Space Shuttle Winds Down, Project Orion Winds Up

Just two scheduled Space Shuttle flights remain before the
most complex machine ever made is grounded, and support companies are now
restructuring their staffing levels. Good thing, then, that Orion is on track.

The United Space Alliance, a Texas-based company owned
jointly by Lockheed Martin and Boeing, has been involved in Space Shuttle
operations since its inception in 1995, and USA's big contract with NASA comes to a
close on September 30, 2010 with the end of Space Shuttle...