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Second Hot Fire Test NET 21 Feb, As Artemis-1 Booster Stacking Continues

By Ben Evans, on February 2nd, 2021

As @NASA_SLS boosters continue to stack up at @NASAKennedy, teams at @NASAStennis target NET 21 Feb for second #GreenRun Core Stage Hot Fire Test. […]

'Go At Throttle Up': Remembering Challenger's Final Flight, OTD in 1986

By Ben Evans, on January 28th, 2021

OTD in 1986, shuttle Challenger & her STS-51L crew were lost shortly after liftoff. Today, @AmericaSpace & the world remembers their ultimate sacrifice. […]

Year in Review 2020: Humans into Deep Space (Part 2)

By Ben Evans, on December 30th, 2020

As @NASA selects #ArtemisTeam for @NASA_SLS missions beyond low-Earth orbit, the @Space_Station entered a new era of utilization in 2020 with the arrival of Commercial Crew. […]

Mostly Your Knees: Remembering STS-9, OTD in 1983

By Ben Evans, on November 28th, 2020

OTD in 1983, Columbia launched Spacelab-1, a precursor for today’s @Space_Station. And STS-9 CDR John Young’s knees were knocking all the way uphill. […]

Northrop Grumman Donates Flight-Proven SRBs to Endeavour Exhibit at CSC

By Ben Evans, on September 20th, 2020

@NorthropGrumman is donating a pair of flight-worthy Solid Rocket Boosters to the #Endeavour exhibit at @casciencecenter. […]

Watch NASA, Northrop Grumman Test Fire SLS Booster Wednesday

By Ben Evans, on September 1st, 2020

@NorthropGrumman & @NASA are primed for the #FSB1 booster test for @NASA_SLS at 2:40 p.m. EDT Wednesday. […]

NASA Evaluates New SLS Booster Materials in Critical Test

By Ben Evans, on August 11th, 2020

@NASA completes a significant sub-scale test of solvent & nozzle materials for the @NorthropGrumman Solid Rocket Booster (SRB). Two of these boosters will power @NASA_SLS off the pad in late 2021. […]

NASA Wraps Up Third SLS Core Stage Green Run Test, Eyes Test Fire This Fall

By Ben Evans, on July 10th, 2020

The SLS core stage is installed into the B-2 Test Stand at NASA’s John Stennis Space Center in Bay St. Louis, Miss., in January 2020. Photo Credit: NASA

NASA engineers are approaching the midpoint of “Green Run” testing as the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage inches ever closer to a planned full-mission-duration static-firing […]

NASA Awards Contracts to Northrop Grumman for Additional SLS Boosters

By Ben Evans, on June 30th, 2020

When fully operational, the Space Launch System (SLS) promises to be the world’s most powerful rocket and the only booster capable of sending a human-rated craft to the Moon by 2024. Image Credit: NASA

Only days after the arrival of the ten Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) segments for Artemis-1, NASA has awarded a $49.5 […]

Boosters for First SLS Artemis Moon Rocket Arrive at KSC

By Ben Evans, on June 16th, 2020

With its pair of solid rocket boosters providing around 75 percent of the liftoff thrust, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) promises to be the world’s most powerful rocket and the only booster capable of sending a human-rated spacecraft to the Moon by 2024. The massive boosters, pictured here undergoing a test fire, will push […]

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