New Delays for NASA’s Artemis I Moon Mission
NASA has updated the schedule to move the combined Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft out of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Launch…
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NASA SLS Rocket Booster Hot Fire Test Produces More Than 3 Million Pounds of Thrust [Video]
NASA completed a full-scale booster test for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket in Promontory, Utah, on September 2, 2020. The full-scale booster firing was conducted…
NASA Conducts Massive SLS Rocket Booster Test for Artemis Mission to the Moon
As NASA begins assembling the boosters for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will power the first Artemis mission to the Moon, teams in…
NASA Completes Review of Exploration Mission-1
NASA scientists are providing an update on the first integrated launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft after completing a comprehensive…
NASA Space Launch System Completes Design Review, Ready to Meet the Challenges of the Journey to Mars
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) has completed all steps needed to clear a critical design review. It is the first vehicle designed to meet the…
NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Begins Critical Design Review
NASA’s Orion Spacecraft began its critical design review last week, a major program milestone that will ensure the spacecraft’s design is ready for its deep…
NASA SLS Program ‘Right on Track’ for Journey to Mars
NASA’s Space Launch System Program has completed its review — another step forward for the program that will help launch astronauts on missions to an…
NASA’s Space Launch System Passes Review, Moving to Preliminary Design Phase
With the hope of bringing explorers to nearby asteroids, Mars, and its moons, and to destinations even farther across our solar system, NASA’s Space Launch…
NASA Mobile Launcher Reacted as Expected During Move to Launch Pad 39B
The results are in and multiple sensors showed that NASA’s 355-foot-tall (108-meter-tall) Mobile Launcher reacted as expected during its move to Launch Pad 39B in…
NASA Moves RS-25D Flight Engines to Stennis for Space Launch System
NASA has started to move its inventory of the RS-25D flight engines to the Stennis Space Center for future use in the new heavy-lift launch…