NASA fired up its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket booster motor in a rain of fire on June 28. The SLS is the most powerful rocket ever built, and NASA plans to use it to take astronauts to deep ...
under development for OmegA and the Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) that will eventually be needed for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. In all, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (NGIS ...
is repackaged from the backend of Space Shuttle Orbiters into a more traditional inline rocket stage. SLS upsized the Shuttle elements — the big fuel tanks are now longer, and there are more ...
On Wednesday, one of the Republican space policy leaders most consistently opposed to commercial heavy lift rockets over the last decade—as an alternative to NASA's large SLS rocket—has ...
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the rocket meant to take humans back to the Moon, is facing yet another major setback—this time with Boeing at the center of the issue. With delays, budget overruns, ...
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 ...
An curved arrow pointing right. NASA recently released slow-motion footage of an SLS booster rocket engine being tested. Part of the Space Launch System scheduled to launch in 2018, NASA left the ...
The primary contractor for the Space Launch System rocket, Boeing, is preparing for the possibility that NASA cancels the long-running program. On Friday, with less than an hour's notice, David ...
The Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew capsule are both “coming together,” according to NASA. NASA offered a rough timeline of when it expects to actually see the two spacecraft head ...
Employees working on NASA's Space Launch System rocket received the warning just days ago. Around 400 employees will receive a 60-day layoff notice, as required by the WARN Act. "To align with ...
the Space Launch System is the space agency’s biggest bet. The SLS is supposed to be the rocket platform that sends humans back to the Moon and deeper into our solar system. It’s also been ...