NASA’s monster rocket will evolve into an even larger vehicle early in her lifetime, as the Block 1 rocket grows into the workhorse known as the Block 1B. With a large increase in capability – and height – the Block 1B will require a revamp of numerous elements of the KSC ground systems, ranging from major changes to the new Mobile Launcher, through to need for a new LH2 storage sphere at the pad.
Both of the iconic pads at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) are being revamped for…
Space Launch System (SLS) managers are continuing to look at potential – and as yet…
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) will launch at least once per year, as a “necessary”…
With less than a year to go before the inaugural flight of NASA’s Orion crew…
Leaders of several major space industry companies have claimed that the unrivalled capability of the…
More clues into NASA’s long term goal of sending humans to Mars have been provided…
The various configurations of the Space Launch System (SLS) are continuing their wind tunnel testing…
On track for their respective debuts, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion feature front…
A return to the surface of the Moon would require two Space Launch System (SLS)…
As expected, the Space Launch System (SLS) successfully passed the major milestone of the Preliminary…
The Space Launch System (SLS) is expected to pass its Preliminary Design Review (PDR) when…
An array of huge machinery is being installed at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF), as…
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is deep into preparations for the key milestone of the…
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden has strongly ruled out missions to land on the Moon as…
Engineers at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi are preparing for a series of tests…
A presentation overviewing ATK’s preliminary proposal for the upcoming advanced booster competition for Space Launch…
The powerpack assembly for the Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) J-2X engine has completed its…
The Mars Program Planning Group (MPPG) have added meat to the bones of a proposal…
SLS managers have asked the aerospace industry for information about the potential use of existing…
