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    Final Work Platform Arrives for NASA’s Space Launch System

    Work platform A north arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 13.

    The final work platform for NASA’s Space Launch System arrived Dec. 13 at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The second half of the A-level platforms, A north, was transported to the center by heavy-lift truck from Tillett Heavy Hauling in Titusville, Florida, and delivered to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) staging area. The …

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    Mobile Launcher will Receive first Umbilicals for NASA’s Deep Space Missions

    Vehicle Support Post is moved to the Mobile Launcher Yard on Dec. 9.

    Several of the umbilicals that will support the launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket atop the mobile launcher were transported from the Launch Equipment Test Facility to the Mobile Launcher Yard and staging area at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. They will be prepped for installation on the mobile launcher. The …

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    Team Celebrates Success of Orion Underway Recovery Test 5

    The Orion Underway Recovery Test 5 team gathered to celebrate a successful test during an event at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

    The Orion Underway Recovery Test 5 (URT-5) team recently celebrated the completion of the test during a gathering hosted by the Ground Systems Development and Operations Program (GSDO) and the Engineering Directorate at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. URT-5 team members included NASA’s GSDO, Kennedy’s Engineering Directorate, contractors with the Test and Operations Support …

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    New Liquid Hydrogen Tank will Support Flights from Launch Pad 39B

    New liquid hydrogen tank arrives at Launch Pad 39B.

    A new liquid hydrogen (LH2) liquid separator tank has arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It will be used to support the agency’s Space Launch System rocket and all future launches from Launch Pad 39B. The tank was lifted by crane, rotated, and then lowered on the transporter for the move to the …

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