The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, specifically devised to advance the Artemis Moon exploration program, has been described from the start as the world's most powerful rocket. It already proved its ...

The mobile launcher, originally built for the Constellation program, undergoing upgrades for the first SLS launch. NASA is considering whether to modify it again for later SLS missions or build a new ...

Watch the CBS Reports documentary "Artemis: America's New Moonshot" in the video player above. Five decades after the final flight of NASA's legendary Saturn 5 moon rocket, the U.S. space agency is ...

Orion's successful splashdown Sunday afternoon (Dec. 11) returned some critical components needed for NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission, which is scheduled to launch 2024 — but it may be tough for the ...

Many people were very mean to NASA's SLS super-heavy booster when it saw back-to-back-to-back consecutive launch scrubs caused by everything from faulty engine temperature sensors to leaky hydrogen ...

NASA managers said Friday they hope to know within a month or so whether it might be feasible -- or advisable -- to put two astronauts on board the first test flight of a huge 322-foot-tall Space ...

Going to the Moon was always viewed as a near-impossible feat, to the point that a large contingent of skeptics continues to believe that one of humanity's greatest feats simply didn't happen despite ...

NASA will provide an update for the schedule of Exploration Mission 1, the first launch of the Space Launch System, in October. Credit: NASA CINCINNATI — With two more launches of the Block 1 version ...

NASA’s monster rocket will evolve into an even larger vehicle early in her lifetime, as the Block 1 rocket grows into the workhorse known as the Block 1B. With a large increase in capability – and ...

Space Launch System (SLS) managers are now planning for the utilization of two Mobile Launchers (MLs), allowing for additional use of the rocket on both crewed and cargo-only missions. The first major ...

The US House Appropriations Committee passed a budget bill for NASA on Thursday, and it's generally good for the space agency. The legislation provides $25.04 billion, and it funds most of NASA's top ...