The SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch has sent shockwaves through the aerospace world by proving that massive rockets can be engineered with mind-blowing cost efficiency, leaving NASA scientists stunned in ...

The maiden launch of the Queensland-based Gilmour Space's Eris-1 rocket had already been scrubbed once last ... Except it wasn't: "During final checks, an unexpected issue triggered the rocket's ...

Whereas missions I through III rely on a kind of SLS called Block 1, missions V through IX will ... "an industry-standard five-meter-class payload fairing." Aerojet says it completed work on ...

Aerojet Rocketdyne recently completed work on the four RS-25 engines that will help power NASA's Space Launch System (SLS ... class payload fairing." Crewed versions of the SLS Block 1B with ...

Offering unmatched performance, departure energy and payload capacity, SLS is designed to evolve ... Universal Stage Adapter (USA). The Block 1B cargo variant will accommodate 8.4 m-diameter fairings ...

A final round of certification testing for production of new RS-25 engines to power the SLS (Space Launch ... their rated power versus the Block 1 RS-25 engines that operate at 109%, providing almost ...

The mission is planned to lift off from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:40 p.m. The current ... its sensitive payloads in payload fairings.

NASA/Sam Lott A test version of the SLS (Space Launch System ... called the exploration upper stage. The payload adapter is an evolution from the Orion stage adapter used in the Block 1 configuration ...

The SLS, known as Block 1, propelled Orion around the Moon ... A more robust universal stage adapter increases payload capacity to 84,000 pounds for crew missions and up to 92,500 pounds for cargo ...