NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

By Guy Norris
For burst testing, a scaled LIFE inflatable habitat was filled with air until it ruptured as Sierra works to deploy a full-scale version to low Earth Orbit.
Space

By Guy Norris
Building on good results of initial 4,000-lb. demonstrator RDRE engines, NASA says larger pressure-gain rockets hold promise for future space missions.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz
The road to launch detoured back to the rocket factory for an upper-stage modification.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Singer has held the director’s post since 2018, after serving two years as MSFC’s deputy director.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Ultimately, heritage hardware, not new technology, is the cause.
Space

By Irene Klotz
A hydrogen leak during qualification testing of a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket upper stage was not due to a problem with the test stand.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA has terminated efforts to place its small, propulsively challenged Lunar Flashlight mission spacecraft into a backup orbit around the Earth.
Space

By Irene Klotz
A ULA Vulcan-Centaur rocket was rolled out to its launchpad on May 11 for a final series of tests ahead of its debut launch, targeted for this summer.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Operating under unfunded Space Act Agreements, the companies will work for periods of 12 to 24 months.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The company expected to gain access to the test article on April 14 to recover the dome of the Centaur V test article for analysis.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s JSC is in line to receive the largest share of the agency’s $27.2 billion fiscal 2024 budget request among NASA’s 10 field centers and Washington HQ.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The test confirmed that a 3D-printed engine could operate for long periods at full throttle with a rotating detonation approach to combustion.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Washington headquarters is in line for the most, $7.75 billion, followed by the Johnson Space Center in Houston with $5.66 billion.
Defense