NASA has set the date for its next test of its new rocket, the Space Launch System, and the accompanying Orion spacecraft.
NASA has set a date for the next test of its new rocket, the Space Launch System, and the accompanying Orion spacecraft. The rocket will begin being moved to launch pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 6, with tanking operations for the wet dress rehearsal set for June 19.
Previous attempts at this test have uncovered a variety of small issues which NASA described as nuisances rather than major problems. NASA announced this week that it hoped to pin down a date for the next test as engineers have been working on fixing these minor issues.
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