Submission + - NASA Shuttle Replacement's Problems Are Worsening
ausoleil writes: "Floriday Today reports that NASA's replacement for the Space Shuttle, the Orion, is slipping behind schedule, and that the problems with it are growing worse:
"We're probably going to have to move our target date," NASA exploration chief Doug Cooke told The Associated Press on Wednesday after Nasawatch.com posted the 117-page internal status report (PDF) on the moon program.
"The cost problems include an $80 million overrun on a motor system. The Orion spacecraft's design remains too heavy for the proposed Ares 1 rocket.
"Software development, heat shield testing and other complex work remain behind schedule or over budget. There are dozens of such serious challenges, many of which are "worsening.""
"We're probably going to have to move our target date," NASA exploration chief Doug Cooke told The Associated Press on Wednesday after Nasawatch.com posted the 117-page internal status report (PDF) on the moon program.
"The cost problems include an $80 million overrun on a motor system. The Orion spacecraft's design remains too heavy for the proposed Ares 1 rocket.
"Software development, heat shield testing and other complex work remain behind schedule or over budget. There are dozens of such serious challenges, many of which are "worsening.""
