NASA stood down from a second attempt to complete a critical propellant loading and countdown demonstration test of its first Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage December 18 in the B-2 Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in southern Mississippi. Prime contractor Boeing is conducting the Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) test which is a full rehearsal of the countdown for the final test, an eight-minute long Hot-Fire of the Core Stage.
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NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Program rescheduled the final two tests that will culminate the…
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Boeing powered up the Core Stage for the first Space Launch System on the B-2…
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NASA will need another set of Orion and Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle hardware for…
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