Nasa says the SLS is "the only rocket that can send Orion, astronauts, and cargo directly to the moon in a single launch." But its expense has been criticized: each SLS launch is estimated to cost ...

Assembly of the Artemis II moon rocket has reached its latest milestone with the stacking of the twin boosters' right forward ...

Flawed rocket launches by SpaceX and Blue Origin still leave both companies in position to dominate the space sector.

Faced with growing uncertainty over the future of Artemis, NASA this week showed off the progress of the Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) moon rocket to journalists, bringing out the crew and ...

Even so, the direction of NASA’s Artemis program could shift from the current plans that rely on the SLS rocket carrying Orion. Future Artemis plans feature a larger version of the SLS ...

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 ...

NASA’s commercial partners defended the Artemis moon mission plans Wednesday amid the specter of changes from the new Trump administration.

Since Donald Trumps recent electoral victory, rumours and speculation have circulated that Nasas giant Moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), could be under threat. NASA’s Europa Clipper ...

SpaceX is targeting a 4½-hour launch window for another Starlink mission from 2:21 p.m. to 6:52 p.m., an FAA operations plan ...

The most recent addition is the sixth of the 10 motor segments in the Artemis II Space Launch System rocket to be integrated onto mobile launcher 1 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's ...

Engineers and technicians with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems ... II Moon rocket and provide more than 75% of the total Space Launch System thrust during liftoff from NASA Kennedy’s Launch ...