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NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Takes in Boeing-Built SLS Rocket Core Stage

Boeing has delivered the final piece of hardware that will complete NASA’s Space Launch System rocket intended to launch Artemis I, an uncrewed mission to the moon with the Orion spacecraft. Aboard the Pegasus barge, the 212-foot-tall rocket core stage arrived at Kennedy Space Center to be stacked with the upper stage, twin rocket boosters, a launch vehicle stage adapter and Orion, the company said Thursday.

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by Carol Collins April 30, 2021, 7:51 am
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ASRC Federal Subsidiary to Support Space Launch System Under NASA Agreement

Arctic Slope Technical Services, a subsidiary of ASRC Federal, has agreed to help NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center augment and further mature a rocket that would fly astronauts to space for future exploration missions. ASTS will use an engineering toolkit to conduct an artificial intelligence-driven analysis of engine and vehicle data sets to determine the failures, oddities and trends surrounding the Space Launch System, ASRC Federal said Wednesday.

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by Nichols Martin April 1, 2021, 7:41 am
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Boeing Conducts Hot-Fire Test of NASA SLS Rocket Core Stage
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Jacobs to Begin Final Processing for Orion Spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center

A Jacobs-led ground systems engineering team will prepare the Orion spacecraft for final processing and fueling as a prerequisite to rocket integration activities of an upcoming lunar flight mission. The company said Tuesday its Exploration Ground Systems team received Orion on Saturday at Florida-based Kennedy Space Center to prepare the spacecraft for NASA's Artemis program.

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by Nichols Martin January 20, 2021, 5:32 am
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Lockheed’s Orion Spacecraft Concludes Assembly, Testing for NASA’s Artemis Mission to Lunar Orbit

Lockheed Martin has sent the Orion capsule to NASA's exploration ground systems team for final preparations ahead of the unmanned Artemis I mission to lunar orbit that will launch later this year. The spacecraft concluded assembly operations and testing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers January 15, 2021, 8:03 am
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Engines to Undergo NASA Space Launch System Tests

NASA is scheduled to conduct a hot fire test for four engines built by Aerojet Rocketdyne for the Space Launch System Jan. 17 as part of a series of “Green Run“ trials for the vehicle's core stage.

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by Matthew Nelson January 6, 2021, 5:55 am
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Boeing Clears Critical Design Review for SLS Exploration Upper Stage

Boeing has wrapped up a critical design review for the exploration upper stage of a rocket built in support of NASA's Artemis I mission, and will now begin its transition to hardware build phase.

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by Matthew Nelson December 22, 2020, 6:34 am
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Jacobs-NASA Team Enters Space Launch System Booster’s Integration Phase

NASA has received the first Solid Rocket Booster segment for its Space Launch System and Jacobs has begun the stacking and integration of the system boosters at Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for the agency's Artemis I mission.

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by Matthew Nelson December 7, 2020, 5:59 am
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NASA Begins Core Stage Production for Artemis II, III Missions
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NASA Eyes Mid-November Hotfire Test of SLS Rocket’s Core Stage

NASA expects the Space Launch System's core stage to undergo a hotfire test by Nov. 14 if the wet dress rehearsal slated for late October goes as planned, SpaceNews reported Thursday. The agency collaborates with Boeing and Aerojet Rocketdyne to complete testing work on the four-engine SLS rocket at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

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by Matthew Nelson October 19, 2020, 8:19 am
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Boeing to Exhibit Space Tech Platforms at 2020 IAC Virtual Event

Boeing will present its crew transportation vehicle, heavy-lift rocket and space plane during the virtual edition of a three-day International Astronautical Congress event slated to kick off Monday.

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by Matthew Nelson October 9, 2020, 5:38 am
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NASA, Northrop Conduct Static Fire Test for SLS Rocket Booster; Charlie Precourt Quoted

Northrop Grumman and NASA have completed a static fire test for the rocket motor element of the Space Launch System in Promontory, Utah, ahead of the agency's subsequent Artemis deep-space missions.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers September 3, 2020, 4:08 am