NASA rmoves SLS moon rocket rollout back to launch pad
The maiden flight of the SLS moon rocket is intended to clear the way for the Artemis program's first piloted flight in 2024.
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The maiden flight of the SLS moon rocket is intended to clear the way for the Artemis program's first piloted flight in 2024.
South Korea's first moon mission will search for ice in permanently shadowed polar craters.
Fifty-three years to the day of the first moon landing, NASA announced tentative plans for its next moon mission, Artemis I. The agency plans to launch its 30-story-tall Space Launch System rocket on Aug. 29th. The unmanned test flight will last anywhere from four to six weeks. Space consultant Bill Harwood walks us through the program's ambitious goals.
The long-awaited launch will send an unpiloted Orion crew capsule on a test flight beyond the moon and back.
Advanced Space flight controllers report the small spacecraft is "happy and healthy," two days after losing contact.
The low-cost CAPSTONE is a pathfinder to test an unusual lunar orbit for NASA's Artemis moon program.
The solar-powered microwave oven-sized craft is a key part of the agency's Artemis moon program.
NASA successfully fueled its new moon rocket on the agency's fourth attempt, but problems remain.
NASA says a critical fueling test for its Space Launch System moon rocket went well despite a leaking hydrogen fitting.
If the fueling test goes well, NASA hopes to launch the SLS rocket on its maiden flight late this summer.
NASA hopes dress-rehearsal countdown will finally clear SLS rocket for launch on unpiloted moon mission.
The contracts are valued at up to $3.5 billion.
A successful fueling test will clear the way for the moon rocket's first test flight as early as August.
Three earlier attempts to load the giant rocket with 730,000 gallons of propellant were only partially successful.
It's not known when NASA might be ready to make another attempt to fuel the SLS rocket in a critical test.
A third attempt to fuel NASA's SLS moon rocket in a practice countdown was derailed by technical snags.
The test was delayed twice following a series of unrelated glitches.
A successful fueling test is required before NASA's new moon rocket can take off on its maiden flight.
Engineers will try to complete a practice countdown and fueling test Monday for NASA's huge Artemis moon rocket.
NASA is expected to set a launch date after evaluating the results of the countdown test.
The Biden administration's $26 billion funding request for NASA includes a $1.1 billion increase for the Artemis program.
The Space Launch System moon rocket is the most powerful ever built by NASA.
NASA says engineers need more time to complete preparations before "wet dress rehearsal" at the launch pad.
The Artemis moon program will cost $93 billion through 2025, according to a new estimate from NASA's Inspector General.
NASA touts reorganization, resumption of moon lander work as keys to 2025 moon landing.