Exploration Systems Development (ESD) Deputy Associate Administrator Bill Hill explained plans to mitigate flow concerns – such as recent adjustments to the Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage delivery schedule – to keep the program on a path to launch Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1) in late 2018. Mitigation may include extra shifts to find margin in the schedule.
NASA managers have placed a “stop work order” in relation to the human-rating of the…
NASA’s Stennis Space Center is deep into preparations for numerous engine testing for the Space…
The powerpack assembly for the Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) J-2X engine has completed its…
The Space Launch System (SLS) heat shields around its RS-25 engines will not follow the…
With the Space Launch System (SLS) family heading towards the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) phase,…
The new Space Launch System (SLS) will be able to cope with a minimum of…
This year will mark several major milestones for the development of the Space Launch System…
NASA’s 15 Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs) are being transported to the Stennis Space Center…
Teams at the main NASA centers are continuing to build up their involvement in the…
With all cylinders now firing on NASA’s exploration planning effort, the development and early mission…
After several years of trade studies and political arguments, NASA administrator Charlie Bolden finally gave…
While the political side of the Space Launch System (SLS) continues to be bogged down…
In an interview with NASASpaceflight, Northrop Grumman’s Sally Richardson, Program Director, Human Landing System, provided…
The Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) has issued a “Justification for Other Than Full and…
NASA has selected nine out of 33 proposed instruments for inclusion in a proposed mission…
NASA’s 2016 budget proposal has provided a small amount of funding to formate a plan…
Minor issues with elements of the International Space Station (ISS) Life Support hardware continue to…
Although no longer a leading contender to fly NASA astronauts to the International Space Station…
The famous Atlas rocket continues to show it’s ready to once again launch humans into…
