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NASA assesses damage to lunar rocket from Tropical Storm Nicole
(ORDO NEWS) — Tropical Storm Nicole hit central Florida on the morning of November 10, where a two-stage super-heavy Space Launch System (SLS) launch vehicle awaits the launch of an expedition to the moon. The SLS rocket, topped by an Orion capsule, appears to have made it through the ordeal virtually unscathed, according to NASA officials. “Our team is conducting initial visual inspections of the rocket, spacecraft, and ground system…
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NASA does not give up: the agency’s lunar rocket again went to the launch pad
(ORDO NEWS) — NASA has once again rolled out its giant Space Launch System (SLS) lunar rocket onto the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center. The challenge is to launch an uncrewed Orion spacecraft into space on Nov. 14 around the moon and bring it back as the first test of equipment designed to bring astronauts back to the moon. According to the original plans, the launch of the…
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NASA postpones launch of its lunar rocket to November
(ORDO NEWS) — The US space agency will wait until at least mid-November before making another attempt to launch its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket as part of the Artemis I expedition to the moon. The delay is now due to the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Let me remind you that initially the launch of the lunar rocket was supposed to take place at the end of August. But it…
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How much does NASA’s lunar rocket cost that didn’t take off yesterday
(ORDO NEWS) — Yesterday (August 29), the long-awaited launch of the two-stage super-heavy lunar launch vehicle Space Launch System was supposed to take place, but the pre-launch countdown was stopped 40 minutes before launch due to abnormal readings of engine sensors during testing. Although counting money in someone else’s pocket is not decent, but, you see, it is terribly interesting. So how much does a NASA megarocket cost? NASA began…
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NASA’s lunar rocket successfully passed launch rehearsal, but can’t fly yet
(ORDO NEWS) — The long-suffering Space Launch System super-heavy launch vehicle finally passed its launch dress rehearsal this week, along with its payload, the Orion spacecraft. Nearly. The countdown had to be stopped 20 seconds ahead of schedule due to another minor glitch. NASA recognized the event as a success, although it clarified that some goals could not be achieved. Now the agency will have to decide whether the first…
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Tourist mission to the ISS, which had to delay the lunar rocket, is ready for launch
(ORDO NEWS) — It has become crowded in astronautics – and literally! At first, the test launch of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner could not get into the schedule of free docking ports of the ISS (but then it had more serious problems), and now there is competition on the launch pads. The first ever fully private tourist flight to near-Earth space “moved” the tests of the SLS rocket. But not…