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NASA moves moon rocket to launch pad

NASA rolled out an 11 million-pound moon rocket in preparation for astronauts' launch

NASA moved a 322-foot-tall rocket out to the launchpad on Saturday, a key step as the agency prepares for a long-awaited mission to send four astronauts around the moon.

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Artemis 2 rocket rollout latest news: Giant NASA moon rocket arrives at launch pad

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Artemis II: NASA's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad

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4 astronauts will soon take an unprecedented path to the moon. But why aren’t they landing?

The spacecraft that could soon carry four people on a historic lunar mission, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule, will take center stage Saturday, making an hours-long journey f...

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Nasa's Artemis II to carry astronauts near Moon after five decades

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Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad for Artemis II mission

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NASA’s new moon rocket moves to the pad ahead of astronaut launch as early as February

Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover and Christina Koch — longtime NASA astronauts with spaceflight experience — will be joined on the 10-day mission by Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, a former fighter pilo...

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NASA Begins to Roll Out of Artemis II Rocket Ahead of Launch

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Nasa moon rocket creeps to its launchpad in preparation for astronaut flight

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Why nasa is throwing rockets into orbit with a giant catapult

NASA is backing a radically different way to reach space, one that swaps towering rockets for a ground-based launcher that whips payloads to orbital speeds before they ever see a drop of fuel. The concept, often described as a giant space catapult, is ...

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How Do Rockets Move In Space If There Is No Medium To Push Against?

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You might be able to see this NASA rocket launch. Here are the details

NASA is preparing to launch three sounding rockets as part of its Turbulent Oxygen Mixing Experiment Plus, or TOMEX+, with a launch window opening at 10 p.m. on Aug. 25 from the Wallops Flight Facility. The mission, which runs through 3 a.m. on Aug. 26 ...

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How NASA Is Throwing Rockets To Space With A Giant Catapult?

NASA is testing a wild new way to reach space - by throwing rockets with a giant catapult. Powered by SpinLaunch, this revolutionary tech could reduce launch costs, eliminate the need for massive rockets, and change how we access orbit forever. In this ...

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NASA Will Save a Falling Telescope With a Plane-Boosted Rocket in 2026

NASA has selected Arizona company Katalyst to save the Swift Observatory from its degrading orbit and will use the company's air-launched rocket to do so. Dropped by a Northrop Grumman L-1011 Stargazer aircraft, the Pegasus solid rocket will look to catch ...