Orion and Space Launch System

Orion in 2017:  https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-readies-for-major-orion-milestones-in-2017

SLS Rocket Test Stand:  Huge NASA rocket test stand constructed in 2.5 years | Time-lapse video  Video offers the latest on the lengthy construction of a NASA Marshall Space Center test stand to help prepare the Space Launch System rocket for its first test flight in late 2018. SLS is a cornerstone of U.S. efforts to reach the Mars environs with human explorers in the 2030s.

Citizens for Space Exploration – a pro-space, taxpayer, grassroots advocacy group (http://www.bayareahouston.com/content/c_s_e/c_s_e) – has traveled to Washington, D.C. the past 24 years to meet face-to-face with Members/staff of Congress to discuss the value of America’s investment in space exploration. In order to sustain that dialogue on a regular basis, Citizens distributes “Space Exploration Update” to Congressional offices on a weekly basis. The intent is to provide an easy, quick way to stay abreast of key human space exploration program and policy developments.