The Orion capsule, shown here, and super-expensive Space Launch System rocket are produced under ... [+] cost-plus contracts that are endangering NASA's entire Moon exploration program (Photo by ...

Although it won’t be blasting off until mid-2026 at the earliest, preparations are already well underway for the launch of NASA’s highly anticipated Artemis II mission. The endeavor will ...

As a new administration looms, NASA's Artemis II SLS moon rocket is ready for stacking inside the VAB. The goal is a 2026 ...

THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM, OR SLS ROCKET STACKING PROCESS STARTED IN NOVEMBER INSIDE THE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING, AND BLUE ORIGIN HOPES TO LAUNCH THEIR FLAGSHIP ROCKET, THE NEW GLENN, BEFORE THE ...

Artemis missions use the SLS as a launch rocket for the Orion spacecraft, which carries astronauts. Introduced in 2011, the SLS, larger and more powerful than the Saturn V rockets that took Apollo ...

Nasa has nuclear dreams – but in the meantime, the space agency needs a more conventional rocket for daring crewed missions. Enter the SLS, or Space Launch System, which is the main launch ...

And I think Musk is smarter than that." NASA's Space Launch System rocket is seen atop pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center before its maiden flight in 2022. Its second flight, carrying a crew of ...

Read full article: NASA assembling SLS for Artemis II as uncertainty looms for moon rocket’s future The launch may have been delayed again, but workers at Kennedy Space Center are still pressing ...

The Isaacman nomination has prompted speculation in some quarters that NASA's Artemis moon program, relying on the agency's costly Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew capsule, could face ...

ORLANDO, Florida—On Wednesday, Jared Isaacman made his first public appearance since his nomination earlier this month to become NASA's next administrator. Although his remarks were short on ...