SLS J2X Engine undergoes further testing
NASA engineers conducted the first in a new round of tests on the next-generation J-2X rocket engine Feb. 15 at Stennis Space Center. The 35-second test continued progress in development…
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When will USA return man to the moon? Will you see it?
Being old enough and lucky enough to have seen two Saturn 5 rockets leave Earth for the moon in my youth, I was wondering would the youth of today ever…
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…
Spacex Falcon to launch first commercial re-supply of station October 7th.
NASA – SpaceX and NASA continue to prepare for the company’s first Commercial Resupply Services, or CRS, mission to the International Space Station aboard the Dragon capsule. The SpaceX CRS…
Space Launch System Passes Major Agency Review, Moves to Preliminary Design
WASHINGTON — The rocket that will launch humans farther into space than ever before passed a major NASA review Wednesday. The Space Launch System (SLS) Program completed a combined System…
NASA Selects Space Launch System Advanced Booster Proposals
WASHINGTON — NASA has selected six proposals to improve the affordability, reliability and performance of an advanced booster for the Space Launch System (SLS). The awardees will develop engineering demonstrations…
NASA’S Orion Arrives At Kennedy, Work Underway For First Launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — More than 450 guests at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida welcomed the arrival of the agency’s first space-bound Orion spacecraft Monday, marking a major milestone…
NASA Space Launch System Core Stage Moves From Concept to Design
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The nation’s space exploration program is taking a critical step forward with a successful major technical review of the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS),…
