The Orion spacecraft and SLS rocket for NASA’s Artemis 1 mission are assembled, the Mobile Launcher is reconnected to the vehicle, and the processing team at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is resuming pre-launch testing and checkouts in High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) ahead of the first rollout to the pad.
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The construction of NASA’s second Space Launch System Mobile Launcher (ML-2) has been delayed after…
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When the flight hardware and ground systems are finally ready for the inaugural Artemis 1…
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Artemis
SLS Program completes Block 1 design review, preparing to certify Artemis 1 vehicle
by Philip SlossNASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) program is preparing to serve its role in the agency’s…
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Artemis 1 Orion joins SLS to complete vehicle stack
by Philip SlossThe Orion spacecraft that will fly to the Moon on NASA’s Artemis 1 mission was…
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Artemis
EGS, Jacobs completing first round of Artemis 1 pre-launch integrated tests prior to Orion stacking
by Philip SlossNASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program and prime launch support contractor Jacobs are working to…
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NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket completed another milestone on its way to launch with…
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NASA EGS, Jacobs power up Artemis 1 vehicle to begin system checkouts in the VAB
by Philip SlossAfter stacking the stages of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for NASA’s Artemis 1…
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SLS engineering tests to accompany pre-launch checkouts for Artemis 1
by Philip SlossThe launch campaign for NASA’s Artemis 1 test flight will be punctuated by critical and…
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Shuttle firing room veterans preparing to help launch Artemis 1
by Philip SlossThe final mission in the Space Shuttle Program, STS-135, was launched ten years ago on…
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NASA, Northrop Grumman designing new BOLE SRB for SLS Block 2 vehicle
by Philip SlossNASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program and booster element prime contractor Northrop Grumman are developing…
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Artemis 1 SLS stacking work running long, preps for integrated tests continue in parallel
by Philip SlossFinal securing of the Space Launch System (SLS) Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) to the…
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The integrated operations team of NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) and prime launch processing contractor…
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After a month of thermal protection system foam repairs and other preparations, workers with NASA’s…
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NASA is currently forecasting that Artemis 2 will be ready to launch no earlier than…
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Ten month schedule to ready SLS for Artemis 1 launch after Core Stage arrives at KSC
by Philip SlossNASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program is looking at a wide range of forecasts for…
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) has recently made pad upgrades to Space Launch Complex-6 (SLC-6) at…
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Artemis
NASA SLS Green Run testing complete, Boeing readies Core Stage for tow to Florida
by Philip SlossNASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program and prime Core Stage contractor Boeing wrapped up the…
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Once the troublesome element of the Constellation (now Artemis) Program, three Orion spacecraft are in…
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Artemis
EGS synchronizing Artemis 1 Orion, SLS Booster preps with Core Stage schedule
by Philip SlossNASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program and prime test and operations contractor (TOSC) Jacobs are…