Space Launch System (SLS)

Stennis Space Center
Marshall Space Flight Center
Michoud Assembly Facility
Space Launch System (SLS)
Crews at NASA’s Stennis Space Center cleared a milestone Dec. 11, installing a key component in preparation for future Green Run testing of NASA’s new Exploration Upper Stage (EUS) vehicle for use on the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. Four large diffusers, each weighing 14 tons, were lifted by crane for installation on the Thad […]
Posted December 13, 2023
Artemis
Artemis 2
Astronauts
Christina H. Koch
G. Reid Wiseman
Kennedy Space Center
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
Space Launch System (SLS)
Victor J. Glover
On Aug. 8, 2023, Artemis II crew members (from left) Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Christina Koch took a photo in front of their Orion crew module at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Announcing the crew and continuing work on the Space Launch System rocket and Orion are part of the significant […]
Posted December 13, 2023
Artemis
Artemis 2
Humans in Space
Marshall Space Flight Center
Space Launch System (SLS)
The elements of the super-heavy lift SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for NASA’s Artemis II mission are undergoing final preparations before shipment to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for stacking and pre-launch activities in 2024.
Posted December 11, 2023
Artemis
Artemis 2
Kennedy Space Center
Space Launch System (SLS)
Inside the Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, engineers and technicians process the right forward center segment of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket on Nov. 28, 2023. The ongoing processing of the segments is the first step before stacking operations begin and the segments will form the twin […]
Posted December 8, 2023
Artemis 2
Christina H. Koch
G. Reid Wiseman
Michoud Assembly Facility
Space Launch System (SLS)
On Nov. 16, 2023, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman (left) and Christina Koch (middle) of NASA and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen (second from left) view the core stage for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The three astronauts, along with NASA’s Victor Glover, will launch […]
Posted December 7, 2023
Artemis
Artemis 3
Humans in Space
Marshall Space Flight Center
Space Launch System (SLS)
Engineers and technicians at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, recently installed a key component called the frangible joint assembly onto the adapter that connects the core stage to the upper part of the NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket.
Posted December 4, 2023
Stennis Space Center
Space Launch System (SLS)
NASA conducted the third RS-25 engine hot fire in a critical 12-test certification series Nov. 29, demonstrating a key capability necessary for flight of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket during Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond.
Posted November 30, 2023
Artemis
Artemis 2
Humans in Space
Marshall Space Flight Center
Space Launch System (SLS)
Artemis II NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Christina Koch of NASA, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen signed the Orion stage adapter for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, Nov. 27. The hardware is the topmost portion of the SLS rocket that […]
Posted November 28, 2023
Artemis
Artemis 2
Humans in Space
Marshall Space Flight Center
Michoud Assembly Facility
Space Launch System (SLS)
Artemis II NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch of NASA, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen view the core stage for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Nov. 16. The three astronauts, along with NASA’s Victor Glover, will launch atop the rocket […]
Posted November 17, 2023
Artemis
Artemis 1
Artemis 2
Kennedy Space Center
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
Space Launch System (SLS)
In this photo, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), carrying the Orion spacecraft, lifts off the pad at Launch Complex 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:47 a.m. EST on Nov. 16, 2022. Set on a path to the Moon, this officially began the Artemis I mission. Over the course of 25.5 […]
Posted November 16, 2023
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