The Artemis SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in 2022. NASA NASA is gearing up to send its first ...

The first mission of the Artemis Moon exploration program took off in November 2022. Although it had no humans on board, it will forever be regarded as one of the most important Artemis flights, as it ...

The latest test of a next-generation rocket booster for NASA’s Artemis program ended with a violent hardware failure, a stark reminder that deep space ambitions still hinge on unforgiving engineering ...

Despite the ongoing government shutdown, NASA managed to complete a major milestone in its effort to send astronauts back to the moon. Last week, teams completed the stacking of the Orion spacecraft ...

NASA has cleared the Space Launch System (SLS) heavy launch vehicle for human-rated flight ahead of next year's Artemis II mission, which will send a human crew into lunar orbit for the first time in ...

Welcome to Edition 8.11 of the Rocket Report! We have reached the time of year when it is possible the US government will shut down its operations at the end of this month, depending on congressional ...

NASA is gearing up to send its first astronauts toward the moon in five decades. The Artemis II mission is currently set for early next year and will use NASA’s next-generation SLS rocket and Orion ...

The first full-scale static test fire of the Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) solid rocket motor for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket was conducted in Utah. The booster suffered an ...