News Archive / Tagged: Space Launch System

• The People of Artemis: Jose Perez Morales

  Scott JohnsonJune 26th, 2022

  At the first rollout of NASA's Space Launch System rocket, Spaceflight Insider spoke with several people involved with the program -- The People of Artemis.

• Space Launch System to roll back to VAB to prepare for launch

  Theresa CrossJune 25th, 2022

  After analyzing data from the June 20 wet dress rehearsal, NASA has made the decision to begin the process of preparing the Space Launch System rocket for its maiden flight.

• Space Launch System rocket returns to Pad 39B for critical test

  Theresa CrossJune 7th, 2022

  NASA’s Space Launch System is back at Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida where it will once again attempt a full wet dress rehearsal.

• The people of Artemis: Brad McCain

  Scott JohnsonMay 12th, 2022

  Brad McCain is the vice president and deputy general manager for the Test and Operations Support Contract at Jacobs, the prime contractor for NASA's EGS.

• The People of Artemis: Chris Cianciola, NASA Space Launch System deputy manager

  Scott JohnsonApril 23rd, 2022

  During the rollout of NASA's Artemis 1 Space Launch System moon rocket, Spaceflight Insider had the opportunity to speak with the SLS deputy manager.

• NASA to return the SLS rocket to Vehicle Assembly Building

  Theresa CrossApril 21st, 2022

  NASA is set to return the Space Launch System back to the Vehicle Assembly Building next week for repairs on the rocket and mobile launcher.

• Futuristic-looking van to transport Artemis astronauts to pad

  Cullen DesforgesApril 20th, 2022

  The dawning of a new era in American human spaceflight will also bring about the debut of a new series of transport vehicles for Artemis astronauts.

• NASA moving forward with modified fueling test for SLS rocket

  Theresa CrossApril 13th, 2022

  NASA said it is modifying the wet dress rehearsal for the giant SLS rocket in advance of the uncrewed Artemis 1 mission around the Moon.

• The People of Artemis: Jeremy Parsons, NASA Exploration Ground Systems Deputy Manager

  Scott JohnsonApril 2nd, 2022

  During the rollout of NASA's Artemis 1 SLS rocket, Spaceflight Insider spoke with Exploration Ground Systems Deputy Program Manager Jeremy Parsons.

• President requests $7.5B for NASA’s Artemis program in 2023

  Derek RichardsonMarch 28th, 2022

  President Biden’s fiscal year 2023 budget requests nearly an additional billion dollars over 2022’s enacted amount for NASA's Artemis lunar program.

• A 2nd NASA SLS Moon rocket takes shape in New Orleans

  Cullen DesforgesMarch 28th, 2022

  While the first Space Launch System rocket is being readied for its maiden flight, the core stage for a second SLS reached a new assembly milestone.

• Artemis 1 rolls to pad; Next up: Wet dress rehearsal

  Scott JohnsonMarch 26th, 2022

  NASA's Artemis 1 Space Launch System rocket is now at the pad for an early-April wet dress rehearsal, in anticipation of a summer 2022 launch.

• SLS Program Manager provides update on Artemis I

  Scott JohnsonMarch 11th, 2022

  NASA is working toward a March 17 rollout of its Artemis 1 Space Launch System rocket from Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly building in Florida for an early-April wet dress rehearsal at nearby Launch Complex 39B in anticipation of a summer 2022 launch.

• Boeing tests all-composite cryogenic propellant tank

  Theresa CrossFebruary 23rd, 2022

  At the end of 2021, Boeing completed a series of tests on a “large, fully-composite, linerless cryogenic tank” at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville Alabama.

• Artemis I Space Launch System Rollout Delayed to January

  Scott JohnsonDecember 12th, 2021

  NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and SLS Program Manager John Honeycutt provide an update on Artemis 1 rollout, and RS-25 engine controller issue.