Tag: SLS
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LVSA arrives at KSC, NASA EGS readies final pre-stacking preparations for Artemis 1
The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter for NASA’s first Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 29 on the agency’s Pegasus barge at the end of a delivery trip from the Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. The cone-shaped interstage connector was moved into the Vehicle Assembly Building,…
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First SLS LVSA ready for Artemis 1, second in production
The interstage connector for the first NASA Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle was delivered to NASA in mid-July and is in transit to its launch site. The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) was completed by Teledyne Brown Engineering at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Alabama and officially turned over to the agency for…
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SLS Core Stage Green Run campaign moving into propulsion system checkouts
Boeing is getting ready to conduct the next phase of the Green Run test campaign for NASA’s first Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage. The second and third test cases were recently completed in the B-2 Test Stand at the NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. Test case four begins this week and test case…
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SLS Core Stage Green Run campaign moving into propulsion system checkouts
Boeing is getting ready to conduct the next phase of the Green Run test campaign for NASA’s first Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage. The second and third test cases were recently completed in the B-2 Test Stand at the NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. Test case four begins this week and test case…
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Second SLS Mobile Launcher preps for construction as hardware arrives at KSC
A second Mobile Launcher (ML-2) for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is heading into its construction phase as Ground Support Equipment begins to arrive at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). NASA called for a second ML to be constructed to cater for the slightly taller Block 1B SLS that is set to come online in…
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EGS, Jacobs begin SLS booster build up for Artemis 1
NASA Exploration Ground Systems and prime test and operations contractor Jacobs mated the first of two Space Launch System (SLS) aft motor segments for the Artemis 1 launch with its aft skirt on June 24. The connection of two of the major elements of the right-hand aft booster assembly continues preparations of Northrop Grumman booster…
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NASA, Northrop Grumman plan for 12 additional SLS Solid Rocket Boosters
NASA has initialized plans via a letter contract with Northrop Grumman for 12 additional Solid Rocket Boosters, or SRBs, for the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket — a pending contract with a potential value of $49.5 million USD. In the letter contract, the agency will “provide initial funding and authorization” to Northrop Grumman to…
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Boeing powers up first SLS Core Stage for Green Run system checkouts
Boeing powered up the Core Stage for the first Space Launch System on the B-2 Test Stand at the NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi last week following a long stand down due to the coronavirus pandemic. The first Core Stage is at the outdoor facility for a Green Run test campaign that culminates in…
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EGS begins Artemis 1 launch processing of SLS Booster hardware
NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program is stepping into the launch processing flow for the Artemis 1 mission after taking delivery of Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) hardware for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will start the uncrewed lunar orbit mission next year. SLS Booster prime contractor Northrop Grumman turned over almost all of…
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EGS begins Artemis 1 launch processing of SLS Booster hardware
NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program is stepping into the launch processing flow for the Artemis 1 mission after taking delivery of Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) hardware for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will start the uncrewed lunar orbit mission next year. SLS Booster prime contractor Northrop Grumman turned over almost all of…