Four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 engines are fully installed in a NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage for the first time. The Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSME) donated to SLS from the forty-year long program that ended in 2011 were hard-mated in Core Stage-1 last week after being physically attached between mid-October and early November.
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NASA and prime contractor Boeing are working to finish assembly and checkout of the first…
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Artemis
NASA SLS Core Stage shipping and handling practice moves from Stennis to KSC
by Philip SlossNASA and its contractors recently completed a dress rehearsal of shipping the first Space Launch…
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Boeing’s new plans to finish the first assembly of a NASA Space Launch System (SLS)…
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Artemis
Boeing completes first NASA SLS engine section, getting ready for final Core Stage mate
by Philip SlossOfficials from NASA along with prime contractor Boeing formally signed off on the first assembly…
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Artemis
Shuttle veteran RS-25 engines ready for SLS Core Stage installation ahead of Artemis-1
by Philip SlossThe four RS-25 engines for the first launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) have…
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NASA and prime contractor Boeing have reworked the final assembly plan for the first Space…
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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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Activation of the B-2 test stand at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi for the “Green…
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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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Boeing finishes SLS LOX tank foam work, recovering from tube contamination issues
by Philip SlossPrime contractor Boeing recently completed Thermal Protection System (TPS) applications on the liquid oxygen (LOX)…
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After a week and a half long river trip on Pegasus, the second of four…
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A full-scale model of a Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage, called the Core Stage…
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As the facility continues repairs of tornado damaged infrastructure and looks to find workspace for…
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NASA’s veteran Pegasus barge – used to transport Space Shuttle External Tanks from Louisiana to…
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The Stennis Space Center conducted the latest in a series of tests with RS-25 Engine…
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The famous Pegasus Barge is nearing the end of its jumboisation phase, as work continues…
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NASA is finally ready to begin the test fire and development program for the engines…
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The return of RS-25 engine testing at the Stennis Space Center has been delayed, following…
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The Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) is continuing its lengthy transition towards its new flagship role,…