News Archive / Tagged: Vehicle Assembly Building

• 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.

• Space Launch System rocket passes design certification review

  Theresa CrossOctober 11th, 2021

  NASA has carried out the design certification review of the Space Launch System, the agency said, as it continues to prepare the vehicle for its inaugural flight.

• Space Launch System begins vibration testing

  Cullen DesforgesSeptember 1st, 2021

  In preparation for its first flight, NASA's Space Launch System is undergoing a series of vibrational and acoustic tests.

• Space Launch System stage adapter and ICPS upper stage stacked

  Michael McCabeJuly 9th, 2021

  NASA's Space Launch System, currently being assembled in the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the Artemis 1 mission later this year, recently received its Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter and upper stage.

• Gallery: See NASA’s fully-stacked SLS solid rocket boosters

  Theresa CrossMarch 24th, 2021

  NASA reported in early March 2021 the stacking is complete for the Space Launch System twin solid rocket boosters for the Artemis 1 mission.

• Artemis 1 SLS booster stacking nearing completion

  Theresa CrossFebruary 11th, 2021

  The stacking of the twin solid rocket boosters for NASA’s Space Launch System is nearly complete with only one set of segments remaining.