Space Launch System

NASA Moon 2024 Budget Amendment Available, Media Teleconference Today

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Monday, May 13, 2019
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Administrator Bridenstine also will host an employee town hall at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 14 live from NASA Headquarters in Washington.

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  • Administrator Bridenstine also will host an employee town hall at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 14 live from NASA Headquarters in Washington.
  • The meeting will be carried on NASA Television and the agency's website .
  • NASA is sending astronauts to the Moon and then on to Mars, in a measured, sustainable way.The direction from Space Policy Directive-1 builds on the hard work NASA is doing on its Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, agency efforts to enable commercial partners, its work with international partners at the International Space Station in low-Earth orbit, and what NASA learns from its current robotic missions at the Moon and Mars.
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McDermott Awarded EPC Contract for Largest Hydrogen Cryogenic Sphere Ever Built for NASA

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019
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The scope of the contract includes the engineering, procurement and construction of the sphere, which will be the largest ever built for NASA.

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  • The scope of the contract includes the engineering, procurement and construction of the sphere, which will be the largest ever built for NASA.
  • "This liquid hydrogen sphere will be utilized for NASA's new Space Launch System/Orion program a space frontier program focused on missions to Mars."
  • Using its proprietary Hortonsphere pressure sphere vessel design, McDermott will engineer, procure, fabricate and construct a 1,400,000-gallon cryogenic double wall sphere.
  • Once completed, the sphere will arm NASA with the largest cryosphere constructed to date with the combined site capabilities to store and process over two million usable gallons of liquid hydrogen for launch support.

NASA Invites Media for Look at NASA's Space Launch System Progress

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Wednesday, February 20, 2019
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Feb. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Media are invited view core stage hardware and see an engine firing test for NASA's Space Launch System , America's new deep space rocket, at NASA's facilities in Louisiana and Mississippi on Thursday, Feb. 28.

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  • HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Feb. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Media are invited view core stage hardware and see an engine firing test for NASA's Space Launch System , America's new deep space rocket, at NASA's facilities in Louisiana and Mississippi on Thursday, Feb. 28.
  • The forward join effectively connects three major structures the forward skirt, the liquid oxygen tank and the intertank to form the top part of the rocket's core stage.
  • Media who would like to attend the event should contact Tracy McMahan at 256-682-5326 no later than 5 p.m. CST, Monday, Feb. 25.
  • NASA and prime contractors manufacturing and testing SLS will provide expert-led facility tours and answer questions.

European-Built Service Module Arrives in U.S. for First Orion Moon Mission

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Tuesday, November 6, 2018
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The service module is integral to human missions to the Moon and Mars.

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  • The service module is integral to human missions to the Moon and Mars.
  • After Orion launches on top of the agency's Space Launch System rocket, the service module will be responsible for in-space maneuvering throughout the mission, including course corrections.
  • The service module will also provide the powerful burns to insert Orion into lunar orbit and again to get out of lunar orbit and return to Earth.
  • The mission will send Orion 40,000 miles beyond the Moon and back and pave the road for future missions with astronauts.

Jacobs Supports NASA in Hitting Major Milestone at Kennedy Space Center

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Tuesday, September 25, 2018
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The ML will support NASA's new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft during processing and launch.

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  • The ML will support NASA's new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft during processing and launch.
  • Scheduled to launch in 2020, Exploration Mission-1 will be the first launch of SLS and Orion, the backbone of America's deep space exploration program.
  • "Delivering full lifecycle aerospace capability enables Jacobs to support NASA in their continued success of deep space exploration and next generation of launch vehicles," said Jacobs Aerospace, Technology, Environmental and Nuclear Senior Vice President Steve Arnette.
  • "The ML passage to the launch pad atop Crawler Transporter-2 is a major milestone, as the last time a crawler-transporter and mobile launcher rolled out together was in 2011."

Media Invited to View Space Launch System Progress with NASA Administrator

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Friday, August 10, 2018
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will visit the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, on Wednesday, Aug. 15, for tours and briefings on human spaceflight testing and space station science operations, including critical structural tests underway for its new deep space rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS).

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  • HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will visit the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, on Wednesday, Aug. 15, for tours and briefings on human spaceflight testing and space station science operations, including critical structural tests underway for its new deep space rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS).
  • Bridenstine will view the test version of the SLS intertank at 1:30 p.m. CDT inside Marshall's Structural Strength Laboratory in Building 4619, where testing is underway .
  • Following the tour, the administrator will be available for a question-and-answer session with attending media.
  • Media must report to the Redstone Arsenal Joint Visitor Control Center at Gate 9, Interstate 565 interchange at Research Park Boulevard, by 12:30 p.m. Aug. 15.

NASA Administrator to Visit Michoud Assembly Facility Aug. 13

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Thursday, August 9, 2018
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will make his first official visit to NASA's rocket factory, the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Monday, Aug. 13, for tours and briefings on progress building NASA's new deep space rocket, the Space Launch System, and its Orion spacecraft.

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  • HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will make his first official visit to NASA's rocket factory, the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Monday, Aug. 13, for tours and briefings on progress building NASA's new deep space rocket, the Space Launch System, and its Orion spacecraft.
  • Media are invited to tour Michoud with the administrator, where they will see progress on SLS and Orion hardware.
  • Following brief remarks from NASA leadership, the tour will begin at 1:10 p.m. CDT and last approximately 90 minutes.
  • For downloadable video and more information about Michoud, which is managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, visit:

Distinguished NASA Center Director to Join KBRwyle

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Wednesday, June 27, 2018
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HOUSTON, June 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) announced today that Todd May, Director of NASA Marshall Space Flight, will join KBR's global government services business, KBRwyle, in July.

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  • HOUSTON, June 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) announced today that Todd May, Director of NASA Marshall Space Flight, will join KBR's global government services business, KBRwyle, in July.
  • In his current role as the director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, he is responsible for an annual budget of over $3 billion.
  • He was appointed director in February 2016 after serving as deputy director and acting director for the center.
  • A longtime NASA leader, May previously held numerous NASA positions including manager of the Space Launch System (SLS) program and the deputy associate administrator in the Science Mission Directorate at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C.

NASA Invites Media to See How New Hampshire Business Supports Deep-Space Exploration

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Wednesday, May 23, 2018
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SLS will enable a new era of exploration, launching astronauts in the Orion spacecraft on missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond.

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  • SLS will enable a new era of exploration, launching astronauts in the Orion spacecraft on missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond.
  • Media are invited to Laconia, New Hampshire, at 9 a.m. EDT, Thursday, May 31, to Smiths Titeflex, a company that manufactures all the external plumbing for all the rocket's engines.
  • Media will have the opportunity to tour the facility and interview NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore as well as other NASA officials and industry team members.
  • On Exploration Mission-1, the rocket will send an uncrewed Orion thousands of miles beyond the Moon before the spacecraft returns to Earth.