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Space Launch System (SLS) Passes major review

Core Stage Passes Major Milestone, Ready to Start Construction  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The team designing America’s new flagship rocket has completed successfully a major technical review of the vehicle’s core…

SLS Rocket J-2x Engine Finishes Year of Successful NASA Tests

WASHINGTON — NASA on Thursday took another step toward human exploration of new destinations in the solar system. At the agency’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, engineers conducted the final…

Orion Splashdown Tests Ensure Safe Landings For Astronauts

18,000-pound test article that mimics the size and weight of NASA’s Orion spacecraft crew module NASA. — The Orion program recently completed a final series of water impact tests in…