NASA’s monster rocket will evolve into an even larger vehicle early in her lifetime, as the Block 1 rocket grows into the workhorse known as the Block 1B. With a large increase in capability – and height – the Block 1B will require a revamp of numerous elements of the KSC ground systems, ranging from major changes to the new Mobile Launcher, through to need for a new LH2 storage sphere at the pad.
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Both of the iconic pads at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) are being revamped for…
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Space Launch System (SLS) managers are continuing to look at potential – and as yet…
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NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) will launch at least once per year, as a “necessary”…
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With less than a year to go before the inaugural flight of NASA’s Orion crew…
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Leaders of several major space industry companies have claimed that the unrivalled capability of the…
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More clues into NASA’s long term goal of sending humans to Mars have been provided…
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The various configurations of the Space Launch System (SLS) are continuing their wind tunnel testing…
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On track for their respective debuts, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion feature front…
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A return to the surface of the Moon would require two Space Launch System (SLS)…
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As expected, the Space Launch System (SLS) successfully passed the major milestone of the Preliminary…
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The Space Launch System (SLS) is expected to pass its Preliminary Design Review (PDR) when…
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An array of huge machinery is being installed at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF), as…
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NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is deep into preparations for the key milestone of the…
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NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden has strongly ruled out missions to land on the Moon as…
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Engineers at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi are preparing for a series of tests…
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A presentation overviewing ATK’s preliminary proposal for the upcoming advanced booster competition for Space Launch…
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The powerpack assembly for the Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) J-2X engine has completed its…
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The Mars Program Planning Group (MPPG) have added meat to the bones of a proposal…
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SLS managers have asked the aerospace industry for information about the potential use of existing…