As NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket stands ready for its first test flight next week, the Artemis program prepares to follow in the footsteps of Apollo, which first carried humans to the Moon in the 1960s. SLS will fly uncrewed just once before carrying astronauts around the Moon on Artemis II, while the Orion spacecraft will be making only its third trip into space on that mission. By contrast, Apollo saw a series of test flights over the course of a decade, leading up to Neil Armstrong’s “small step” in July 1969.
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NASA moon rocket SLS rolls out to “rebuilt” LC-39B ahead of Artemis 1 rehearsal
A moment more than a decade in the making. NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket…
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From Apollo to multi-user, the changing yet similar nature of Launch Complex 39
by Ryan WeberAs the Artemis 1 SLS vehicle prepares to take its place on LC-39B later this…
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There’s an age-old joke amongst those who work with/launch rockets and those who cover their…
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Fifty years ago Friday, the first – but sadly not the last – fatal spaceflight…
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Forty-five years ago, people across the world held their breaths as a hair-raising, heart-pounded descent…
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Wednesday marked the 45th anniversary of the launch of the most important space mission in human…
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Legendary astronaut Buzz Aldrin recently released “A Unified Space Vision,” his personal plan for humankind’s…
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The first man to step foot on the Moon, Neil Armstrong has passed away at…
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Columbia’s legacy reminds NASA to avoid being distracted from future mission
by Chris BerginOn February 1, 2003, NASA suffered a blow which is still felt today, both from…
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As the Space Launch System (SLS) continues to push on – with the latest stage…