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).
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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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Northrop GrummanOther
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…
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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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NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Program is pursuing ways to accelerate development of the on-again,…
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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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Artemis
Amid competing priorities, Boeing redesigns NASA SLS Exploration Upper Stage
by Philip SlossAfter its debut was postponed and production plans suspended, NASA gave its OK in June…
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Following verification and validation (V&V) testing in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Kennedy…
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Artemis
Administration proposes the end of EUS while Administrator considers full Exploration manifest rewrite
by Philip SlossAlongside last week’s Trump Administration budget proposal to cancel future Space Launch System (SLS) upgrades,…
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NASA management updated the agency’s human exploration plans for the 2020s to the NASA Advisory…
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Crawler Transporter -2 (CT-2) is tracking an August road trip down the Kennedy Space Center…
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Artemis
NASA digging into SLS Block 1 revival plans after getting second Mobile Launcher money
by Philip SlossNASA has started updating plans and schedules for additional SLS Block 1 launches in the…
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Artemis
NASA’s realigning dual Mobile Launcher plan targets extra SLS Block 1 missions
by Chris BerginSpace Launch System (SLS) managers are now planning for the utilization of two Mobile Launchers…
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NASA has completed an important three day Technical Interchange Meeting regarding the agency’s upcoming flagship…
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ArtemisEuropeanISS
Gaia arrives at its destination – Lagrange points hold future possibilities
by Chris BerginEurope’s galactic survey spacecraft, Gaia, recently arrived at its deep space location, ahead of conducting its…
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As the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket continues development for its debut mission in December 2017,…
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The recently revealed Golden Spike Company have announced a contract with Northrop Grumman to design…
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The first crewed mission of NASA’s Beyond Earth Orbit (BEO) exploration era will send a…