Tag: Artemis
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Starship set for full stack fueling test ahead of static fire campaign
A fully stacked Starship is still set to conduct the next round of tests for its fully reusable launch system ahead of its debut orbital launch attempt as soon as later this year. This is despite a surprise destack of Ship 24 on Sunday, although this does not preclude restacking ahead of the next phase…
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NASA decides to roll its moon rocket back to shelter as Hurricane Ian nears Florida
NASA’s Space Launch System returns to the Vehicle Assembly Building on Sept. 27. (NASA Photo) With Hurricane Ian bearing down on the Florida coast, NASA has decided to move its multibillion-dollar Space Launch System moon rocket to safety. For days, NASA and weather forecasters had been watching the storm take shape in the Caribbean Sea,…
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NASA teams take SLS through fueling test to inform launch date
As part of continued troubleshooting and seal replacement validation efforts, teams at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida took the SLS rocket through a Core Stage and Interim Cryogenic Propulsion System (ICPS) fueling test on Wednesday, Sept. 21. NASA officials hoped the test would reveal no leaks of the liquid hydrogen (LH2) system, which has…
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NASA ‘encouraged’ by tanking test for SLS moon rocket, but launch plan is still in flux
Launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson (at left) and launch team members Wes Mosedale and Jeremy Graeber monitor data inside Firing Room 1 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a tanking test. (NASA Photo / Kim Shiflett) NASA says it achieved all its objectives during today’s launch-pad rehearsal for fueling up its giant Space Launch…
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NASA scrubs second try to launch moon rocket due to persistent hydrogen leak
An overhead view shows the Orion spacecraft atop the Space Launch System rocket. (NASA via YouTube) NASA called off today’s attempt to launch its Space Launch System rocket due to a hydrogen leak encountered during the process of fueling up the core stage. Mission managers said they’d have to pass up the current opportunity for…
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SLS teams scrub second launch attempt for Artemis I as hydrogen leaks persist
NASA has scrubbed the second launch attempt of the Artemis I mission from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after a liquid hydrogen (LH2) leak was detected at the vehicle-to-ground interface on the LH2 Tail Service Mast Umbilical (TSMU). This was the fourth time teams loaded liquid hydrogen on the vehicle, and the fourth time…
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Airbus discusses technical aspects of the European Service Module
The European Service Module (ESM) is part of the necessary hardware to bring people back to the moon. It will not only be used to power Orion on the Artemis I mission, but on the missions to come as well. In the first interview, NASASpaceflight had the opportunity to talk with Kai Bergemann, Deputy Programme…
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NASA reschedules moon rocket’s launch for Saturday as it checks data from first try
A launch-pad screenshot shows the bottom of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket, including the four RS-25 main engines on its core stage. (NASA via YouTube) One day after the first launch of NASA’s heavy-lift Space Launch System rocket had to be scrubbed due to an engine cool-down issue, mission managers announced that they’d try again…
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Problem with rocket engine forces NASA to reschedule first launch of moon rocket
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket stands on its Florida launch pad. (NASA via YouTube) A plumbing issue on a rocket engine has forced a postponement in the first launch of NASA’s most powerful rocket on a history-making round-the-moon flight. NASA’s Space Launch System rocket went far into the fueling process for today’s start of the…
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Find out how to watch NASA’s mammoth moon rocket lift off, and why it’s a big deal
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket stands on its Florida launch pad. (Photo via Boeing Space / Twitter) Update: NASA scrubbed the initial launch attempt for Artemis 1 due to a problem with an engine on the Space Launch System rocket. Get the details. Previously: More than 100,000 people are expected to overwhelm Florida’s Space Coast…