The construction of NASA’s second Space Launch System Mobile Launcher (ML-2) has been delayed after NASA ran out of near-term funding. ML-2 is required due to the increase in height for the Block 1B version of the rocket, making it incompatible with the billion-dollar ML-1. However, some planned work will continue, such as testing umbilicals that have arrived at KSC at the Launch Equipment Test Facility (LETF).
"ML umbilical"
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NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket completed another milestone on its way to launch with…
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NASA’s Mobile Launcher-1, or ML-1, has rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building after completing…
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Artemis
OIG leans on NASA to avoid the mistakes of ML-1 with SLS’s second Mobile Launcher
by Chris BerginThe Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published an extensive report on NASA’s use of…
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Following verification and validation (V&V) testing in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Kennedy…
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Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) is getting Mobile Launcher-1 (ML-1) ready to roll out to Kennedy…
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The Space Launch System (SLS) Mobile Launcher (ML) has conducted a major milestone, as it…
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A major milestone in the build-up to the maiden launch of the Space Launch System has…
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With work continuing on a lengthy project to convert the Mobile Launcher (ML) for use…
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The Orion Service Module Umbilical (OSMU) has been installed on to the Launch Equipment Test Facility (LETF)…
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As development of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket continues, NASA is looking to its…
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Continuing toward a debut of late-2017, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is one step…
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The recently produced Concept of Operations (Con Ops) documentation has revealed the Space Launch System…
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Crawler Transporter 2 (CT-2) has successfully relocated the giant Ares I Mobile Launcher (ML) to…
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NASA is studying an alternative method of crew abort during the launch phase of Ares…
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Artemis
While Artemis II schedule remains uncertain, NASA EGS preparing to be ready and waiting for stacking
by Philip SlossAt the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program continues to prepare…
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Artemis
Lockheed Martin, NASA working around the clock to finish Artemis II Orion assembly and hold 2024 launch date
by Philip SlossThe Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission is nearing final assembly and testing at…
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The Orion spacecraft and SLS rocket for NASA’s Artemis 1 mission are assembled, the Mobile…
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Artemis
Second SLS Mobile Launcher preps for construction as hardware arrives at KSC
by Chris BerginA second Mobile Launcher (ML-2) for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is heading into its…
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Crawler Transporter -2 (CT-2) is tracking an August road trip down the Kennedy Space Center…