NASA has revealed that another component of the Space Launch System rocket is ready for the upcoming agency’s crewed test flight around the Moon.

He strongly advocated for the SLS rocket after Congress directed NASA to develop it in 2011. "Ideally, NASA should be able to buy heavy lift services to send payloads to the Moon—up to about 45 ...

NASA has long said it plans to use the SLS rocket to power 10 or more Artemis missions, which will aim to return humans to the moon’s surface as well as set up a permanent lunar outpost.

It's capable of producing more thrust upon liftoff than any other rocket in history, including NASA's giant Space Launch System and the Saturn V that took astronauts to the moon. SpaceX founder ...