NASA’s Orion, Space Launch System (SLS), and Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) programs made huge strides in late 2018 and early 2019. Across America and in Europe, teams are developing and building the spacecraft, rocket, and infrastructure necessary to send humans to deep space destinations including the Moon and beyond. Some major recent milestones include: Orion – European Service Module Arrival and Processing at Kennedy Space Center; Exploration Mission-1 Orion Spacecraft Processing; Exploration Mission-2 Orion Spacecraft Construction at Michoud Assembly Facility; Ascent Abort-2 Jettison Motor Qualification at Redstone Test Facility. SLS – Liquid Hydrogen Tank Structural Test Article Processing and Transport; EGS – at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center: Wet Flow Test at Launch Pad 39B Ascent Abort-2 Aeroshells Arrival; Exploration Mission-1 / Terminal Countdown Demonstration, Underway Recovery Testing in the Pacific Ocean.
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