NASA’s Rocket On Roll: Artemis II Core Stage Arrives at Vehicle Assembly Building - YouTube - Orion Program Update

1 August 2024-NASA's Boeing Core Stage is now inside KSC's Vehicle Assembly Building.Tug boats and towing vessels moved the Core Stage on the Pegasus barge from NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans where it was assembled and manufactured.In the coming months,teams will integrate the Core Stage atop the Mobile Launcher with additional rocket hardware,including the twin solid rocket boosters;launch vehicle stage adapter;and the Orion spacecraft.The mission is slated for a September 2025 launch and will take humans farther from Earth than ever before.*Text by NASA and edited by Andrew Taylor*Boeing (BA)*The crew consists of NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman,NASA Astronaut Victor Glover,NASA Astronaut Christina Koch and CSA Astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

The Big Build: Watch the Giant Core Stage for SLS Moon Rocket Come Together - YouTube - NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

Boeing builds the SLS rocket and Aerojet Rocketdyne builds the RS-25 advanced Space Shuttle main engines.*Boeing (BA),Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings (AJRD)*Artemis II is slated for a September 2025 luanch.The mission will take humans farther from Earth than ever before.

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Update - YouTube - audio only

Launch is now targeted for Saturday 1 June 2024 at 12:25 pm EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station,Florida.There are several backup dates as well.

NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test Crew Arrival - YouTube

Liftoff on a ULA Atlas V rocket will be no earlier than 10:49 pm 6 May 2024 from Space Launch Complex-41,Cape Canaveral Space Force Station,Florida.*United Launch Alliance is a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin. *Boeing (BA),Lockheed Martin (LMT)

Propellant Tanks for Artemis III on the Move at Michoud - Orion Program Update

The Artemis III mission will return astronauts to the lunar surface for the first time since 1972 for Lunar Science studies.It is slated for a September 2026 launch.The SLS Core Stage primarily consists of the cryogenic liquid Oxygen and liquid Hydrogen fuel tanks.These were recently welded together at NASA Michoud Assemby Facility,New Orleans,Louisiana.Boeing manufactures the Core Stage.*Boeing (BA)

Watch Moon Rocket for Crewed Artemis II Mission Come Together - posted by NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

Boeing (BA)

New Vulcan Centaur rocket fired up for first time in test - new launch vehicle of United Launch Alliance (ULA) - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

ULA is a joint venture of Boeing (BA) and Lockheed Martin (LMT).

Artemis I Exploration Industry Partners Briefing

Artemis 1 Live! 24/7 Cam - better view

Artemis 1 Live! 24/7 Cam

Aurora to Design New Motherships for Virgin Galactic Space Flights - Aviation Today

Aurora to Design New Motherships for Virgin Galactic Space Flights - Aviation Today: Aurora Flight Sciences has a new agreement with Virgin Galactic to build two motherships for future Virgin Galactic space flights.

Boeing #Starliner Spacecraft Deorbit Burn and Landing (Official NASA Broadcast) at U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range,New Mexico - 25 May 2022

Watch Boeing Starliner dock to space station for first time - 20 May 2022

Boeing Starliner OFT-2 Launch (Official NASA Broadcast) - 19 May 2022 - Space Launch Complex-41,Cape Canaveral Space Force Station,Florida

Orbital Flight Test-2: Crew and Science Briefing - note:the OFT-2 mission has been rescheduled for 3 August 2021 at the earliest because the newly-arrived Roscosmos (Russian) Nauka laboratory module accidentally fired its thrusters,briefly causing the ISS to shift position.

Boeing – Commercial Crew Program - Starliner OFT-2 Mission

Boeing – Commercial Crew Program

X-37B: NASA Experiments Prepare for Mars Journey

On its current mission,launched on 17 May 2017 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, the US Space Force X-37B,a small, highly classified space plane,will deploy the US Air Force Academy's FalconSAT-8 satellite,used for technology demos and to train cadets in space operations.FalconSAT-8 also contains two NASA experiments related to the Journey to Mars.The studies will examine the effects of the harsh outer space environment, especially cosmic radiation,on materials samples and seeds.The Materials Exposure and Technology Innovation in Space (METIS) will expose a plate of quarter-sized materials samples to help spacecraft designers choose optimal materials for specific aerospace applications, such as thermal protection for antennas and other space hardware.Data from the samples testing will increase the lifespan and improve the operations of future spacecraft and systems needed for the Journey to Mars, NASA said.METIS took over from a previous ISS experiment, the Materials on ISS Experiment (MISSE),in 2015 aboard the X-37B.*
The new seeds experiment will evaluate the effects of ambient space radiation on seeds for food plants.This is crucial for deep space explorers who may need to grow some of their own food.The X-37B reportedly facilitates exposure to different radiation types than are possible on the ISS,which is locked in a particular orbit.*

Boeing's Full Ahead in Commercial Space - joins Virgin Galactic and reveals launch date

A new strategic partnership between Boeing and Virgin Galactic has been announced, as has the first launch date for Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.Boeing is to invest 20 million dollars in Virgin Galactic and the two aerospace firms will collaborate on transformative global travel technologies, Virgin Group CEO Richard Branson said:
This is the beginning of an important collaboration for the future of air and space travel, which are the natural next steps for our human spaceflight programme.Virgin Group and Boeing share a vision of opening access to the world and space, to move people in safe and environmentally responsible ways.*
The Boeing investment involves acquiring shares in the soon to be merged Virgin Galactic and Social Capital Hedosophia, which is expected to close in Q4 2019.SCH is a Cayman islands shell company set up by venture capitalists in 2017 to take high value start-ups public.*
According to Brian Schettler, Senior Managing Director of Boeing HorizonX Ventures:
Our work with Virgin Galactic and others will help unlock the future of space travel and high-speed mobility.*
Adds Boeing Defense, Space and Security President and CEO Leanne Caret:
The unique expertise of our companies stretches from points all around the world to the deepest reaches of space.Together we will change how people travel on Earth, and among the stars, for generations to come.*
Among other projects, Virgin Galactic recently unveiled a contract with the Italian Air Force to carry a research payload into space on a VG SpaceShip Two spacecraft.*
For its part, Boeing has announced a launch date of 17 December 2019 for the uncrewed test flight of its CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, which will be launched on a ULA Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.The Starliner will dock with the ISS,stay about a week,then land by parachute on the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
On 4 November, the Starliner will execute an in-flight abort test of that critical safety system. Pending successful testing, Boeing plans to begin ferrying NASA astronauts to and from the ISS  in the Starliner next year.*
Virgin Galactic has successfully launched two crewed spaceflights-one in 2018,and the other in February 2019.*

Boeing (BA), Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp (IPOA) 

Aerospace Investing:The Parker Solar Probe Firms

Here are some stocks related to this mission for you to consider:
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc (AJRD) - made the rocket engines
Boeing Co (BA) - United Launch Alliance partner - made the Delta IV Heavy
Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT) - United Launch Alliance partner - made the Delta IV Heavy;owns Astrotech Space Operations (satellite processing)
Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC) - made the third stage

NASA:Houston,We Have a Podcast - The Space Launch System: Part 2

The Space Launch System: Part 2