Feasting Black Holes Caught in Galactic Spiderweb
Often, a spiderweb conjures the idea of captured prey soon to be consumed by a waiting predator. In the case of the Spiderweb protocluster, however, objects that lie within a giant cosmic web are feasting and growing, according to data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.
SLS Wet Dress Rehearsal: The Last Major Test Before Launch
During the wet dress rehearsal, teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida will load cryogenic or super-cold propellants into the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, conduct a launch countdown, and practice safely removing propellants at Launch Pad 39B. After the rehearsal, SLS and the Orion spacecraft will roll back to the Vehicle Assembly Building for final preparations ahead of NASA’s debut Artemis I mission.
NASA, Aerojet Rocketdyne Complete Testing for Modernized RS-25 Engine
NASA completed developmental engine testing March 30 with a full-duration RS-25 hot fire, to support future engines that will launch Space Launch System (SLS) astronauts deeper into space than ever. Operators fired RS-25 engine No. 0525 for about 8 ½ minutes and up to 111% power level NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
Watch Engineers Join SLS Rocket Parts to Form Artemis II Core Stage
A new time-lapse video shows how NASA joined the Space Launch System rocket’s core stage forward assembly with the 130-foot liquid hydrogen tank for the Artemis II mission on March 18. This completes assembly of four of the five large structures that make up the core stage that will help send the first astronauts to lunar orbit on Artemis II.
Marshall is Powering the Future of Space Exploration
Going to space, working in space, and traveling in space isn’t easy. Developing new technologies and maturing proven systems are at the core of how NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, is powering the future of space exploration. Watch a new video to explore everything the center has to offer.
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