The Exploration Mission -1 (EM-1) Orion is now being welded together at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans ahead of its 2018 flight with the maiden launch of the Space Launch System (SLS). Orion is also in the process of completing its all-important paperwork, as the Critical Design Review (CDR) process continues ahead of its key meeting in October.
"Vehicle Assembly Building"
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Both of the iconic pads at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) are being revamped for…
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CommercialISSOtherUncrewed
NASA planning ISS module relocations to support future crew vehicles
by Pete HardingInternational Space Station (ISS) program managers and engineers are working on long-term plans to support…
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A new Headquarters building is set to rise from the ground at the Kennedy Space…
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As engineers finalize the removal of Main Propulsion System (MPS) hardware from the retired Space…
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CommercialOtherShuttle
Next Gen Shuttle-Capable vehicle interest as secret effort to save orbiters ends
by Chris BerginFor the past several months, a plan to restart shuttle operations – funded by billions…
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A new schedule, created by NASA, has provided a “preliminary, budget restricted” manifest which places…
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NASA Constellation and Lockheed Martin engineers have completed the first stage of a realignment of…
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NASA Constellation and Lockheed Martin have deleted the airbag landing system from the next Orion…
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On May 14, 1973, the final Saturn V rocket lifted off to deploy Skylab, America’s…
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ArtemisInternational
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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There are two words that most people never want to hear at a rocket launch,…
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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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Artemis
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 first Space Launch System (SLS) rocket made the 6.7 km trip from High Bay…
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InternationalUncrewed
JAXA Epsilon fails on sixth flight carrying RAISE-3 and others
by Joseph NavinEpsilon launched from the Mu Pad at the Uchinoura Space Center in Japan at 00:50…
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The Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station are bracing for the arrival…
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As part of continued troubleshooting and seal replacement validation efforts, teams at the Kennedy Space…