The mammoth Ares V is continuing to grow – on paper at least – to olympic proportions to close the performance shortfall in the Ares architecture.The new vehicle – that is officially classed as a study option, but touted as the new baseline – shows an Ares V with two stretched 5.5 segment Solid Rocket Boosters, an even longer Core Stage powered, now by six RS-68 main engines, and a 10 meter diameter Upper Stage and matching Payload Fairing.
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United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket made its last West Coast launch on…
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On December 14, 2006, a Delta II rocket launched from VAFB (Vandenberg Air Force Base)…
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ArianeGroup and the European Space Agency are carrying out preparations for the maiden launch of…
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SpaceX launched its 18th mission of 2021 with the SiriusXM-8 (SXM-8) high-power broadcasting satellite. A…
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A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket launched from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base…
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) has recently made pad upgrades to Space Launch Complex-6 (SLC-6) at…
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NASA Stennis ready to support second SLS Core Stage static fire
by Philip SlossWhile NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program, Core Stage prime contractor Boeing, and RS-25 engine…
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NASA stood down from a second attempt to complete a critical propellant loading and countdown…
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Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage Green Run team members are working on new procedures…
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United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV Heavy rocket successfully launched a classified National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)…
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SLS continuing engine upgrades, tech development to support launcher evolution
by Philip SlossThe Liquid Engines Office for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Program is planning a busy…
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Boeing, NASA return to SLS Green Run test preps after latest hurricane interruption
by Philip SlossAfter taking precautions against a fifth approaching hurricane, the Space Launch System (SLS) Green Run…
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Aerojet Rocketdyne getting Shuttle engines ready for SLS Core Stage Green Run support
by Philip SlossFour veteran Space Shuttle Main Engines will benchmark the performance of the rookie Space Launch…
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SLS Green Run test-firing to verify Core Stage design, analysis before first launch
by Philip SlossThe Green Run test campaign for NASA’s first Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage will…
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United Launch Alliance’s (ULA’s) Delta IV Heavy rocket has received its clandestine payload for the…
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NASA is extending its RS-25 engine production contract with Aerojet Rocketdyne through the rest of…
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With key worksites closed and activity suspended to protect their workforce from the 2019 novel…
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Boeing works towards SLS Core Stage Green Run checkouts after completing first test
by Philip SlossTechnicians for NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage prime contractor Boeing completed the first…
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NASA SLS Core Stage shipping and handling practice moves from Stennis to KSC
by Philip SlossNASA and its contractors recently completed a dress rehearsal of shipping the first Space Launch…
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