based company sees an opportunity to get […]

• Political tensions embolden move towards new U.S. rocket engine development

  James TuttenJune 6th, 2014

  U.S. government officials are continuing to voice their disapproval with Russia’s actions in the Crimea and the eastern border of Ukraine with a new legislative proposal to end the United State’s reliance on Russian-made RD-180 rocket engines. If approved by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama, this provision added to the 2015 National Defense […]

• Opinion: Is the Ukraine being used as a wedge to kill SLS?

  Collin SkocikApril 6th, 2014

  The Space Launch System is not popular with everyone (yes, that’s an under statement). When President Obama canceled the Constellation Program, he didn’t want to retain any of it, not even the Orion capsule. After his first attempt at ending the program – the Space Launch System was created to salvage the nation’s manned space […]

• NASA begins distancing itself from Russia

  Jason RhianApril 3rd, 2014

  NASA has issued a statement where the U.S. space agency has begun work in distancing itself from its long relationship with the Russian Federal Space Agency – Roscosmos. This is merely the first step in what began with Russia’s recent military actions in the Ukraine.

• Opinion: What happened to Charlie Bolden?

  Collin SkocikMarch 30th, 2014

  Major General Charles Frank Bolden, Jr. is one of NASA’s most accomplished astronauts. A former Marine Naval Aviator and test pilot, Bolden was selected as an astronaut in 1980. He served as astronaut safety officer and was the first astronaut to ride the slide wire escape system from the launch pad. Since he became NASA […]

• Choices: NASA FY 2015 budget – ISS, Russia, SLS, Commercial Crew, SOFIA

  Jason RhianMarch 5th, 2014

  A teleconference was held on March 4, 2014, with representatives from NASA who went over the various aspects of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Proposal. During which the turmoil in the Crimea, the asteroid retrieval mission, Dennis Tito’s request for an SLS and Orion for his Inspiration Mars effort, and the end of SOFIA were all […]