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Relativity Space Signs Lease on Historic NASA Test Stand

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Thursday, September 7, 2023
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Relativity Space , the preeminent 3D printed rocket company, has signed an enhanced use lease agreement (EULA) on the vertical test stand at the A-2 complex within NASA’s historic Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi.

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  • Relativity Space , the preeminent 3D printed rocket company, has signed an enhanced use lease agreement (EULA) on the vertical test stand at the A-2 complex within NASA’s historic Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230907155639/en/
    A rendering of Terran R's first stage on the A-2 Test Stand at NASA's Stennis Space Center (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Established in the 1960s, NASA Stennis is the nation’s largest and most prestigious propulsion test center.
  • “New history is being written at Stennis Space Center as we breathe life into the historic A-2 Test Stand with our Terran R program,” said Tim Ellis, Co-Founder and CEO of Relativity Space.
  • I appreciate the partnership of companies like Relativity Space who are helping Mississippi stay at the leading edge.”
    “The A-2 test stand at Stennis Space Center has a long and storied history as part of the U.S. space program, and the agreement with Relativity Space will extend that record,” said Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith.

NASA Remembers Former NASA Johnson Director Mark Geyer

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021
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HOUSTON, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Mark Geyer, senior advisor to NASA's associate administrator Bob Cabana and former NASA Johnson Space Center director, died Tuesday, Dec. 7, in Houston, after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

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  • HOUSTON, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Mark Geyer, senior advisor to NASA's associate administrator Bob Cabana and former NASA Johnson Space Center director, died Tuesday, Dec. 7, in Houston, after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
  • "Mark Geyer shaped history," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
  • "TodayNASA mourns the loss of former Johnson Space Center Director Mark Geyer, a leader of human spaceflight, champion of diversity and inclusion, and friend to all who knew him," said NASA Johnson Space Center Director Vanessa Wyche, who succeeded Geyer.
  • Geyer also led NASA Johnson through the longest government shutdown in American history, an unprecedented pandemic, as well as economic and equity challenges.

MotoArt Preserves NASA's Space Shuttle History with Mobile Launch Platform-2 PlaneTags

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021
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TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MotoArt , a pioneer of creating art and furniture from decommissioned aircraft, along with PlaneTags has created unique aerospace PlaneTags -- using salvaged parts from NASA's now defunct Mobile Launch Platform-2.

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  • TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MotoArt , a pioneer of creating art and furniture from decommissioned aircraft, along with PlaneTags has created unique aerospace PlaneTags -- using salvaged parts from NASA's now defunct Mobile Launch Platform-2.
  • The MLP-2 was a massive, two-story mobile structure used by NASA during the build-up and launch of the Space Shuttle program.
  • Previously known as Mobile Launcher-2 (ML-2), the platform was used for the Apollo program before being converted for Space Shuttle launches.
  • MotoArt rescues noteworthy decommissioned aircraft from demolition and uses the salvaged parts to create art, furniture and PlaneTags aviation collectibles.

NASA Invites Media to Next SpaceX Cargo Launch to Space Station

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Friday, July 23, 2021
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WASHINGTON, July 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Media accreditation is now open for SpaceX's 23rd cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station .

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  • WASHINGTON, July 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Media accreditation is now open for SpaceX's 23rd cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station .
  • Liftoff of the Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket is targeted for late August from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  • Credentialed media will receive additional details from the media operations team at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  • Cargo resupply by U.S. companies significantly increases NASA's ability to conduct new investigations at the only laboratory in space.

NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Europa Clipper Mission

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Friday, July 23, 2021
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WASHINGTON, July 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for Earth's first mission to conduct detailed investigations of Jupiter's moon Europa.

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  • WASHINGTON, July 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for Earth's first mission to conduct detailed investigations of Jupiter's moon Europa.
  • The Europa Clipper mission will launch in October 2024 on a Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  • NASA's Launch Services Program at Kennedy will manage the Europa Clipper launch service.
  • The Planetary Missions Program Office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, executes program management of the Europa Clipper mission.

NASA to Air Departure of SpaceX Cargo Dragon from Space Station

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
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Live coverage of the departure will begin at 10:45 a.m. EDT Tuesday, July 6, on NASA Television, the agency's website , and the NASA app .

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  • Live coverage of the departure will begin at 10:45 a.m. EDT Tuesday, July 6, on NASA Television, the agency's website , and the NASA app .
  • Ground controllers at SpaceX in Hawthorne, California, will command Dragon to undock from the space-facing port on the station's Harmony module at 11 a.m., with NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough monitoring aboard the station.
  • Dragon launched June 3 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy, arriving at the station a little less than 16 hours later.
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Final Crew Members Named for World’s First All-Civilian Mission to Space

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021
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Inspiration4, the worlds first all-civilian mission to space , today announced the final two members of the four-person crew that will undertake a historic voyage to the stars later this year.

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  • Inspiration4, the worlds first all-civilian mission to space , today announced the final two members of the four-person crew that will undertake a historic voyage to the stars later this year.
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    The full crew will be introduced publicly today for the first time from historic Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  • Proctor will serve as the Mission Pilot and back up the commander and support related needs throughout the mission.
  • Sembroski will serve as the Mission Specialist and will help manage payload, science experiments, communications to mission control and more.

NASA, SpaceX Invite Media to Next Commercial Crew Launch

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Friday, March 5, 2021
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The launch, on a Falcon 9 rocket, is targeted for no earlier than Thursday, April 22, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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  • The launch, on a Falcon 9 rocket, is targeted for no earlier than Thursday, April 22, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  • After successfully docking at the space station, the astronauts of Crew-2 will join the Expedition 65 crew aboard the orbital outpost, including the Crew-1 astronauts still aboard.
  • NASA's Commercial Crew Program is working with the American aerospace industry through a public-private partnership to launch astronauts on American rockets and spacecraft from American soil.
  • For launch coverage and more information about the mission, visit:
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NASA Awards Contract to Launch Initial Elements for Lunar Outpost

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Tuesday, February 9, 2021
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As the first long-term orbiting outpost around the Moon, the Gateway is critical to supporting sustainable astronauts missions under the agency's Artemis program.

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  • As the first long-term orbiting outpost around the Moon, the Gateway is critical to supporting sustainable astronauts missions under the agency's Artemis program.
  • After integration on Earth, the PPE and HALO are targeted to launch together no earlier than May 2024 on a Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  • The total cost to NASA is approximately $331.8 million, including the launch service and other mission-related costs.
  • From this vantage, NASA and its international and commercial partners will conduct unprecedented deep space science and technology investigations.

Apollo Fusion, Inc. Selected for LEO Constellation Program by York Space Systems

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Tuesday, January 26, 2021
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Apollo Fusion, Inc. is excited to announce it has been selected to provide the propulsion system for a LEO satellite constellation program placed by York Space Systems.

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  • MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Apollo Fusion, Inc. is excited to announce it has been selected to provide the propulsion system for a LEO satellite constellation program placed by York Space Systems.
  • York's order with Apollo will provide the electric propulsion system for a LEO constellation of 10+ satellites with an anticipated launch in 2022.
  • York will be incorporating Apollo's ACE (Apollo Constellation Engine) a low thrust, high efficiency, radiation hardened Hall thruster propulsion system developed by Apollo Fusion, Inc.
  • Apollo CEO Mike Cassidy said, "We're thrilled to be selected by York to provide the high performance necessary for this exciting constellation mission.