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Happy 60th Birthday NASA!

Posted on September 30, 2018 by

Images credit: NASA. The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) began its life on March 3, 1915. Its logo; a circular seal depicting the Wright Brothers fist flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Eventually that evolved into the familiar yellow … Continue reading →

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Orbital ATK SLS Booster Test Tuesday!

Posted on June 27, 2016 by

  Illustrations & video credit & copyright: NASA. Tuesday, June 28, 2015 at 08:05 EDT (12:05 UTC) Orbital ATK will conduct the second and final horizontal static-fire test on a solid rocket booster (SRB) known as Qualification Motor-2 (QM-2) at … Continue reading →

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Orbital ATK Successfully Complete QM-1 for the SLS Solid Rocket Booster

Posted on March 12, 2015 by

Video Credit & Copyright: NASA. The largest, most powerful rocket booster ever built successfully fired up Wednesday for a major-milestone ground test in preparation for future missions to help propel NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft to … Continue reading →

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Another Step to Moving Humans Beyond LEO Takes Place Wednesday With QM-1

Posted on March 10, 2015 by

Image Credit & Copyright: NASA & Orbital ATK.  Additional information provided by Amy Lynn @AstroGingerSnap on Twitter. On Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 11:30 EDT (15:30 UTC) Orbital ATK will conduct a static, hot  fire test on one solid rocket … Continue reading →

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THE WORLDS MOST POWERFUL ROCKET MAKES 1st ENGINE TEST

Posted on January 15, 2015 by

Video and Image Credit & Copyright: NASA. On January 9, 2015 NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) reached another key milestone as the Aerojet-Rocketdyne RS-25 engine that will power the post powerful rocket in history made its first successful test on … Continue reading →

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NASA & THE UNITED STATES UNVEIL DETAILS ON THEIR MARS AMBITIONS

Posted on May 1, 2014 by

NASA & THE UNITED STATES UNVEIL DETAILS ON THEIR MARS AMBITIONS An April 29 exploration forum aired on NASA Television from NASA headquarters, featured Administrator Charles Bolden and other agency leadership showcasing NASA’s human exploration path to Mars. NASA is … Continue reading →

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