NASA teams are finalizing the details on the Self Propelled Module Transporter (SPMT) that will allow for Space Launch System Structural Test Articles (STAs) and the Integrated Core Stage (ICS) to depart the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) en route to shipping to various NASA hubs, including the Kennedy Space Center (KSC).
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Work on the orbital launch mount and Pad B continues, the final Block 1 ship…
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Prime contractor Boeing rolled out the second Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage on July…
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SpaceX
SpaceX Completes Full Stack Testing ahead of Flight as Starbase Continues to Change
by Ryan WeberSpaceX has completed a successful Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) of Ship 25 and Booster 9…
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ArtemisBlue OriginCommercialOtherSpaceX
KSC Flyover: SLC-40 crew tower rising, Roberts Road expansion detailed
by Tyler GrayFlorida’s Space Coast has been awash with launch activity as of late, thanks in large…
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Starship is getting close to its second Integrated Flight Test (IFT). Booster 9 completed its…
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Progress toward the second flight of the world’s most powerful launch vehicle continues to take…
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Blue Origin has quietly been making progress on its orbital New Glenn vehicle, evident by…
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Numerous Raptor 2 engines are now being put through their paces at SpaceX’s test center…
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Super Heavy Booster 4 has returned to the Orbital Launch Mount (OLM), this time for…
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SpaceX
Booster 3 opens Super Heavy test campaign as orbital vehicles prepare to stack
by Chris BerginFollowing a test campaign focused on SpaceX’s Starship vehicle, the Super Heavy booster is now…
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After a month of thermal protection system foam repairs and other preparations, workers with NASA’s…
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The Core Stage of NASA’s first Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle arrived at the Kennedy…
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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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Following the first-ever triple Raptor Static Fire test, Starship SN8 is pushing through the pre-launch…
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The interstage connector for the first NASA Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle was delivered to…
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The Green Run test campaign for the first NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage…
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The first NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage arrived at the Stennis Space Center…
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Working through almost all of the standard fortnight year-end holiday, Boeing’s final assembly team for…
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Artemis
Boeing, NASA getting ready for SLS Core Stage Green Run campaign ahead of Stennis arrival
by Philip SlossAs NASA showed off the first assembled Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage to government…