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40 years ago, classified Shuttle mission foreshadowed Challenger's fatal flaw
O-ring erosion on Discovery would have disastrous effects a year later It has been 40 years since NASA launched the first ...
On this date: Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after liftoff
On this date in 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded seconds after liftoff, destroying the orbiter and killing her ...
Challenger disaster: Remembering the tragic space shuttle explosion on January 28, 1986, and its lasting impact
The Challenger disaster, which occurred on January 28, 1986, remains one of the most heartbreaking events in space exploration. The tragedy was caused by a failure in the shuttle’s solid rocket ...
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Northrop Grumman eyes synergy between OmegA and SLS…
With an Air Force development contract secured for the OmegA rocket, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems has provided NASASpaceflight with an update on their primarily solid rocket fueled medium ...
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NASA, Northrop Grumman plan for 12 additional SLS…
NASA has initialized plans via a letter contract with Northrop Grumman for 12 additional Solid Rocket Boosters, or SRBs, for the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket — a pending contract ...
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NASA's Artemis II rocket booster stacking process reaches new milestone
The 177-foot-tall twin solid rocket boosters provide more than 75% of the total SLS thrust during liftoff, the agency says. Advertisement The timeline for the delay-plagued Artemis moon landing ...