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NASA has carried out another dramatic test of the emergency escape system for its upcoming heavyweight rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS). The Launch Abort System (LAS) sits at the very top of the gigantic rocket, and is tasked with forcef… Continue reading NASA tests emergency abort system for its future super heavy moon rocket
Things aren’t looking good for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS). Occasionally referred to as the “Senate Launch System”, or even less graciously, the “Rocket to Nowhere”, the super heavy-lift booster has long been a bone of contention for those in the industry. Designed as an evolution of core Space Shuttle …read more
The White House’s proposed budget for 2020 is out, and with it comes cuts to NASA. The most important item of note in the proposed budget is a delay of the Space Launch System, the SLS, a super-heavy lifting launch vehicle designed for single use. The proposed delay would defer …read more
Continue reading Proposed NASA Budget Signals Changes To Space Launch System
“At its current rate, we project Boeing will expend at least $8.9 billion through 2021—double the amount initially planned—while delivery of the first Core Stage has slipped 2½ years.” Continue reading NASA’s Mars Rocket is Over Budget and Behind Schedule, Audit Finds
This week, in middle-of-nowhere Utah, a NASA contractor tested the rocket booster that will get future astronauts to deep space. I went. Continue reading An Afternoon With the World’s Most Powerful Rocket Booster
Scientists will test the motor that will power the Space Launch System rocket booster. Continue reading Watch as NASA Tests the Rocket Motor that Could Take Us to Mars