Existing Stage Needed To Meet SLS Schedule

Credit: United Launch Alliance
Tight budgets and a tight schedule mean NASA will use an existing upper stage for the first two tests of its Space Launch System (SLS) human-exploration rocket, instead of flying the Orion multi-purpose crew vehicle (MPCV) with the human-rated J-2X engine already in full-scale ground test. Engineers...

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