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NASA Completes Engine Testing for SLS

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, August 27 the RS-25 engine fired up for a 535-second test at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. This was the final in a series of seven tests for the development engine, which will provide NASA engineers critical data on the engine controller … Continued
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August 31, 2015

Space Launch System Passes Review

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter NASA announced on Wednesday, August 27, that the Space Launch System (SLS) has passed a formal review by NASA officials and the program’s progression from formulation to development has been approved to proceed. The SLS will be the most powerful rocket ever built for deep space missions. NASA plans … Continued
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August 28, 2014

Shelby Says that NASA Budget Shows Lack of Commitment

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, May 1st, Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama spoke critically of NASA’s 2015 budget request. Sen. Shelby said, “While the Space Launch System (SLS) is subject to strict and necessary oversight, severe budget cuts will ensure delays and unnecessary cost growth.  At the same time, NASA has … Continued
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May 5, 2014

Bolden Visits Marshall/Views Space Launch System Progress

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter NASA announced that on Friday, March 14, Administrator Charles Bolden toured the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. Marshall is currently testing the avionics unit for the Space Launch System, the largest, most powerful rocket ever built. Administrator Bolden said, “It’s great to be back at Marshall and … Continued
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March 20, 2014

NASA Powers Up Orion Spacecraft

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, NASA announced in a prepared statement that its first-ever, manned, deep space craft, Orion, has been powered up for the first time. NASA reported that Orion’s avionics system has been installed in the crew module and the ship has been powered up for a series of systems … Continued
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October 31, 2013

Aderholt Praises SLS Team for Completing Preliminary Design Review

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Robert Aderholt (R) from Haleyville praised Huntsville’s Marshall Space Flight Center and the Space Launch System (SLS) team on completing its Preliminary Design Review. Representative Aderholt said, “I commend Marshall Space Flight Center and the SLS team and all of those who have been a part of the … Continued
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August 9, 2013

Brooks Supports NASA Authorization Act Which Increases Funding for Space Launch System

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Mo Brooks (R) from Huntsville announced last week that the FY 2014-15 NASA Authorization Act had been passed by the Science, Space, and Technology Committee. Congressman Brooks voted in favor of the FY 2014-15 NASA Authorization Act. Representative Brooks said in a written statement, “Throughout the development of … Continued
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July 25, 2013

Shelby Says that NASA Must Focus on SLS

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The space shuttle has been retired for years now and no replacement is yet available.  It has been decades since man last walked on the moon and a Mars mission seems to be still decades away.  The X2 and Constellation Programs which were to have replaced the shuttle were … Continued
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April 26, 2013

Rep. Brooks Will Be the Vice-Chairman of the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R) from Huntsville announced on Tuesday that the Congressman had been chosen to serve as Vice-Chair of the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee in the 113th Congress by the Committee on Science, Space and Technology. According to the Congressman’s statement, the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee oversees … Continued
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January 9, 2013

Brooks Calls Obama Hostile to NASA

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Mo Brook (R) from Huntsville recently agreed to a lengthy interview with ‘The Alabama Political Reporter.’  Among other topics, the first term Alabama Congressman discussed his views on NASA and the direction of the American space program. Rep. Brooks said, “Let’s face it, over the last fifty years … Continued
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June 22, 2012