NASA prepares to load propellant in critical fueling test
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Engineers are getting ready to put the pressure on hardware for the world’s most powerful rocket, NASA’s Space Launch System, as part of a rigorous test series to ensure each structure can withstand the incredible stresses of launch. SLS and the agency ...
While NASA has yet to launch an Artemis mission to the moon, the agency is already doing engine testing for far-future missions. NASA finished its sixth RS-25 engine hot-fire test on Thursday (Aug. 5), demonstrating advanced capabilities of an engine type ...
NASA was scheduled to conduct a key test of its Space Launch System rocket and spacecraft today but had to scrub the event part way through due to an issue with its mobile launcher platform. The agency announced the last-minute change of plans on Twitter ...
NASA says it’s ready for the fourth Space Launch System practice countdown at Launch Complex 39B, scheduled for June 20. Credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky PASADENA, Calif. — NASA is gearing up for a fourth attempt to perform a fueling test and practice ...
Ever since the wet dress rehearsal test back in the early months of 2022, NASA has been fighting pesky hydrogen leaks in the hardware meant to fill the Space Launch System (SLS) with fuel. After it pushed through it and pretty much ignored the leak during ...
Marcia Smith asking Jim Free's statement about having all issues dealt with. Jim Free has given the go-ahead. Also, on launch day they are going to test some things before the point where they would actually be in the countdown so they have more time to ...
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the world’s most powerful rocket, is designed to be flexible and evolvable to meet a variety of crew and cargo mission needs for deep-space missions. The agency is seeking potential scientific and technological ...