Prior to the shut down of work last month in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Program was working towards milestones for its first two launches. At Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, Core Stage prime contractor Boeing was getting ready to do powered checkouts of the first flight article ahead of the two major tests in the Stage’s Green Run campaign there. Subsystem testing in support of readiness for the Green Run test and for the Artemis 1 launch was also being performed at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Alabama and in Florida.
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With key worksites closed and activity suspended to protect their workforce from the 2019 novel…
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Artemis
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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The Green Run test campaign for the first NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage…
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Now that the first of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stages has shipped from…
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The first NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage arrived at the Stennis Space Center…
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Working through almost all of the standard fortnight year-end holiday, Boeing’s final assembly team for…
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Artemis
Amid competing priorities, Boeing redesigns NASA SLS Exploration Upper Stage
by Philip SlossAfter its debut was postponed and production plans suspended, NASA gave its OK in June…
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Artemis
Boeing, NASA getting ready for SLS Core Stage Green Run campaign ahead of Stennis arrival
by Philip SlossAs NASA showed off the first assembled Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage to government…
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Artemis
Aerojet Rocketdyne overviews RS-25 installation success ahead of MAF rollout milestone
by Philip SlossFour Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 engines are fully installed in a NASA Space Launch System (SLS)…
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NASA and prime contractor Boeing are working to finish assembly and checkout of the first…
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In a major milestone for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), all four RS-25 engines –…
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Artemis
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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Artemis
Boeing reorganizing plans as it builds second NASA SLS Core Stage engine section
by Philip SlossThe engine section of the second NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage will look…
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Boeing’s new plans to finish the first assembly of a NASA Space Launch System (SLS)…
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Artemis
Boeing completes first NASA SLS engine section, getting ready for final Core Stage mate
by Philip SlossOfficials from NASA along with prime contractor Boeing formally signed off on the first assembly…
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At mid-year prime contractor Boeing was progressing through structural assembly of the second NASA Space…
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NASA will need another set of Orion and Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle hardware for…
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A flurry of initiatives announced early in March to find a way to fly Exploration…
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Artemis
Shuttle veteran RS-25 engines ready for SLS Core Stage installation ahead of Artemis-1
by Philip SlossThe four RS-25 engines for the first launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) have…