Industry: Space Ports

CCAFS LAUNCH COMPLEX 40

CCAFS LAUNCH COMPLEX 40 SLS evaluated the integrity of the Launch Complex 40 (LC-40) lightning protection system following the vehicle anomaly in September of 2016. Ground resistance measurements for the pad lightning protection system were performed. Later, SLS performed a full suite of ground resistance and bonding measurements on both the main vehicle integration hangar […]

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CCAFS LAUNCH COMPLEX 36 (BLUE ORIGIN)

CCAFS LAUNCH COMPLEX 36 (BLUE ORIGIN) Blue Origin is a major player in the booming commercial spaceflight industry. Blue Origin recently leased Launch Complex 36, located at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, from the United States Air Force. To protect their massive New Glenn rocket from lightning, Blue Origin contracted SLS to design a brand

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B-2 TEST STAND, STENNIS SPACE CENTER

B-2 TEST STAND, STENNIS SPACE CENTER SLS engineers installed two Jupiter OLS high-speed video lightning monitoring systems at the John C. Stennis Space Center in southern Mississippi.  The Jupiter OLS systems will provide vital lightning monitoring for the B2 rocket engine test stand, where the massive core stage of NASA’s new Space Launch System rocket

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