NEWS ARCHIVE
09.12.10
NASA engineers working on the shuttle derived rocket: "Under the constraints NASA faces, the Direct-like approach is probably the best way forward."
Read the Orlando Sentinal Article
08.31.10
NASA's Human Exploration Framework Team (HEFT) recommendation: "Accelerate Shuttle-derived, in-line Medium Heavy Lift Implementation."
Read the NASA Spaceflight Article
08.06.10
The Senate has passed the NASA Authorization Bill requiring immediate development of a shuttle derived heavy lift rocket.
Read the Bill | Story on Space News
07.29.10
DIRECT Team Urges House to Adopt Senate NASA Plan for 2011. | Read Press Release
07.15.10
The Senate Commerce Committee unanimously clears a NASA authorization bill that would speed up development of a shuttle derived heavy lift rocket beginning as soon as practicable. | Read the Bill | Watch the Senate Press Conference
02.22.10
A new article on The Space Review website by Stephen Metschan articulating how Direct is a better plan and the ideal compromise between the POR and the new plan proposed by the administration. | Read Article
01.29.10
NASA managers are pushing forward at a healthy pace to work towards an “early” test flight of what is now heavily confirmed as based on the DIRECT team’s Jupiter-241 Stretched Heavy Launch Vehicle | Read Article
01.29.10
DIRECT featured in new Popular Mechanics article: "Rebel Engineers Sit With NASA to Chart Future of Manned Space" | Read Article
01.04.10
Ross Tierney interviewed on The Space Show by Dr. David Livingston | Listen
11.05.09
DIRECT has created an interactive demonstration of the options presented in the Augustine Commission Report | View Demo
11.05.09
Stephen Metschan presented DIRECT's Shuttle Derived HLV at an AIAA event in Washington D.C., Monday 11/2 | View Presentation | Listen to Audio Clip
10.22.09
DIRECT video supporting Augustine Commission Report Option 4B | Watch Video
10.21.09
Bolden Directs MSFC Special Team to evaluate HLV alternatives including DIRECT’s Jupiter launch vehicle | Read Story
09.28.09
Direct hand delivers letter to key Congressional members in support of the Augustine Commission's directly Shuttle-Derived Heavy-Lift options | View Letter
07.30.09
Pat Duggins (WMFE) report: "Secret society of aerospace engineers plans a "better" rocket for NASA's future" | Listen
07.17.09
Ross Tierney interviewed on NPR with Alan Bean and Harrison Schmitt | Listen
07.16.09
Astronauts back on the moon before the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 | Read Story
07.01.09
DIRECT revisited in latest AIAA Horizons Magazine | View Publication
06.19.09
DIRECT featured on McNeil/Lehrer News Hour | Watch Video (starts at 20:50)
06.17.09
DIRECT gives presentation to the Augustine Commission | Watch Video
05.28.09
Direct presented Direct 3.0 at ISDC: "Landing Twice the Mass on the Moon at Half the Cost"
05.18.09
Direct releases rebuttal to NASA's flawed performance analysis of DIRECT 2.0
05.07.09
Budget Proposal May Impact NASA Jobs | WFTV News Article
04.08.2009
NASA’s Secret Rebels Want Obama on Their Side | Fox News Article
01.01.09
NASA Renegades Pitch Obama Team New Post-Shuttle Plan | Popular Mechanics
11.01.08
DIRECT Article | Space Lifestyle magazine.
10.29.08
The Jupiter Launch System - A Direct Derivative of the Space Transportation System (STS) - PDF
10.17.08
NASA has released a flawed analysis of DIRECT. We are preparing a rebuttal.
08.11.08
NEW Space Review Article: Saving America’s Space Program
06.22.08
The Orlando Sentinel article "NASA remains silent on rocket that could rescue the Cape"
05.20.08
Stephen Metschan will be presenting an overview of the DIRECT Launcher proposal at this years International Space Development Conference (ISDC) to be held in Washington DC,
May 29, 2008 2:30-3:00 pm.
Title: "The Jupiter Launch System - A Direct Derivative of the Space Transportation System"
Link: http://www.isdc2008.org/
Media File: Jupiter120 Space Transportation System (WMV)
05.19.08
NEW Space Review Article
02.17.08
The Space Show presentation slideshow. Also available in PowerPoint Show and PDF
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