The two modules that will fly NASA’s first solo Orion flight into lunar orbit and back are going through standalone testing in the lead up to becoming a mated spacecraft. The Crew and Service Modules for the Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1) flight are being assembled and tested by Orion prime contractor Lockheed Martin in the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida.
The 404-day clock to connect, checkout, and test the first integrated Orion spacecraft for its…
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The Ground Systems Development and Operations (GSDO) team at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in…
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With just over two years to go until the rocket’s maiden launch, Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, NASA’s…
Kennedy Space Center’s famous launch pads are continuing their regeneration work in preparation for hosting…
Orbital ATK and NASA have entered into an agreement to begin negotiations over the potential…
Kennedy Space Center’s iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) is continuing its preparations to host the…
The 2011 conclusion of NASA’s 30-year Space Shuttle Program posed a major challenge for the…
For the past several years, the historic launch pads at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida,…
The Orion Service Module Umbilical (OSMU) has been installed on to the Launch Equipment Test Facility (LETF)…
The Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is continuing its drive to attract new commercial partners by…
It’s been over three years since the world famous Kennedy Space Center (KSC) last felt the…
Crawler Transporter -2 (CT-2) is enjoying a spin around the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) block,…