Northrop Grumman conducted the first test firing of its Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) five-segment solid rocket motor at its Promontory production and test site in Utah. The Development Motor 1 (DM-1) fired Thursday, June 26, at 12:25 PM MDT (18:25 UTC) and lasted for close to two minutes and 20 seconds, burning over 1.4 million pounds of propellant.
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The SLS program continues with preparations for the first human spaceflight to the Moon’s vicinity…
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When SpaceX launched Starship and Super Heavy for its first flight test in April 2023,…
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Boeing finishing expansion of NASA SLS Core Stage production facilities at KSC
by Philip SlossNASA and Space Launch System core stage prime contractor Boeing are working to finish activating…
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NASA’s Space Launch System, the other Saturn V-class heavy lift vehicle launched this decade, is…
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Prime contractor Boeing rolled out the second Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage on July…
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NASA SLS Exploration Upper Stage moving into qualification phase of development
by Philip SlossAs NASA pushes out the schedule for Artemis II and III, development of the first…
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As Boeing nears completing final assembly of NASA’s second Space Launch System (SLS) core stage…
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Boeing ramps up final assembly to complete Artemis II SLS Core Stage by year end
by Philip SlossFollowing a cost-saving summer slowdown, NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage prime contractor Boeing…
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SLS working to overcome supply chain, weld issues to complete Artemis II Core Stage this year
by Philip SlossNASA is now planning for the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage assigned to the…
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NASA and its advisory bodies remain concerned about the low flight rate planned for its…
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Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies Company, is helping install four of its RS-25 liquid-propellant rocket…
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As construction begins to assemble the Mobile Launcher-2 (ML-2) for Artemis IV, Mobile Launcher-1 (ML-1)…
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) delivered the last-ever Space Launch System (SLS) Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage…
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EGS launch team applying first SLS launch lessons to future Artemis missions
by Philip SlossThe NASA Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program is now working on collecting, analyzing, and applying…
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The NASA-developed flight software for the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle successfully flew the…
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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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Artemis
NASA talks Mobile Launcher refurbishment, modifications needed for Artemis II crew debut of SLS
Mobile Launcher 1 (ML1, or ML) is on its way back to the Vehicle Assembly…
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NASA and the SLS teams have successfully launched the agency’s super heavy lift rocket which…
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The first Space Launch System (SLS) rocket made the 6.7 km trip from High Bay…