UPI4d
Crew-10 astronauts lift off, finally on way to ISS
NASA Friday rolled out the new Artemis II Orion spacecraft and twin Space Launch System solid rocket boosters that will carry astronauts in the first crewed Artemis mission around the moon.
UPI6d
NASA, SpaceX scrub mission to pick up International Space Station astronauts
About a half hour before the scheduled 7:48 p.m. EDT launch from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, the mission was called off because of a hydraulic system issue with a ground support clamp arm ...
Space Coast Daily7d
NASA Artemis II Space Launch System Upper Stage Rocket Delivered to Kennedy Space Center
NASA received the upper stage for the agency’s Artemis II Space Launch System rocket on March 9 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
CBS News11d
SpaceX Starship breaks apart after launch in second failure in a row
The astronauts will launch atop NASA's Space Launch System rocket and fly to the moon aboard a Lockheed Martin-built Orion capsule. The crew will transfer to the waiting Starship for the descent ...
Space.com28d
Boeing plans to lay off hundreds of employees working on NASA's SLS moon rocket: reports
Boeing notified employees it is planning to issue layoff notices "to align with revisions to the Artemis program and cost expectations." Boeing is preparing to issue layoff notices to roughly 200 ...
Orlando Sentinel9d
NASA, partners push to speed up launch of Artemis II
ditching the costly Space Launch System rocket, which is not reusable, and pitching the Orion capsule as a candidate for Mars travel in addition to its moon duties. All of this and more may be ...
Florida Today28d
321 Launch: Space news you may have missed over the past week (Feb. 17)
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Employees working on NASA's Space Launch System rocket received the warning just days ago. Around 400 employees will receive a 60-day ...
WESH9d
NASA showcases progress on Artemis II mission after SpaceX's Starship explosion
A PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ARTEMIS TWO SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM. THIS IS HIGHBAY THREE, WHERE THEY STACK THE ROCKET. IT’S THE FINAL STAGE BEFORE IT HEADS OUT TO THE LAUNCH PAD. WE ALSO WENT ...
Business Insider10d
Elon Musk's Starship blew up again — and our prospects of mining the moon hang in the balance
NASA has its own super-heavy lift vehicle, called the Space Launch System, which has flown an uncrewed test flight around the moon. However, SLS is so behind schedule and over budget that one of ...
Ars Technica8d
What’s behind the recent string of failures and delays at SpaceX?
Most likely, the back-to-back Starship failures will also cement the path forward for Artemis II and Artemis III to fly as planned, with crews flying on the Space Launch System rocket and Orion ...
Ars Technica20d
Long-time advocate of SLS rocket says it’s time to find an “off-ramp”
The lights may be starting to go out for NASA's Space Launch System program. On Wednesday, one of the Republican space policy leaders most consistently opposed to commercial heavy lift rockets ...
Florida Today25d
What we know: DOGE's Elon Musk calls for faster preparations to deorbit the Space Station
The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, which will fly the Artemis missions, has been reported to be way over budget, estimating to reach a cost of $93 billion through 2025. So far, Artemis has only ...