Space Launch System (SLS)
NASA is Giving the SLS a “Green Run” to Prepare it for Launch in Late 2021
Engineers at NASA's Stennis Space Center have resumed tests of the Core Stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) in…
This is How NASA Releases Almost Half a Million Gallons of Water in 60 Seconds
To keep the extremely powerful Space Launch System safe during launch, NASA has developed the IOP/SS (Ignition Overpressure Protection and…
Northrop Grumman Acquires Orbital ATK for $9.2 Billion
Aerospace giant Northrop Grumman will acquire Orbital ATK for approximately $9.2 billion, in a deal the companies announced Monday and…
Where Will the Space Launch System Take Us? Preparing For The Most Powerful Rocket Ever Built
NASA is working on the most powerful rocket ever built: the Space Launch System. What could it be used for…
KSC Director/Shuttle Commander Robert Cabana Talks NASA 2018 Budget- ‘Stay on the path’ with SLS, Orion, Commercial Crew: One-on-One Interview
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER VISITOR COMPLEX, FL - Following up last week’s announcement of NASA’s proposed Fiscal Year 2018 top line…
Trump Proposes $19.1 Billion 2018 NASA Budget, Cuts Earth Science and Education
The Trump Administration has proposed a $19.1 Billion NASA budget request for Fiscal Year 2018, which amounts to a $0.5…
NASA Nixes Proposal Adding Crew to First SLS/Orion Deep Space Flight
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - After conducting a thorough review examining the feasibility of adding a two person crew to…
NASA Test Fires New Engine Controlling ‘Brain’ for First SLS MegaRocket Mission
Engineers carried out a critical hot fire engine test firing with the first new engine controlling ‘brain’ that will command…
1st SLS 2nd Stage Arrives at Cape for NASA’s Orion Megarocket Moon Launch in 2018
PORT CANAVERAL - Bit by bit, piece by piece, the first of NASA’s SLS megarockets designed to propel American astronauts…
NASA Studies Whether to Add Crew to 1st SLS Megarocket Moon Launch in 2019
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - At the request of the new Trump Administration, NASA has initiated a month long study…