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In Case You Missed It: A Weekly Summary of Top Content from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center
Week of Feb. 27 - Mar. 3, 2017
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NASA Looking into Adding Crew to First SLS Flight
NASA is assessing the feasibility of adding a crew to the first integrated flight of the agency’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, Exploration Mission-1. The assessment will review the technical feasibility, risks, benefits, additional work required, resources needed and any associated schedule impacts to add crew to the first mission.
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From Tools to Trash: Marshall’s Payload Stowage Team Tracks It
For many of us spring cleaning is an annual ritual and it will be here before we know it. Imagine trying to keep everything organized year-round on the International Space Station, essentially a five-bedroom house where everything floats. That’s the job of the stowage team in NASA’s Payload Operations Integration Center at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.
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(Video 0:59) The Pressure is On for Upper Part of SLS Rocket
A rigorous test series began last week for the upper part of NASA's Space Launch System rocket to ensure each structure can withstand the incredible stresses of launch. A 65-foot-tall test stand at Marshall is being used for the test series, where two simulators and four qualification articles of the upper part of the SLS are stacked and being pushed, pulled and twisted by forces similar to those experienced in flight.
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Flight Hardware for NASA's Space Launch System on Its Way to Cape
The interim cryogenic propulsion stage for the first flight of NASA's Space Launch System rocket is on its way by barge to United Launch Alliance's Delta IV Operation Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The ICPS will provide the thrust needed to send the Orion spacecraft and 13 secondary payloads beyond the moon before Orion returns to Earth.
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Marshall Recognizes Alabama's Role in Journey to Mars at 'NASA Day in Montgomery'
Officials from Marshall traveled to Montgomery, Alabama, March 2 for "NASA Day in Montgomery" to spread the word about the importance of the state's role in NASA’s Journey to Mars and to inspire the next generations of engineers, scientists and explorers. Check out Marshall's Facebook for more information.
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