Science and Exploration

This Week at NASA: Checking Out the Space Launch System, SXSW and more

By Marc Boucher
Status Report
March 17, 2014
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This Week at NASA: Checking Out the Space Launch System, SXSW and more
This Week at NASA.
NASA

NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden visited Marshall Space Flight Center to see work being done on the avionics and flight software for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket.
Marshall’s System Integration Lab conducts flight simulations of the avionics system — including hardware, software and operating systems — that will guide the launch vehicle, to see how the SLS will perform during launch. Also, Dream Chaser agreement expanded, ISS crew returns safely, Senate Youth Program, More high marks for Morpheus, Asteroid Data Hunter challenge, SXSW Interactive and more.

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