NASA and prime contractor Boeing are deep into the application of spray-on foam insulation (SOFI) to elements of the first Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage (CS-1) and their sister test articles, inaugurating one of the later stages of production at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans, with hopes of completing final assembly of the first vehicle by the end of next year.
"MAF VAB"
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Engineers at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans are using a pathfinder RS-25…
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A full-scale model of a Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage, called the Core Stage…
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Impacted by significant disruptions in recent months, a wide range of assembly and production work…
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NASA and Boeing are ramping up their preparations to begin full-scale production of the first…
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The Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is continuing its drive to attract new commercial partners by…
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The iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the world famous Kennedy Space Center (KSC) may…
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NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden gained a close up and personal look at the ever-changing face…
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The Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) has begun its transformation back into the birth place of…
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NASA’s Spacecraft and Payload Integration Office (SPIO) has outlined the complex process of integrating Orion…
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The last External Tank, known as ET-94, has been moved into Building 103 – known…
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In what is a sobering reality of the Space Shuttle Program’s end, the Michoud Assembly…
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As Discovery continues to sail through her STS-133 mission with flying colors, astronauts Steve Bowen…
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Discovery’s return to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) – in order to gain extra data…
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NASA and Lockheed Martin managers at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) have spoken pride in…
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Shuttle
STS-131: ET/SRB mating scheduled for next Monday – MAF plan for IFRs refined
by Chris BerginWith Endeavour enjoying a smooth flow on Pad 39A, preparations for Discovery’s STS-131 mission in…
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Shuttle managers have decided to delay rollout of Endeavour to Pad 39A until January 6…
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ArtemisShuttle
Ares I-X delayed – Atlantis rollover to VAB completed ahead of dual pad option
by Chris BerginThe Constellation Program (CxP) test flight, Ares I-X, has slipped three weeks to a NET…
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Endeavour has arrived in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), following her rollover Thursday morning. She…
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Less than a month after ET-127 left the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) for STS-125, an…