Engineers have replaced the faulty GN2 accumulator on Ares I-X’s Thrust Vector Control (TVC), ahead of rollout to Pad 39B, currently set to take place on Tuesday or Wednesday morning – pending successful retests on the replaced hardware over the weekend. Meanwhile, documentation has outlined the extensive – and ongoing – work that has been undertaken to earn a Range Safety waiver to allow the vehicle to launch.
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Documentation related to Ares I’s Lift Off Drift Curve issue has highlighted concerns with the…
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While engineers continue to move forward with preparations for the installation of replacement external LH2…
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The Starship test program has hit the ground running in 2023, with the full-stack partnership…
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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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NASA and the SLS teams have successfully launched the agency’s super heavy lift rocket which…
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It was December 29 of last year when Ship 20 performed its fourth and final…
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Boeing is continuing final assembly work for the second Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage…
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As the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket prepares for its first flight as soon as…
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After a successful Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR), NASA Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) rolled back the…
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InternationalUncrewed
KARI reaches orbit on second test flight of domestic Nuri rocket
by Lee KanayamaThe Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) has conducted its second launch of the Korea Space…
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NASA got within several seconds of completing its practice launch day exercise June 20 with…
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ChineseInternationalUncrewed
Chang Zheng 2C launches GeeSAT autonomous driving navigation satellites
by Leo BruceChina’s Chang Zheng 2C rocket has launched nine GeeSAT-1 navigation satellites Thursday as part of…
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InternationalRussianUncrewed
Soyuz launches Russian intelligence satellite from Plesetsk
by Leo BruceA Soyuz 2.1b rocket has successfully launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, carrying a Lotos electronic…
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Rocket 3.3, the first Astra rocket to successfully launch to orbit, has successfully returned to…
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CommercialUncrewed
Astra finds electrical, software failures as root causes of ELaNa 41 mission failure
by Tyler GrayAstra has determined the causes of two failure points that led to the loss to…
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Artemis
EGS, Jacobs working to finish testing in time for Artemis 1 rollout in mid-February
by Philip SlossNASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program and prime launch processing contractor Jacobs are performing final…
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On December 17, NASA announced a delay of the launch of the Artemis 1 mission…
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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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NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program and Stages prime contractor Boeing are collaborating on optimizing…