NASA has cleared the Space Launch System (SLS) heavy launch vehicle for human-rated flight ahead of next year's Artemis II mission, which will send a human crew into lunar orbit for the first time in ...

NASA managers agreed to blast off the SLS rocket for the first time early Wednesday morning after agency engineers navigated through several challenges during fueling. The launch of the SLS rocket is ...

Not surprisingly, Congress is pushing back against the Trump administration’s proposal to cancel the Space Launch System, the behemoth rocket NASA has developed to propel astronauts back to the Moon.

Despite the ongoing government shutdown, NASA managed to complete a major milestone in its effort to send astronauts back to the moon. Last week, teams completed the stacking of the Orion spacecraft ...

The towering rocket tasked with launching NASA's next moon astronauts on their historic lunar journey has come together. The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket being stacked for the Artemis 2 mission ...

Despite the Trump administration's government shutdown, NASA employees are hard at work. They've just finished installing the Orion capsule atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which will take ...

The release of NASA's latest budget reveals the Orion spacecraft and Lunar Gateway space station are getting the chop. The US$18.8-billion total figure decreases spending by $6 billion, or 24%, as the ...

China's advancements in space exploration, including robotic missions and a space station, are raising concerns among U.S. officials. NASA's Artemis program, while intended to return American ...

The White House budget proposal aims to discontinue NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) after three missions due to cost overruns. NASA's overall budget, including science programs, faces cuts, with the ...

As part of its efforts to shore up NASA’s flailing Artemis Program, the Trump administration earlier this year proposed two major changes to the agency’s deep space exploration plans. First, in the ...

The Booster Obsolescence Life Extension Development Motor 1 test June 26 at Northrop Grumman’s Promontory, Utah, facility. Credit: Brian Everstine PROMONTORY, Utah—Northrop Grumman and NASA on June 26 ...

The White House budget proposal aims to discontinue NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) after three missions due to cost overruns. NASA's overall budget, including science programs, faces cuts, with the ...