The four RS-25 engines for the first launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) have all arrived at the factory where their Core Stage is being completed. The engines were trucked one by one from Aerojet Rocketdyne’s final assembly facility at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi to the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans, with the last engine arriving on June 27.
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After years of payload preparation, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket launched one of the company’s most-challenging…
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SpaceX deployed Canada’s Radarsat Constellation via a Falcon 9 launch Wednesday. Lifting off from California’s…
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NASA is looking at deferring some programmatic certification activities until after the Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1)…
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NASA is officially still deciding whether or not to take the time to conduct the…
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NASA and prime contractor Boeing have reworked the final assembly plan for the first Space…
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SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket has conducted its second flight on Thursday, carrying its first customer…
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Artemis
Boeing reaches long awaited SLS engine section milestone as NASA makes EM-1 2020 schedule push
by Philip SlossSpace Launch System (SLS) Core Stage prime contractor Boeing reached a long-awaited milestone this week…
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Thursday, carrying a payload of three…
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Artemis
Boeing reaches milestone of firsts with forward join of NASA’s inaugural SLS Core Stage
by Philip SlossThe top half of the first NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage now stands…
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One year ago today, Falcon Heavy launched for the first time – successfully sending Starman…
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Artemis
Boeing starts final assembly for NASA’s first SLS Core Stage, work picks up for the second
by Philip SlossOver the past month Boeing assembled the top half of the first Space Launch System…
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The eighth and final Iridium NEXT launch – that was conducted on Friday – will…
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Artemis
Third SLS STA headed to Marshall as limited work continues during NASA shutdown
by Philip SlossJust prior to expiration of U.S. federal government funding for NASA on December 21, the…
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SpaceX will for the first time launch a Falcon 9 booster on its third flight…
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SpaceX launched Qatar’s Es’hail-2 spacecraft Thursday, using a Falcon 9 rocket to place the communications…
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SpaceX’s launch manifest for the remainder of 2018 is beginning to take shape. The company…
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the first West Coast return-to-launch-site mission Sunday. The launch,…
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SpaceX launched its second mission in two months for Telesat Canada Sunday, with a Falcon…
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Artemis
Boeing, NASA managing SLS Core Stage hardware traffic ahead of first vehicle stacking
by Philip SlossA traffic jam of NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage hardware that needs to…