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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…
The First Artemis Launch has Been Delayed Until Mid-to-Late 2021
To kick off the Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium (LSIC), NASA Assoc. Admin. Steve Jurczyk indicated that the first Artemis mission…
Weekly Space Hangout: November 6, 2019 – Tiera & Myron Fletcher, Engineers on NASA’s Space Launch System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wz-Mz8A-bQ Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Nancy Atkinson ( @Nancy_A / @nancyatkinson_ut) Beth Johnson (@planetarypan) Veranika Klimovich ( @VeronikaSpace)…
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…
Construction on the Orion Capsule is Done. Next it’ll be Sent to Florida for Final Assembly
The Orion space capsule that will send astronauts on a flyby of the Moon just arrived at the Kennedy Space…
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…
Weekly Space Hangout – February 17, 2017: Samuel Mason, Director of the Tesla Science Foundation
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Samuel Mason is the Director of the Tesla Science Foundation, NJ Chapter. The mission…
NASA’s Orion EM-1 Crew Module Passes Critical Pressure Tests
The next Orion crew module in line to launch to space on NASA’s Exploration Mission 1 (EM-1) has passed a…
NASA Completes Welding on Lunar Orion EM-1 Pressure Vessel Launching in 2018
In a major step towards flight, engineers at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have finished welding together the…
The Orion’s Heat Shield Gets a Scorching on Re-entry
Yes, she's a little worse for wear, isn't she? But then again, that's what atmospheric re-entry and 2200 °Celsius (4000 °Fahrenheit)…