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 ...

SLS is the only operational, human-rated rocket that can get astronauts to the moon Stop complaining folks. If you want to see humans get to the Moon within our lifetimes (a first for many of us who ...

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 ...

China's advancements in space exploration, including robotic missions and a space station, are raising concerns among U.S. officials. NASA's Artemis program, while intended to return American ...

NASA managers agreed to blast off the SLS rocket for the first time early Wednesday morning after agency engineers navigated through several challenges during fueling. The launch of the SLS rocket is ...

Not surprisingly, Congress is pushing back against the Trump administration’s proposal to cancel the Space Launch System, the behemoth rocket NASA has developed to propel astronauts back to the Moon.

The last time a human has traveled beyond low Earth orbit came aboard the final Apollo mission over 50 years ago. And it’s been eight years since NASA debuted Artemis, the U.S. space agency’s program ...

The SpaceX Falcon 9 could be used to launch Crew Dragon to LEO, followed by a crew transfer to HLS/Starship for the lunar leg instead of using SLS and Orion. However, for long-term sustainability and ...