Hot-Fire Tests Steering the Future of NASA’S Space Launch System Engines, NASA “Engineers developing NASA’s next-generation rocket closed one chapter of testing with the completion of a J-2X engine test […]
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NASA Begins SLS Preliminary Design Review
NASA’s Space Launch System Program Kicks Off Preliminary Design Review, NASA “NASA is beginning a preliminary design review for its Space Launch System (SLS). This major program assessment will allow […]
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J-2X Update
LEO Progress: J-2X to Test Stand A1, NASA Blog (Liquid Rocket Engines) “Recently, J-2X development engine 10002 was on the road. If you remember, E10002 went through a six-test series […]
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Michoud Retooled for SLS
NASA Invites Media to View Space Launch System Progress, NASA “NASA Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations William Gerstenmaier and other agency officials will debut a new machine for […]
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NASA's Orion Program Begins Fairing Testing with Mixed Results
NASA’s Orion Program First Fairing Separation Test Provides Data To Validate Design, NASA “NASA is carrying out a series of tests to ensure the agency’s Orion spacecraft can successfully jettison […]
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Image: Diaphragm for the Multipurpose Crew Vehicle Stage Adapter
NASA, Partner Collaborate on Key Piece of Orion Hardware, OnOrbit “Technicians from Janicki Industries in Hamilton, Wash., work in collaboration with NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., and NASA’s […]
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Thrust Frame Adapter Fabrication for A-1 Test Stand Begins
Production of Key Equipment Paves Way for NASA SLS RS-25 Testing, NASA Marshall “NASA plans to begin testing RS-25 engines for its new Space Launch System (SLS) in the fall […]
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Is NASA Building A Rocket They Can't Afford to Fly?
Little Love for Asteroid Retrieval Mission; Squyres Deeply Worried about SLS Launch Rate, Space Policy Online “Another concern Squyres stressed is the low flight rate for the Space Launch System […]
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FAA Closer to Allowing Orion To Return to Earth
FAA Reentry License to Lockheed Martin Corp. for Reentry of Orion MPCV From Earth Orbit to a Location in the Pacific “In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of […]
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Sequestration, SLS, and Commercial Space
Continued Sequestration Will Short-Circuit SLS, Aviation Week “Mikulski and Shelby consider that budget request inadequate, particularly in the funding for the heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS) that is intended to […]