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June 07, 2013

Production of Key Equipment Paves Way for NASA SLS RS-25 Testing
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jun 07, 2013
NASA plans to begin testing RS-25 engines for its new Space Launch System (SLS) in the fall of 2014, and the agency's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi has a very big - literally - item to complete on the preparation checklist. Fabrication recently began at Stennis on a new 7,755-pound thrust frame adapter for the A-1 Test Stand to enable testing of the engines that will provide core-stage power for NASA's SLS. The stand component is scheduled to be completed and installed by November 2013. ... read more

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Lockheed Martin Completes Functional Testing of First GPS III Satellite Bus Electronic Systems A Lockheed Martin-led industry team has completed successful functional integration tests of the spacecraft bus and network communications equipment on the first satellite of the next generation Glo ... more		ALMA discovers comet factory Astronomers now know that planets around other stars are plentiful. But they do not fully understand how they form and there are many aspects of the formation of comets, planets and other rocky bodi ... more		Airbus awarded Oberon satellites contract by UK MOD Ariane 6 to deliver inaugural Galileo 2nd Gen satellites as European industry backs Arianespace BlackSky and Rocket Lab Set Launch Date for First Gen-3 Satellite		Spitzer Sees Milky Way's Blooming Countryside New views from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope show blooming stars in our Milky Way galaxy's more barren territories, far from its crowded core. The images are part of the Galactic Legacy Infrared Mi ... more
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