NASA's next moon rocket is coming together, piece by piece. The core stage of NASA's next Space Launch System (SLS) rocket recently completed integration with the vehicle's side boosters inside ...
The Space Launch System (SLS) core stage and rocket boosters have now been stood up and mated in preparation for NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission. On March 23, 2025, technicians working at NASA's ...
The core stage, which is covered in yellow-orange foam insulation, is the largest component of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, standing 212 feet tall (65 meters). In addition to holding the ...
The program's first crewed lunar landing is penciled in for the Artemis III mission, again using SLS and Orion, but adding a new piece: SpaceX's enormous Starship rocket will be used as a human ...
The program’s first crewed lunar landing is penciled in for the Artemis III mission, again using SLS and Orion, but adding a new piece: SpaceX’s enormous Starship rocket will be used as a ...
The Artemis II astronauts, as well as folks following the mission preparations, will be pleased to learn that NASA recently lifted the SLS rocket’s core stage into position, joining it to the ...
The explosion Thursday night of the SpaceX Starship was a reminder that there’s only rocket right now that NASA ... When it’s all stacked, NASA will move the SLS out of those high bay doors ...
He said instead of NASA footing the bill for the complicated SLS rocket, the agency should able to buy heavy-lift services to send payloads to the moon. To date, only the uncrewed Artemis I ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — There’s a sense of urgency among NASA and its partners aiming for the first human spaceflight of the Artemis program. Artemis II is slated to launch four astronauts on ...