Space Launch System

NASA gears up for final 'green test' of its SLS megarocket the Artemis moon missions

The upcoming Green Run hot fire test will be a key milestone event for NASA’s Artemis missions.

NASA might not be able to keep to the 2024 timeline for Artemis moon mission

An official told Congress that it’s good for NASA to have an aggressive goal, but many things need to come together for it to happen.

NASA’s Artemis mission gameplan involves 37 launches and a base on the Moon

NASA is aiming to herald a new era in manned space exploration (a second time) under a tight, 5-year deadline.

Q&A: How does NASA expect to pull off landing first woman, next man on the Moon in 5 years?

Redditers raised many cool questions about the Artemis mission, which was moved up four years sooner than originally planned for in 2028.

Trump pumps USD 1.6 bn extra into NASA budget to ensure Moon landing by 2024

Only 2 other nations have made "soft" landings on the moon — former Soviet Union & China, but those were robots.

NASA's return to the Moon by 2024 involves many headaches, starting with the rocket

NASA's calendar presently calls for a new spacesuit prototype to be delivered to NASA by 2023 — to test.

NASA to support Donald Trump's 'Space Force' if the two work separately

The administrator also spoke enthusiastically about the much-delayed James Webb Telescope

NASA to get $20.7 billion in funding from the government this year; $1.6 billion more than in 2017

A big beneficiary will be the planned rocket to take astronauts into deep space and onto Mars, the Space Launch System (SLS), which will get $2.15 billion.

Donald Trump's NASA budget allows for a manned Moon mission, Mars is also on the table

NASA administrator Lightfoot said that the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft are critical elements for moving farther into deep space.

NASA's Space Launch System rocket expected to carry the Orion spacecraft could be delayed till 2020, says new report

The first launch of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which will carry the new Orion spacecraft, could be delayed until 2020