Completing a three-day tour spanning three states, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine made his first visit to the Rocket City as the agency’s administrator on Wednesday, Aug. 15. Bridenstine spent the day at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, where he was briefed on the progress of NASA’s Space Launch System, critical human spaceflight technology development and space station science operations. (NASA/Janet Sudnik)
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine addresses the media about the progress of the Space Launch System development and testing during a question-and-answer session in front of the SLS intertank test article at Marshall. SLS, which is managed by Marshall, will enable a new era of exploration beyond Earth's orbit by launching astronauts on missions to deep space destinations including the Moon and Mars. (NASA/Janet Sudnik)
Completing a three-day tour spanning three states, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine made his first visit to the Rocket City as the agency’s administrator on Wednesday, Aug. 15. Bridenstine spent the day at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, where he was briefed on the progress of NASA’s Space Launch System, critical human spaceflight technology development and space station science operations. (NASA/Janet Sudnik)
Completing a three-day tour spanning three states, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine made his first visit to the Rocket City as the agency’s administrator on Wednesday, Aug. 15. Bridenstine spent the day at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, where he was briefed on the progress of NASA’s Space Launch System, critical human spaceflight technology development and space station science operations. (NASA/Fred Deaton)
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From atop Marshall’s Test Stand 4693, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, right, SLS Stages Integration Manager Tim Flores, center, and Deputy Director of the SLS Program Office Chris Cianciola discuss the capabilities of Marshall’s newest test stand. The qualification test version of the liquid hydrogen tank for the Space Launch System’s core stage will be positioned between the stand’s 221-foot-tall twin towers where it will be pushed, pulled and subjected to the stresses it will endure during liftoff and flight. (NASA/Fred Deaton)
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