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February 12, 2016

The Making of a Mockup: Work Begins on NASA SLS Core Stage Pathfinder
Huntsville AL (SPX) Feb 12, 2016
Major work is beginning in three Alabama communities on a 213-foot, 230,000-pound simulation of the core stage of NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS). SLS will be the world's most powerful rocket for deep-space missions. The core stage, with flight hardware currently in production at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, will stand more than 200 feet tall and store cryogenic liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen that will feed the vehicle's RS-25 engines. The steel mockup, desi ... read more

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UN, Brazil to hold virtual summit Wednesday ahead of COP30

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Carbon reductions won't hinder Chinese growth

Climate change will slow transatlantic flights: study

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NASA tests solar sail deployment for asteroid-surveying CubeSat NEA Scout

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Canadian physicists discover new properties of superconductivity

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