Endeavour and the STS-400 Launch On Need (LON) shuttle arrived at Pad 39B Friday, joining older sister Atlantis – as both vehicles were revealed on adjacent pads on Saturday morning.Pad 39B is already undergoing major changes – most noticeable via early progress on the three 600 foot high lightning protection towers – as preparations continue towards the pad officially being handed over to the Constellation for the test flight of Ares I-X in 2009.
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NASA managers are continuing to build their roadmap for Pad 39B’s transition to Ares, in…
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On May 14, 1973, the final Saturn V rocket lifted off to deploy Skylab, America’s…
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The first crewed Artemis mission is now the focus of NASA’s beyond-Earth orbit human spaceflight…
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One of the most iconic launch sites in the world, Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Space…
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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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EGS launch team looking forward to working with Artemis II crew
by Philip SlossNASA Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) have been preparing and planning for the Artemis II launch…
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The NASA Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program is continuing to review the experiences from the…
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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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The Orion spacecraft has reached the end of its flight on the Artemis I mission,…
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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 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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The four RS-25 engines from Aerojet Rocketdyne successfully propelled the Core Stage, Interim Cryogenic Propulsion…
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Solid Rocket Boosters meet performance targets in first-look data review for Artemis I
The Artemis I launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from LC-39B at the…
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Boeing talks Core Stage performance on Artemis I, looks ahead to future Core Stages and EUS debut
Following a successful first launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) and its critical Core…
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SpaceX’s newest Cargo Dragon 2 spacecraft, C211, has launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket at…
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Artemis I releases 10 cubesats, including a Moon lander, for technology and research
The Artemis I mission, the first flight of the Orion spacecraft and SLS, is now…
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NASA and the SLS teams have successfully launched the agency’s super heavy lift rocket which…
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Artemis I launch team planning on gentle LH2 cycle to stop leaks on next attempt
by Philip SlossNASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program, prime launch processing contractor Jacobs, and their Artemis launch…
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SpaceX launched Intelsat’s Galaxy 33 (G-33) and Galaxy 34 (G-34) satellites on Saturday from Space…