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T+40: The Potentially Infamous EM-1 Memo

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Robert Lightfoot, the Acting NASA Administrator, sent a memo to the agency on the possibility of putting a crew on EM-1. I discuss the potential fallout from this idea and where the SLS/Orion program may be heading in the future.

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  • Acting NASA Administrator Lightfoot Memo: Agency Update – Feb. 15, 2017
  • A bolder, risk-taking NASA? Agency looking at Orion crew launch in 2019 | Ars Technica
  • NASA developing contingency plan for commercial crew delays - SpaceNews.com
  • S.2617 - 114th Congress (2015-2016): MANIFEST for Human Spaceflight Act of 2016 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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