Teams are in fast fill operations for the interim cryogenic propulsion stage’s (ICPS) liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen tanks. The ICPS is the upper stage of the Space Launch System rocket responsible for giving the Orion spacecraft the big push it needs in space to head toward the Moon. Teams continue to work toward [...]
Engineers have completed filling the core stage liquid oxygen tank and have moved into the replenish phase. Teams are beginning operations to load liquid hydrogen into the rocket’s interim cryogenic propulsion stage.
Engineers have completed filling the core stage liquid hydrogen tank, and have moved into the replenish phase. Core stage liquid oxygen fast fill is still underway. Although the LH2 tank is larger than the LOX tank, LOX is denser than LH2 and takes longer to load. Teams continue to work toward a two-hour launch [...]
NASA has awarded a contract modification to SpaceX to further develop its Starship human landing system to meet agency requirements for long-term human exploration of the Moon under Artemis.
For the 12th consecutive year, NASA has received an unmodified or “clean” opinion from an external auditor on its fiscal year 2022 financial statements.
Fast fill operations are underway for the Space Launch System rocket’s core stage liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen tanks.
Experts from NASA and other institutions will be available by teleconference at 11 a.m. EST on Thursday, Nov. 17, to answer media questions about early science results from the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope.
Teams have begun the slow fill phase to load liquid hydrogen (LH2) and liquid oxygen (LOX) into the Space Launch System rocket’s core stage. Once LH2 and LOX slow fill is complete, teams will transition to fast fill operations. Below are the as scheduled times for slow and fast fill operations: 4:24 p.m.: Core [...]
NASA will host a media briefing on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m. EST to share early results from the Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) technology demonstration.
Artemis Launch Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson has given the “go” to officially begin loading propellants into the Space Launch System rocket. Tanking begins with chilldown of the core stage liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen transfer lines. NASA TV coverage begins at 3:30 p.m. EST at http://www.nasa.gov/live