The giant High Bay 3 (HB-3) platforms – previously used during the stacking and mating of Space Shuttle hardware – are being dismantled and removed from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). The giant facility at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is being transitioned from Shuttle operations to accommodate the Space Launch System (SLS).
"Vehicle Assembly Building"
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Starbase continues to find itself in the midst of preparing for the next test flight…
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Boeing, the prime Stages contractor for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program, is working on…
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NASA’s Artemis 1 flight vehicle is headed back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at…
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SpaceX
SpaceX testing and building boosters at Starbase as Florida Starship factory begins construction
by Elliot MaiBooster 7 has been returned to the High Bay after undergoing two ambient tests and…
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Artemis
EGS, Jacobs preparing Artemis 1 vehicle at pad for final pre-launch countdown test
by Philip SlossThe launch team, made up of people from NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program and…
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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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ArtemisBoeing/StarlinerNorthrop Grumman
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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ArtemisBoeing/Starliner
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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CommercialNorthrop GrummanOtherUncrewed
Mission Extension Vehicles succeed as Northrop Grumman works on future servicing/debris clean-up craft
With the successful docking of Mission Extension Vehicle 2, or MEV-2, to the Intelsat 10-02…
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ArtemisBoeing/Starliner
MAF continues tornado/hurricane recovery while building SLS stages under pandemic restrictions
by Philip SlossBoeing is moving into the final phases of standalone integration and outfitting of Core Stage-2…
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NASA Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) and prime test and operations contractor (TOSC) Jacobs started assembling…
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Aerojet Rocketdyne (AR) is delivering new RS-25 rocket engine hardware from its U.S. facilities to…
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SpaceX teams have begun stacking Starship SN1 in Boca Chica, Texas. The rocket is gearing…
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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 404-day clock to connect, checkout, and test the first integrated Orion spacecraft for its…
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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…
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Artemis
Exploration Ground Systems, Jacobs practice building SLS boosters in the VAB
by Philip SlossNASA Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) and prime test and operations contractor Jacobs are busy practicing…
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NASA and Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage prime contractor Boeing are making progress building…
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Prime contractor Boeing recently discussed the current progress of assembly and production for the first…