Tornado Aftermath Slows SLS Rocket Work

Credit: SLS booster test: NASA/Bill Ingalls
HOUSTON—Disruptions from a tornado that struck NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Feb. 7 have likely slowed production of the propellant tanks for the core stage of the inaugural Space Launch System rocket by a couple of months. That was the summary assessment offered by Bill...

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