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NASA flight software for SLS navigates through clean...NASA flight software for SLS navigates through clean first launch
About 16 seconds after Main Engine Cutoff (MECO), the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) second stage of SLS separates from the Core Stage and Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA), carrying ...
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Artemis I review shows perfect ICPS performance, ULA...Artemis I review shows perfect ICPS performance, ULA looks to next Artemis...
United Launch Alliance (ULA), the prime contractor for the Space Launch System’s (SLS’s) Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS), has declared the stage’s overall performance on the ...
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NASA upgrades its SLS mega-rocket design for future Artemis missions
From its inception, the SLS was envisioned as a versatile and ... sent using a single-engine in-space stage called the interim cryogenic propulsion stage (ICPS). However, it will be replaced ...
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Could Orion Ride Falcon Heavy To The Moon?
During “Exploration Mission 1”, the SLS is only responsible for getting the Orion, its Service Module, and the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) into orbit around the Earth ...
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From tails to (umbilical) arms, the hidden details in Lego's new Artemis SLS rocket
The real SLS first launched in November 2022 on ... that transfer liquid coolant and air to the European powerhouse and the ...