Tag: SLS rocket
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‘Let’s go!’ NASA launches humanity’s first moon voyage in nearly 54 years
NASA’s Space Launch System rises from its Florida launch pad, sending the Artemis 2 crew into orbit. (NASA via YouTube) After years of postponements and close to $100 billion in spending, NASA has launched the first mission to send astronauts around the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. The 10-day Artemis 2 mission began today…
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Helium problem forces NASA to delay Artemis 2 launch to the moon and roll back the rocket
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, far left, walks around Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida with a team of troubleshooters working on a helium flow issue with the Space Launch System rocket in the background. (NASA Photo) NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says the giant rocket set to send four astronauts around the…
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NASA completes a smooth rehearsal for historic Artemis 2 moon launch
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket stands on its Florida launch pad. (NASA Photo / Aubrey Gemignani) NASA counted down to T-minus 29 seconds during a smooth rehearsal for a historic launch that could send astronauts around the moon for the first time in more than half a century. The run-through at Launch Complex 39B, at…
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Third time’s the charm: NASA launches SLS mega rocket on Artemis 1 moon trip
NASA’s Space Launch System rises from its Kennedy Space Center launch pad. (NASA Photo / Joel Kowsky) NASA succeeded spectacularly in the third attempt to launch its Space Launch System rocket on an uncrewed round-the-moon mission that’s meant to blaze a trail for future Artemis lunar landings. Artemis 1’s liftoff from Launch Complex 39B at…
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NASA decides to roll its moon rocket back to shelter as Hurricane Ian nears Florida
NASA’s Space Launch System returns to the Vehicle Assembly Building on Sept. 27. (NASA Photo) With Hurricane Ian bearing down on the Florida coast, NASA has decided to move its multibillion-dollar Space Launch System moon rocket to safety. For days, NASA and weather forecasters had been watching the storm take shape in the Caribbean Sea,…
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NASA ‘encouraged’ by tanking test for SLS moon rocket, but launch plan is still in flux
Launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson (at left) and launch team members Wes Mosedale and Jeremy Graeber monitor data inside Firing Room 1 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a tanking test. (NASA Photo / Kim Shiflett) NASA says it achieved all its objectives during today’s launch-pad rehearsal for fueling up its giant Space Launch…
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NASA scrubs second try to launch moon rocket due to persistent hydrogen leak
An overhead view shows the Orion spacecraft atop the Space Launch System rocket. (NASA via YouTube) NASA called off today’s attempt to launch its Space Launch System rocket due to a hydrogen leak encountered during the process of fueling up the core stage. Mission managers said they’d have to pass up the current opportunity for…
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NASA reschedules moon rocket’s launch for Saturday as it checks data from first try
A launch-pad screenshot shows the bottom of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket, including the four RS-25 main engines on its core stage. (NASA via YouTube) One day after the first launch of NASA’s heavy-lift Space Launch System rocket had to be scrubbed due to an engine cool-down issue, mission managers announced that they’d try again…
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Problem with rocket engine forces NASA to reschedule first launch of moon rocket
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket stands on its Florida launch pad. (NASA via YouTube) A plumbing issue on a rocket engine has forced a postponement in the first launch of NASA’s most powerful rocket on a history-making round-the-moon flight. NASA’s Space Launch System rocket went far into the fueling process for today’s start of the…
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Find out how to watch NASA’s mammoth moon rocket lift off, and why it’s a big deal
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket stands on its Florida launch pad. (Photo via Boeing Space / Twitter) Update: NASA scrubbed the initial launch attempt for Artemis 1 due to a problem with an engine on the Space Launch System rocket. Get the details. Previously: More than 100,000 people are expected to overwhelm Florida’s Space Coast…