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NASA Outlines Final Steps Before Launch of Artemis 1, First in New Lunar Program
In a press conference Thursday, NASA described the final steps in anticipation of the Artemis 1 uncrewed test flight, which set to occur this spring. The immediate focus is on a “wet dress rehearsal” of the Orion spacecraft that is scheduled for mid-March. Eventually, the Artemis program aims to put humans on the Moon for…
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Historic NASA Launch Platform Will Be Demolished
NASA’s Mobile Launcher Platform-2 — a structure involved in the Apollo and Space Shuttle missions — is in the process of being torn down. Incredibly, the space agency is ridding itself of the massive platform to make room for parking spaces, as collectSpace reports.
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NASA Just Launched A Stunning Tribute To The Apollo 1 Disaster
On 27 January 1967, three NASA astronauts — Roger Chaffee, Virgil “Gus” Grissom and Ed White — perished in a fire that erupted in the Apollo 1 command module during a preflight test. Though it was set to be the first crewed Apollo mission, the craft never made it off the launchpad. The tragedy, which…
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Need Some Old Space Shuttle Facilities? NASA’s Got A Deal For You
Ever since NASA started wrapping up its space shuttle program, it’s had a lot of extra gear on its hands. The shuttles were sent off to retirement and other assorted equipment was cleaned out of the garage. Now NASA’s game to lease or sell some of the infrastructure that’s still hanging around at the Kennedy…