The mini-me version of the Space Launch System (SLS) is now being put through its paces as part of the Scale Model Acoustic Test (SMAT) program. The heavily instrumented five percent scale model of the SLS is being used to provide data on the acoustical energy that could be expected during launch, in turn feeding into the design of Pad 39B’s Sound Suppression System that will be tasked with mitigating the impact on the vehicle.
The Scale Model Acoustic Test (SMAT) – a mini-me version of the SLS – has…
The Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) is constructing a scaled version of the Space Launch…
Continuing toward a debut of late-2017, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is one step…
The Space Launch System (SLS) heat shields around its RS-25 engines will not follow the…
Atlantis is pressing towards a May 12 rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) as…
Endeavour is set to depart from her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-2) on February 28, as…
Endeavour’s final mission has slipped to the second half of April – as expected –…
Pending the successful outcome of STS-133’s External Tank (ET-137) clearance for flight, managers have created…
NASA managers are realigning Endeavour’s processing flow milestones, as her launch date slips to an…
The Mission Management Team (MMT) evaluations into the anomalies on the redundant Main Engine Controller…
Despite STS-131’s slip to April, managers are continuing to push forward with plans to launch…
The crew of the Space Shuttle Endeavour have been working through Flight Day 7, as mission…
With less than two weeks until STS-130’s launch with Endeavour, managers are already setting up…
The STS-130 crew are undertaking the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) this week, which will be…
With Endeavour undergoing pad validation work – as engineers make the hundreds of connections to…
With all the engineers back from the Christmas holidays, Endeavour is rolling out to Pad…
External Tank ET-135 has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), following its journey from…
Preparations for Discovery’s STS-131 mission have encountered a slight hiccup during the installation of the…
STS-130 is set to achieve its latest milestone, as Endeavour prepares to rollover to the…
