Lockheed, NASA Finish Orion Spacecraft Environmental Tests
Lockheed Martin and NASA have concluded environmental tests of the Orion spacecraft in Ohio before the final preparatory procedures, Space News reported Sunday.
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Honeywell to Supply Software, Hardware for Lockheed's Orion Spacecraft
Honeywell has secured a contract to help Lockheed Martin produce a fleet of Orion spacecraft for NASA's space exploration missions.
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Lockheed, NASA, Airbus, ESA to Put Orion Spacecraft Through Simulated Tests
The Lockheed Martin-built Orion spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at an Ohio-based NASA remote testing facility Tuesday to undergo a series of space environment simulation tests. Lockheed, Airbus and the U.S. and European space agencies will collaborate on the two-phase testing effort.
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Northrop Puts Orion Launch Abort System Motor Through Hot-Fire Test
Northrop Grumman demonstrated a motor for the launch abort system of NASA's Orion spacecraft during a recent hot-fire test at a company facility in Elkton, Md.
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Lockheed’s Orion EM-2 Capsule Enters Final Assembly Phase
Lockheed Martin has built and shipped a capsule structure for the Orion Exploration Mission-2 spacecraft to NASA‘s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for final assembly. The company said Tuesday Orion's pressure vessel is made-up of machined aluminum alloy parts designed to help protect the crew module from harsh conditions in deep space. NASA aims to place astronauts […] More
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Orbital ATK Demos Rocket Motor Orion Spacecraft’s 2019 Launch Abort System Test
Orbital ATK has tested a rocket motor technology at its Promontory, Utah, facility in preparation for a scheduled April 2019 test of a spacecraft system designed to keep astronauts safe if a problem occurs during ascent. NASA and Lockheed Martin intend to use an SR 118 motor for the Ascent Abort 2 Flight Test that will evaluate the Orion capsule’s launch […] More
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Dynetics-Led Team Passes Preliminary Design Review of SLS Rocket Universal Stage Adapter
Dynetics and its industry partners have cleared a preliminary design review of a Universal Stage Adapter that will work to support cargo transportation aboard NASA‘s Space Launch System rocket. The USA will be used to carry cargo during the first crewed flight of SLS and the Orion spacecraft, dubbed Exploration Mission-2, which is scheduled for launch by […] More
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NASA Recognizes San Diego Composites for Orion Program Support Work
San Diego Composites has won the 2017 Small Business Subcontractor of the Year award from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in recognition of its support work on Orion spacecraft development efforts. SDC produces components for Orion as a subcontractor to the spacecraft’s manufacturer Lockheed Martin, the space agency said Thursday. The San Diego-based company supplied the Orion launch abort system’s ogive and […] More
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NASA, Aerojet Rocketdyne Test Main Engine Controller for Orion-SLS Crewed Flight
NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne have tested the fourth and last engine controller for the first crewed mission of the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System rocket, called Exploration Mission-2. Aerojet Rocketdyne said Thursday its RS-25 engine was test fired for 365 seconds to qualify the engine controller, which works to facilitate communications between the engine and SLS as […] More
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NASA, Media Fusion Develop SLS Flight Virtual Reality Software
NASA has collaborated with Media Fusion to produce a virtual reality software platform that will allow users to experience the scale of the Space Launch System. The software is designed to run on Oculus Rift VR headsets and simulate the SLS rocket’s Exploration Mission-1 flight from a launch pad located at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the agency said Saturday. Anyone […] More
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NASA Seeks Solar Electric Propulsion Vehicle Concept Studies
NASA has asked industry to submit concept studies on solar electric propulsion vehicle platforms designed to support future deep space exploration missions. A draft broad agency announcement posted Friday on FedBizOpps says the agency seeks study proposals to support the development of concepts and approaches related to the power and propulsion element under the Next Space Technologies […] More
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NASA, Lockheed, Orbital ATK Test Orion Spacecraft Launch Abort Motor
Orbital ATK has worked with NASA and Lockheed Martin to test-fire a motor technology for the Orion spacecraft’s launch abort system. The Qualification Motor-1 test was conducted at Orbital ATK’s facility in Promontory, Utah, and evaluated if the motor could activate within milliseconds and operate as designed under high temperatures, Orbital ATK said Thursday. Lockheed awarded Orbital ATK a $98 million subcontract […] More
