With the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion currently at Launch Complex-39B and ready for the Artemis I launch to the moon from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), additional work is progressing at the Agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility for other Orion spacecraft.
NASASpaceflight’s Philip Sloss recently visited the facility and interviewed Tim Livingston, an Integrated Planning Manager at Lockheed Martin.
The interstage connector for the first NASA Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle was delivered to…
NASA will need another set of Orion and Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle hardware for…
NASA performed an in-flight test of the Launch Abort System (LAS) for its Orion crewed…
Construction of the living and working area for the first crewed Orion spacecraft is well…
The first Orion spacecraft that will be capable of transporting NASA astronauts into deep space…
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is progressing through a series of parachute drop tests, refining the technology…
The U.S. Congress is debating the reinstatement of a purchasing ban on Russian RD-180 engines –…
ATK has provided additional details about its domestic alternative to the Russian-built RD-180 engine currently…
With a recent decision to switch the Space Launch System (SLS) core from aluminum-lithium to…
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) have completed a major review into the ability to Human…
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) – best known in recent years for their high end…
While fancy youtube videos and twitter-based cheer-leading continues to be the weapon of choice against the post-Shuttle…
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V has once again found itself a new passenger,…
NASA and United Launch Alliance (ULA) have announced an agreement for technical support via NASA’s…
Following a NASA Constellation budget review – which found the program has a short term…
NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) have officially recommended for three of Discovery’s RCC (reinforced…
Extra gloves, and forward plan for a special protective layer, have been added to the…
Shuttle Discovery is continuing to enjoy a smooth pad flow ahead of STS-120, with the…
The Discovery/STS-120 stack has arrived at Launch Pad 39A, following a a six hour journey…
