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“The core stage of NASA’s Space Launch System — America’s new flagship rocket — has successfully completed a major technical review by meeting system requirements within acceptable risk, and fell within schedule and budget constraints. The first flight test of the SLS, propelling an un-crewed Orion spacecraft beyond the moon, is scheduled for 2017.”
Also on the “This Week @ NASA” vidcast: rocket’s powerpack testing; happy landings; new SCaN satellite; TP Toss; and, more!
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2013-01-07 15:52:56
Source: http://moonandback.com/2013/01/07/nasa-gives-its-sls-rocket-core-a-rave-review/