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Evolved Adapter for Future NASA SLS Flights Readied for Testing

Testing will be Conducted at Marshall Space Flight Center

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Tom Patton
Mar 26, 2024
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A test version of the universal stage adapter for NASA’s more powerful version of its SLS (Space Launch System) rocket arrived to Building 4619 at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, Feb. 22 from Leidos in Decatur, Alabama.

The universal stage adapter will connect the rocket’s upgraded in-space propulsion stage, called the explor…

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