NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System ... the review certified that the SLS Block 1 Crew vehicle meets the design requirements for its first launch and that the complete program is ready for its ...

NASA has started updating plans and schedules for additional SLS Block 1 launches in the early 2020s after Washington added federal budget money for a second Mobile Launcher (ML) platform and ...

The January 16th “Green Run” test of NASA’s Space ... characteristic of the SLS is the sheer mass it’s capable of putting into space. The rocket’s base Block I configuration is designed ...

A test version of the universal stage adapter for NASA's more powerful version ... and torqued the core stage intertank test article for SLS rocket's Block 1 configuration. Leidos, the prime ...

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NASA as of December 2023 projected the entire ML-2 project will have climbed to $1.5 billion including ... which can support the Block 1B version of SLS that is 40 feet taller than the rockets ...

Crews are well underway with parallel preparations for the Artemis II flight, as well as buildup of NASA's mobile launcher 2 tower for use during the launch of the SLS (Space Launch System) Block ...

The report projects that the SLS Block 1B costs will reach approximately $5.7 billion by its scheduled 2028 launch, exceeding NASA’s 2023 Agency Baseline Commitment by $700 million. The ...

NASA's plagued Space Launch System rocket, which is being developed to deliver the first astronauts to the Moon in over half a century, is on thin ice. According to Ars Technica senior space ...