News Archive / Tagged: SLS
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Orion capsule makes pinpoint splashdown in Pacific Ocean
Derek RichardsonDecember 11th, 2022After more than 25 days in deep space, NASA’s Orion capsule has splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, completing the uncrewed Artemis 1 Moon mission.
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The People of Artemis: Jose Perez Morales
Scott JohnsonJune 26th, 2022At the first rollout of NASA's Space Launch System rocket, Spaceflight Insider spoke with several people involved with the program -- The People of Artemis.
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Hot fire test of NASA’s SLS Rocket ends prematurely, placing 2021 launch date into question
Derek RichardsonJanuary 17th, 2021For the first time, NASA fired up the core stage for its Space Launch System rocket, which is designed to send humans into deep space. However, an anomaly prompted the engines to shut down much earlier than planned.
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Orion is on the move, across the grounds of Kennedy Space Center
Sean CostelloJanuary 16th, 2021Under blue Florida skies, NASA put in motion the next phase of preparations for the first Space Launch System (SLS) mission, Artemis I, with the moving of the Orion capsule from the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility.
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SLS Mobile Launcher moves to launch pad for final tests
Theresa CrossOctober 23rd, 2020On October 20, 2020, the Mobile Launcher (ML) for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket rolled to Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39B for the first time since December 2019.
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First segment of Orion capsule delivered for assembly ahead of Artemis III mission
Theresa CrossSeptember 10th, 2020Lockheed Martin takes delivery and begins production of the Artemis III Orion capsule, as the first parts of the pressure vessel are delivered to the Michoud Assembly Facility in Louisiana.
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Northrop Grumman continues to advance NASA’s Artemis program
Matt HaskellSeptember 3rd, 2020Aerospace giant Northrop Grumman continues to meet milestones in preparation for NASA’s Artemis program, as it completes a successful booster test fire for Artemis IV, and delivers the final abort motor for Artemis II
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Orion spacecraft passes final milestone for first Artemis launch
Cullen DesforgesSeptember 2nd, 2020On September 1, NASA announced that the flight-ready Orion Crew capsule had completed a significant milestone in preparation for its voyage on the first launch of the Artemis Program, Artemis 1.
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NASA to air Northrop Grumman FSB-1 test fire from Utah
Theresa CrossSeptember 2nd, 2020On Wednesday, September 2 at 2:45 p.m.. EDT, NASA will broadcast a full-duration test fire by Northrop Grumman of a Space Launch System (SLS) rocket booster. It will air on NASA television and will also be viewable online, via their website. The test will be conducted at Northrop Grumman’s manufacturing and test facilities in Promontory, […]
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Locked and Loaded: Artemis I’s muscle delivered to KSC
SpaceFlight InsiderJune 16th, 2020NASA, still riding high on regaining the ability to launch astronauts to low-Earth-orbit is now preparing to turn the dial up to eleven. LEO is nice and all - but flying to the Moon is way better. The agency is pulling this pieces to achieve just that.
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Artemis I Orion completes environmental testing at Plum Brook Station
Michael ColeMarch 14th, 2020SANDUSKY, OHIO — NASA’s Orion spacecraft, due to fly the Artemis I lunar mission, has completed its final round of testing at NASA’s Plum Brook Station testing facility in Sandusky, Ohio.
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NASA completes SLS core stage in preparation for Artemis 1 mission
Curt GodwinDecember 10th, 2019Boeing completes milestone in 15-year-long effort to reignite crewed deep space missions.
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SLS Artemis 1 core stage nearing completion
Scott JohnsonJuly 7th, 2019NEW ORLEANS, La. - The core stage (CS-1) for the first flight (Artemis 1 (formerly Exploration Mission 1 (EM-1)) of NASA's next super-heavy lift launch vehicle, the Space Launch System (SLS), is nearing completion at the agency's Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans.
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Michigan company helping NASA speed up SLS development
Jim SharkeyJune 8th, 2019As NASA works to meet its goal of returning astronauts to the Moon by 2024, a Michigan-based company is helping to accelerate the production of the space agency's Space Launch System (SLS) deep space rocket by providing one of the key tools needed to build the massive vehicle.
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NASA chief outlines 2-phase plan for Moon exploration
Derek RichardsonApril 10th, 2019During the 35th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine outlined more of NASA’s Moon by 2024 plan.