NASA’s Mobile Launcher-1, or ML-1, has rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building after completing a series of tests at Launch Complex-39B (LC-39B). This marks the last trip to the launch pad for ML-1 until the first fully stacked Space Launch System rocket rolls out for the Artemis I mission.
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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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With the arrival of SLS and Orion at Pad-B on March 18, engineers and technicians…
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Artemis
EGS, Jacobs preparing Artemis 1 vehicle at pad for final pre-launch countdown test
by Philip SlossThe launch team, made up of people from NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program and…
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Artemis
SLS prepares for rollout and WDR – as three additional SLS rockets wait in the wings
by Chris BerginYears and billions of dollars in the making, the first Space Launch System (SLS) rocket…
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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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The construction of NASA’s second Space Launch System Mobile Launcher (ML-2) has been delayed after…
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Artemis
EGS, Jacobs completing first round of Artemis 1 pre-launch integrated tests prior to Orion stacking
by Philip SlossNASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program and prime launch support contractor Jacobs are working to…
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NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket completed another milestone on its way to launch with…
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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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NASA EGS, Jacobs power up Artemis 1 vehicle to begin system checkouts in the VAB
by Philip SlossAfter stacking the stages of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for NASA’s Artemis 1…
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SLS engineering tests to accompany pre-launch checkouts for Artemis 1
by Philip SlossThe launch campaign for NASA’s Artemis 1 test flight will be punctuated by critical and…
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NASA is currently forecasting that Artemis 2 will be ready to launch no earlier than…
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Once the troublesome element of the Constellation (now Artemis) Program, three Orion spacecraft are in…
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New Artemis 1 schedule uncertainty as NASA EGS ready to continue SLS Booster stacking
by Philip SlossThe NASA Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida is…
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NASA Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) and prime test and operations contractor (TOSC) Jacobs started assembling…
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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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The interstage connector for the first NASA Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle was delivered to…