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

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 ...

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

Depending on the severity of the issues the SLS rocket is experiencing, a second launch attempt could be days or weeks away.

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.

More The first human mission to the moon in half a century is starting to get stacked up. The NASA-funded Space Launch System (SLS), the massive rocket slated to send the Artemis 2 crew around the ...

Additional resources Learn all about the Artemis program from NASA's official Artemis website. The agency's SLS page will keep you up to date on events and missions involving the rocket.

President-elect Donald Trump wants to cut government spending. Is NASA's moon rocket too expensive?

President Trump launched the Artemis program to return U.S. astronauts to the moon for the first time since Apollo. Now, the plan could be a casualty of the cost-cutting drive overseen by Elon Musk.

NASA’s SLS Launch Was a Roaring Success—Except for Its Secondary Payloads Four of 10 cubesats that launched last week have experienced serious problems, with one failing outright and the ...

The Artemis III SLS engine section and boat-tail are in the Space Systems Processing Facility (SSPF) while the other elements of the core stage are scheduled for delivery in 2025.