Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA’s Curiosity and Orion Shine at Presidential Inaugural Parade

http://youtu.be/-y21mWiN88g Video caption: Preview of Mars Curiosity Parade Float. Jim Green, Director of the Science Mission Directorate Planetary Systems Division…

11 years ago

Orion assemblage on track for 2014 Launch

Image caption: Orion EFT-1 crew cabin construction ongoing inside the Structural Assembly Jig at the Operations and Checkout Building (O…

11 years ago

Vision of the Future? SLS Model “Flies” in Wind Tunnel Test

NASA's Space Launch System buffet model in NASA's Langley Researcher Center's Transonic Dynamics Tunnel. Image credit: NASA/LaRC This week, researchers…

11 years ago

NASA’s Colossal Crawler Gets Souped-Up for SLS

Shuttle Discovery riding one of KSC's crawler-transporters to Launch Pad 39B in June 2005 (NASA) One of NASA's two iconic…

12 years ago

NASA Making Strides with the New Space Launch System

In 2011, America lost the ability to send humans into space when NASA retired the shuttle program.   Lately, there has…

12 years ago

1st Space-bound Orion Crew Capsule Unveiled at Kennedy

Image caption: Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida welcomes the newly arrived Orion crew capsule at a Kennedy Space Center unveiling…

12 years ago

Drop Test for Orion Crew Capsule’s New Parachutes

NASA successfully conducted a drop test of the Orion crew vehicle's entry, descent and landing parachutes in preparation for the…

12 years ago

Orion Capsule Embarks on Cross Country Public Tour

[/caption] Here’s your chance for a birds-eye view of an Orion capsule, up-close and personal ! Catch it if you…

12 years ago