Following the cancellation of Northrop Grumman’s OmegA rocket, work to demolish the vehicle’s launch tower on a repurposed former Shuttle program Mobile Launch Platform (MLP) will mark the erasure of the program from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). It was hoped OmegA would allow the “clean pad” at 39B to fall under the assigned mandate of a ‘Multi-User Spaceport’. Instead, 39B will now only see a maximum of one SLS launch per year.
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ArtemisCommercialNorthrop GrummanOther
Solid Rocket Boosters arrive at Kennedy for Artemis 1 and OmegA
For the first time in ten years, Solid Rocket Booster segments have arrived at the…
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At various centers in the United States, Northrop Grumman is marching toward the OmegA rocket’s…
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Northrop Grumman’s OmegA finished another step toward its first flight next year when it was…
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CommercialUncrewed
NGIS OmegA fires for two minutes in first static test – nozzle incident under review
The Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (formerly Orbital ATK) OmegA rocket conducted a key test today…
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With an Air Force development contract secured for the OmegA rocket, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems…
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Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems has won a major contract from the U.S. Air Force to…
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United Launch Alliance’s penultimate Delta IV Heavy rocket took flight on the NROL-68 mission Thursday,…
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Artemis
Boeing expanding SLS Core Stage production to KSC to build Artemis inventory
by Philip SlossBoeing, the prime contractor for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage, is adding two…
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ArtemisNorthrop Grumman
Solid Rocket Boosters meet performance targets in first-look data review for Artemis I
The Artemis I launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from LC-39B at the…
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NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket has left the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy…
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As the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket prepares for its first flight as soon as…
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The prospect of Starship making its mark on the Space Coast entered another level this…
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Elon Musk has confirmed Starship will add another chapter in Launch Complex 39A’s incredible history…
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CommercialISSNorthrop GrummanUncrewed
Northrop Grumman discusses Antares NG-16’s eventful countdown, talks future missions
by Joseph NavinOn August 10, the S.S. Ellison Onizuka launched on an Antares 230+ rocket from Pad-0A…
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EuropeanInternationalMarsOtherRussian
ExoMars 2022 mission in final testing, ESA & Roscosmos prepare for approaching launch
The European Space Agency (ESA) and Roscosmos are preparing for the 2022 launch of the…
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ArtemisCommercialShuttleSpaceX
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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ArtemisNorthrop Grumman
NASA, Northrop Grumman designing new BOLE SRB for SLS Block 2 vehicle
by Philip SlossNASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program and booster element prime contractor Northrop Grumman are developing…
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ArtemisCommercialNorthrop GrummanShuttle
Ten years on, Northrop Grumman reflects on changes to Solid Rocket Motors from Shuttle to SLS era
Ten years ago, on 8 July 2011, two, four-segment Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) came to…
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NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program and Stages prime contractor Boeing are collaborating on optimizing…