“All Systems Go” for SLS Rocket Production
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 2, 2014 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has finalized a contract with NASA to develop the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket ever built and destined to propel America’s return to human exploration of deep space. The $2.8...High School Students Create Winning Design for NASA’s First Flight of Orion
After a year-long competition among high school teams across the country, evaluators from NASA, Lockheed Martin and the National Institute of Aerospace have selected Team ARES, from the Governor’s School for Science and Technology in Hampton, Va., as the winner of the...House passes $17.9 billion NASA budget, keeps Space Launch System, Orion on track
The full House of Representatives has passed a NASA budget for 2015 that gives the space agency $17.9 billion. The measure passed early Friday on a vote of 321-87, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) announced. The budget gives NASA $250 million more than 2014 and...NASA Moving Forward with Plans to Build Rocket for Possible Mars Mission
NASA has put plans in motion to build the largest and most powerful rocket the world has ever seen. It sounds like the beginning of a new Bond film, but the agency said it’s moving forward with a new Space Launch System (SLS)—possibly in two size...Engineers Start Stacking Operations for Maiden Launch of NASA’s Orion Deep Space Test Capsule
Engineers have begun stacking operations for NASA’s maiden Orion deep space test capsule at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) achieving a major milestone leading to its first blastoff from the Florida Space Coast less than six months from today. The excitement is...NASA's Orion Spacecraft Stacks Up for First Flight
With just six months until its first trip to space, NASA’s Orion spacecraft continues taking shape at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Engineers began stacking the crew module on top of the completed service module Monday, the first step in moving...Five Things We’ll Learn from Orion’s First Flight Test
All the superlatives associated with Orion’s first mission this year – farthest a spacecraft for humans has gone in 40 years, largest heat shield, safest vehicle ever built – can be dazzling, no doubt. But the reason engineers are chomping at the bit for...Countdown to Deadline to Fly Your Name on Orion!
The Exploration Design Challenge was developed to engage students in science, technology, engineering and math by inviting them to help tackle one of the most significant dangers of human space flight—radiation exposure. This challenge was created through a...ATK Brings NASA’s Space Launch System One Step Closer to 2017 Flight
NASA and ATK (NYSE: ATK) are one step closer to meeting a 2017 launch date for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) after completion of a significant structural test of the booster’s main attachment mechanism. NASA is developing SLS to take humans farther into...Space Talk
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What's it like to fly NASA's experimental, quiet supersonic aircraft?
We're hosting a @Reddit AMA with our X-59 test pilots on Monday, May 18. Stop by and share your questions! https://www.reddit.com/r/nasa/
What's it like to fly NASA's experimental, quiet supersonic aircraft?
We're hosting a @Reddit AMA with our X-59 test pilots on Monday, May 18. Stop by and share your questions! https://www.reddit.com/r/nasa/