Years and billions of dollars in the making, the first Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is set to roll out to Pad 39B for Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) next week. While this rocket is set to launch the Artemis-1 mission, three additional SLS rockets are in various stages of preparation at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF), setting the stage for the return of humans to the surface of the Moon.
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Artemis
Artemis 1 launch attempt constraints, rocket readiness slips to mid-February 2022
by Philip SlossWhen NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program and prime processing contractor Jacobs have configured the…
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ArtemisCommercialShuttleSpaceX
From Apollo to multi-user, the changing yet similar nature of Launch Complex 39
by Ryan WeberAs the Artemis 1 SLS vehicle prepares to take its place on LC-39B later this…
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Northrop GrummanOther
OmegA Launch Tower to be demolished as KSC 39B fails to become a multi-user pad
by Chris BerginFollowing the cancellation of Northrop Grumman’s OmegA rocket, work to demolish the vehicle’s launch tower…
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CommercialISSShuttleSpaceX
NASA, SpaceX enters the critical month of May on track to end the gap
by Joseph NavinWith the news SpaceX completed the 27th and the final test of the upgraded Mark-3…
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As SpaceX competes for the right to launch future US military satellites, an environmental assessment…
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Shuttle
STS-400 – Remembering Endeavour’s first responder role during Atlantis’ Hubble Mission
by Chris BerginTen years ago, the crew of Shuttle Atlantis was in the final phase of their…
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SpaceX launched Qatar’s Es’hail-2 spacecraft Thursday, using a Falcon 9 rocket to place the communications…
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CommercialISSSpaceX
SpaceX finalizing Pad 39A upgrades for return to crew operations
by Ian AtkinsonSpaceX is finishing its years-long campaign to return Launch Pad 39A to crew operations. Following…
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Just two weeks after the announcement of the NASA astronauts who will fly the company’s…
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Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is preparing for a return to crew…
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In a year that should see both SpaceX and Boeing conduct the uncrewed test flights…
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SpaceX conducted its first flight from the US Eastern Range following July’s scheduled maintenance stand…
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CommercialSpaceX
SpaceX Falcon 9 conducts static fire as Falcon Heavy waits in the wings
by Chris BerginSpaceX has conducted a Static Fire test on the Falcon 9 set to launch the…
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Engineers have begun to install the new Flame Deflector into the Flame Trench of Pad…
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A moment nearly six years in the making. Fire and flame returned to the historic…
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SpaceX has officially announced a mission swap, resulting in the Falcon 9 launch of the…
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has conducted her Static Fire test on Monday, a dress rehearsal milestone…
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SpaceX has conducted a rollout of its giant Transporter/Erector strongback system at the Kennedy Space…
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Both of the iconic pads at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) are being revamped for…