NASA’s SLS rocket and Orion programs received significant funding after previously being on the chopping block for NASA budget cuts.

The SLS rocket is key to the Artemis program that aims to return humans to the moon by 2025. In this combination image, NASA's SLS rocket seen at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on ...

NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first crewed flight in its lunar return program, set to launch in April 2026, has reached ...

Utah has a significant role, being the "factory" for the propulsion systems used by the SLS rocket. The new booster rocket for Artemis III, capable of exerting 4 million pounds of thrust, will undergo ...

In passing the Trump administration’s flagship domestic policy and spending bill, Congress bought NASA’s Artemis program some time. But with little chance of a new budget in place before the fiscal ...

Ahead of NASA’s Artemis I flight test, the fully stacked and integrated SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft will undergo a wet dress rehearsal at Launch Complex 39B to verify systems and practice ...

Artemis IV requires a new ML – ML2 – due to the mission being the first use of the Block 1B variant of SLS. The Block 1B will use a new upper stage known as the Exploration Upper Stage (EUS).

Artemis I’s launch date is also set to draw a massive crowd to Kennedy Space Center. NASA already expects more than 100,000 visitors to gather for the inaugural launch of the SLS rocket.

Related: Artemis 2 astronauts train for emergencies with Orion spacecraft ahead of 2025 moon launch (photos) These two solid rocket boosters will help heft the 322-foot (98-meter) SLS to space ...

NASA's SLS rocket spent over a decade in development, and each of its launches of the Orion crew capsule is expected to cost about $4.1 billion.

The SLS rocket plays a key role in the Artemis moon program, the agency said. NASA responded to news that Boeing aims to lay off up to 400 workers from its Space Launch System program.

The early morning launch kicked off the Artemis Moon program, delivering the Orion capsule on a 25.5 day journey to the Moon and back.Shortly after launch, Orion phoned home and was even able to ...