Artemis 1 Space Launch System (SLS) moon rocket looks from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) elevator. Credit: Space.com | Footage courtesy: NASA | edited by Steve Spaleta Music: Cafe Bossa by River ...

SLS is NASA's rocket of choice for its Artemis program, which aims to establish a permanent, sustainable presence on and around the moon by the end of the 2020s. But that ambitious goal may be ...

Launch of SLS during the early hours of Wednesday, November 16, 2022. Gif: NASA/Gizmodo NASA’s Artemis 1 mission is officially underway, with SLS lifting off from Kennedy Space Center early ...

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While Artemis II preparations are underway, future upgrades to SLS are also being worked on. Artemis II’s core stage, solid rocket booster (SRB) segments, and launch vehicle stage adapter (LVSA ...

A full Moon shines in the background as the SLS rocket stands tall atop Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 14, 2022. Photo: NASA NASA has come under heat for ...

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) claimed the crown with its debut liftoff on Wednesday morning (Nov. 16), which sent an uncrewed Orion capsule toward the moon on the agency's Artemis 1 mission.

The primary goals of the Artemis 1 mission are to verify the giant SLS rocket's performance, to put the Orion crew capsule through its paces and to bring it safely back to Earth, making sure the ...

Monday's planned launch was due to kick off the Artemis I mission, during which the SLS will fire NASA's Orion spacecraft—with no crew inside—on a month-long journey around the moon to test ...

NASA's Artemis 1 mission management team have given the all clear for the giant Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft to proceed with the next launch attempt on Wednesday, ...