This week, the core stage for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) has passed its Critical Design Review — a major milestone for the program which proves the first new design for America’s next great rocket is mature enough for production.
A completed dome on a holding fixture at the Plug Weld Tool (PWT). Image Credit: NASA/MAF
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A barrel is lifted off the Vertical Weld Center (VWC) at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.
Technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans lower a qualification ring for the SLS core stage.
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