The SLS program continues with preparations for the first human spaceflight to the Moon’s vicinity since 1972. Currently scheduled for April 2026, the mission’s date could be moved up to as early as February if no major issues arise. Meanwhile, the program’s future faces uncertainties as the proposed NASA budget for Fiscal Year 2026 aims to end the SLS and Orion programs after the Artemis III lunar landing.
RS-25
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Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies Company, is helping install four of its RS-25 liquid-propellant rocket…
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The four RS-25 engines from Aerojet Rocketdyne successfully propelled the Core Stage, Interim Cryogenic Propulsion…
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With the arrival of SLS and Orion at Pad-B on March 18, engineers and technicians…
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Hot-fire tests of new RS-25 engine components will resume in 2021 to certify a new…
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Artemis
SLS continuing engine upgrades, tech development to support launcher evolution
by Philip SlossThe Liquid Engines Office for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Program is planning a busy…
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Final preparations are in work to ready the first Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage…
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Artemis
Aerojet Rocketdyne getting Shuttle engines ready for SLS Core Stage Green Run support
by Philip SlossFour veteran Space Shuttle Main Engines will benchmark the performance of the rookie Space Launch…
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Hands-on operations with the Space Launch System (SLS) resumed this week, following a lengthy standdown…
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NASA is extending its RS-25 engine production contract with Aerojet Rocketdyne through the rest of…
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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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Working through almost all of the standard fortnight year-end holiday, Boeing’s final assembly team for…
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Artemis
Aerojet Rocketdyne overviews RS-25 installation success ahead of MAF rollout milestone
by Philip SlossFour Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 engines are fully installed in a NASA Space Launch System (SLS)…
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In a major milestone for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), all four RS-25 engines –…
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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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One of the main elements of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage that makes…
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Artemis
Boeing reaches long awaited SLS engine section milestone as NASA makes EM-1 2020 schedule push
by Philip SlossSpace Launch System (SLS) Core Stage prime contractor Boeing reached a long-awaited milestone this week…
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Following a quick end to a hot-fire test two months ago, NASA’s test team at…