WESH

NASA SLS wet test stopped due to leak

BACK NASA’S MOST POWERFUL ROCKET HAS BEEN STANDING ON A LAUNCH PAD AT THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER NOW FOR A FULL MONTH. YEAH LAUNCH AND GROUND TEAMS HAVE BEEN WORKING THROUGH A TEST OF SERIES OF TESTS ...
Gizmodo

Disappointing Test Sends NASA’s Megarocket Back to the Garage

NASA, after three failed attempts to complete a wet dress rehearsal of its Space Launch System, has decided to return its gigantic rocket to the Vehicle Assembly Building. The move will likely mean ...
autoevolution

NASA Doesn’t Give Up on SLS Wet Dress Rehearsal Test, New Date Uncertain

We have to admit, we were so hyped about the Space Launch System’s rocket first adventure on the pad that failure was something our minds couldn’t even consider. Yet, after two attempts at conducting ...
Flying

NASA Schedules SLS Wet Dress Rehearsal… Again

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) is scheduled for another wet dress rehearsal on June 18 at Kennedy Space Center, following an unsuccessful attempt in April due to technical issues like a faulty vent ...
autoevolution

NASA Scrubs SLS Wet Dress Rehearsal Test for Now, Unclear What Comes Next

Although to us civilians it may look like a tragedy, the postponement or even cancelation of a launch is not all that tragic for rocket scientists. In the relatively short history of space exploration ...
Aviation Week

NASA’s Third SLS Wet Dress Rehearsal Could Be Late This Week

HOUSTON—NASA is looking beyond the planned April 8 launch of Axiom Space’s Ax-1 private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) to resume the Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) at ...
SpaceNews

NASA defends decision to proceed with modified SLS countdown test

NASA said that even without fueling the SLS upper stage in the modified version of a countdown rehearsal, they will still gain most of the information they're seeking from other systems. Credit: ...
SpaceNews

NASA nearly completes SLS countdown test

NASA came within 20 seconds of completing a countdown rehearsal of the SLS June 20 after hours of delays caused primarily by a hydrogen leak. Credit: NASA TV Updated 7:45 a.m. Eastern to correct the ...
Gizmodo

NASA Declares Tanking Test of SLS Megarocket a Success

A cryogenic tanking test of the Space Launch System achieved all objectives, potentially setting the stage for a third launch attempt of the rocket. Reading time 4 minutes A demonstration to confirm a ...
Newsweek

NASA’s Moon Rocket Launch Trial Postponed Until After SpaceX Axiom 1 Launch

A crucial test of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket has been postponed until after a SpaceX launch later this week. The so-called wet dress rehearsal of SLS is an important test that involves ...
Aviation Week

NASA’s SLS Wet Dress Rehearsal Scrubbed Again

For the second day in a row, NASA halted the Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) for the Artemis I Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion crew capsule at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during the ...