Space Launch System - Orion
Discussion
MartG said:
Yes - though it does look rather less expensive than the last NASA proposed one
It does look a bit basic - but it should do the job.I noticed that the numbers "2014" appear at the bottom of the picture. Has Boeing just rummaged through its drawers and unearthed a design they've had for a while?
Pad 39B Sound suppression system wet flow tests this week
( sorry for facebook links - can't find them anywhere else )
https://www.facebook.com/NASAGOforlaunch/videos/84...
https://www.facebook.com/NASAKennedy/videos/101551...
( sorry for facebook links - can't find them anywhere else )
https://www.facebook.com/NASAGOforlaunch/videos/84...
https://www.facebook.com/NASAKennedy/videos/101551...
Orion Ascent Abort (AA)-2 Crew Module, as it’s undergoing some construction and testing at NASA Langley.
The module will be shipped to #NASA’s Johnson Space Center for its final assembly phase and more testing. This module is part of an upcoming AA test that will evaluate NASA’s Orion Spacecraft launch abort system in April 2019.
It's coming together.
Here's the mobile launcher, which is undergoing final modification from its initial 2010 configuration for the canceled Ares I rocket.:
As the name suggests, the SLS rockets will be transported to the pad & launched from this. Just like Saturn V was.
The tower is about 400 feet high and the SLS Block 1 rocket will be 322 ft high.
As tall as it is, they're still going to need to raise it & reconfigure it again to service the 42 ft taller Block 1B SLS.
They'd really like to build a second one, if they can get away with it.
Here's the mobile launcher, which is undergoing final modification from its initial 2010 configuration for the canceled Ares I rocket.:
As the name suggests, the SLS rockets will be transported to the pad & launched from this. Just like Saturn V was.
The tower is about 400 feet high and the SLS Block 1 rocket will be 322 ft high.
As tall as it is, they're still going to need to raise it & reconfigure it again to service the 42 ft taller Block 1B SLS.
They'd really like to build a second one, if they can get away with it.
Kccv23highliftcam said:
Any costings availble for this monstrosity?
$300millionhttp://spacenews.com/nasa-weighs-new-mobile-launch...
Suffering from test fire anxiety ?
NASA is shortly to carry out the first RS-25 Rocket Engine Test of 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4yvQtsOSkk
These are for the SLS of course.
Let's make some rain clouds....
NASA is shortly to carry out the first RS-25 Rocket Engine Test of 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4yvQtsOSkk
These are for the SLS of course.
Let's make some rain clouds....
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