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After #NASA ended the #SpaceShuttle Program, the three #Orbiters, #Discovery, Endeavour, and #Atlantis, were all lent out to #museums for public viewing. This required the #spacecraft to be decontaminated from toxic propellants, and have their #SSME / RS-25D #rocket #engines removed for use in the #SpaceLaunchSystem and replaced by replicas.
This retrofitting required some awkward Orbiter dancing as #KSC only had 3 Orbiter Processing Facilities, and had already rented one out. So one Orbiter remained in the #VAB while another was processed.
In this #photograph, Discovery and Atlantis are changing places and meet in the middle.
https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/atlantis-and-discovery-meet-heron-and-fox.html

#nasa #spaceshuttle #orbiters #discovery #atlantis #museums #spacecraft #ssme #rocket #engines #spacelaunchsystem #ksc #vab #photograph

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Daniel Fischer · @cosmos4u

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NASA continues to evaluate data and learn more about the #SpaceLaunchSystem (#SLS) rocket’s debut performance during the agency’s Nov. 16 #Artemis I launch.The preliminary post-flight data indicates that all SLS systems met or exceeded the performance expectations and that the designs are ready to support a crewed flight on Artemis II: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/data-from-the-first-sls-flight-to-prepare-nasa-for-future-artemis-missions.html

#artemis #sls #spacelaunchsystem

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Ansgar Schmidt :verified: · @Ansi

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Universe Today - We’re Going to see at Least Five More SLS Rockets Launch in the Coming Years

We’re Going to see at Least Five More SLS Rockets Launch in the Coming Years https://www.universetoday.com/159406/were-going-to-see-at-least-five-more-sls-rockets-launch-in-the-coming-years/ #nasakennedyspacecenter #spacelaunchsystem(sls) #artemisprogram #artemisiii #artemisii #artemis #orion #nasa #sls

#artemisprogram #ArtemisIII #artemisii #artemis #orion #nasa #sls #nasakennedyspacecenter #spacelaunchsystem

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Ansgar Schmidt :verified: · @Ansi

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Universe Today - Watch a NASA Supercut of the Entire Artemis I Mission, From Launch to Landing

Watch a NASA Supercut of the Entire Artemis I Mission, From Launch to Landing https://www.universetoday.com/159232/watch-a-nasa-supercut-of-the-entire-artemis-i-mission-from-launch-to-landing/ #spacelaunchsystem(sls) #artemisprogram #artemis1 #launches #missions #artemis #moon

#artemis1 #launches #moon #artemis #spacelaunchsystem #missions #artemisprogram

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Ansgar Schmidt :verified: · @Ansi

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Universe Today - Watch a NASA Supercut of the Entire Artemis I Mission, From Launch to Landing

Watch a NASA Supercut of the Entire Artemis I Mission, From Launch to Landing https://www.universetoday.com/159232/watch-a-nasa-supercut-of-the-entire-artemis-i-mission-from-launch-to-landing/ #spacelaunchsystem(sls) #artemisprogram #artemis1 #launches #missions #artemis #moon

#artemis1 #launches #moon #artemis #spacelaunchsystem #missions #artemisprogram

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Thomas Appéré 🚀🛰📷 · @thomas_appere

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RT @futura_etoiles@twitter.com

(⚛️) 51 ans séparent ces deux images ! 🚀🚀

Le décollage de la #SaturnV (à gauche) face au #SpaceLaunchSystem (à droite).

#futurasciences

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/futura_etoiles/status/1596036039273062400

#saturnv #spacelaunchsystem #futurasciences

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geobeck 🏳️‍🌈 · @geobeck

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#Orion has reached the moon!

NASA's soon-to-be-crewed capsule has entered lunar orbit, and will hang around for a while before returning to Earth.

Orion could carry a crew as early as 2024, only 52 years after the last manned mission.

#NASA #SpaceFlight #MoonMission #SpaceLaunchSystem

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03819-w

#orion #nasa #spaceflight #moonmission #spacelaunchsystem

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Hal Canary ✔️ · @hal_canary

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David Brin: "Congratulations Artemis! Now let the SLS dinosaur slip away into the past."
http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2022/11/congratulations-artemis-now-let-sls.html
#SpaceExploration #Spaceflight #Artemis #SpaceLaunchSystem

#spaceexploration #spaceflight #artemis #spacelaunchsystem

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Gene Mikulka · @genejm4

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A look at the #SpaceLaunchSystem launch in case you missed earlier this morning. Will take a "catnap" and attempt to be on for the 5:00 AM Post launch press conference.

#spacelaunchsystem

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