Space Launch System umbilical arm ready for testing

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 18:31 in Astronomy & Space

System installation and integration of a test umbilical arm recently was completed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Components of this arm eventually will be mounted on the new mobile launcher tower to support vital functions on the space agency's Space Launch System, or SLS, an advanced heavy-lift rocket that will provide the capability for human exploration beyond low Earth orbit.

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