Following the highly successful test firing of the Qualification Motor 2 (QM-2) at their proving grounds near Promontory, Utah, Orbital ATK is preparing for the second half of casting operations for the Solid Rocket Booster segments that will power the SLS EM-1 mission through the first two minutes of flight – while at the same time working through a minor issue that is not expected to affect SLS SRB production timelines.
External Tank 94 is in the final stretch of its voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana,…
After 340 days in space, the Year In Space mission has ended, following the undocking from…
The voice of Hugh Harris provided countdown commentary for the brave new era of the…
Orbital ATK is making steady progress on the production of the twin Solid Rocket Boosters…
As work progresses around the country toward the debut of NASA’s SLS rocket in 2018, Orbital…
A long-serving Earth observation satellite has succumb to a fiery demise via an uncontrolled destructive…
NASA’s transition from the Space Shuttle to the commercial crew vehicles will dramatically improve crew…
Forty-five years ago, people across the world held their breaths as a hair-raising, heart-pounded descent…
NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory completed its ride to orbit on Wednesday morning, launched atop a…
This time of year marks the anniversaries of the three major US space tragedies that…
Ten years ago, 25 January 2004, the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity slammed into the Martian…
The three person crew of Soyuz TMA-11M have arrived at the International Space Station (ISS)…
British-born astronaut Michael Foale has retired from NASA following an amazing career that saw him…
In what will be a truly unique event, the Olympic torch for the 2014 Winter…
It was a Space Shuttle mission like none other in the 21st century. It was…
NASA’s latest Tracking and Data Relay Satellite was carried into orbit atop an Atlas V…
The unprecedented effort to haul a space vehicle through the cramped streets of the United…
The first American woman in space, Dr Sally Ride, sadly passed away this week. Dr…
One year to the day since Atlantis launched on her final mission, the exceptional performance by…
