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’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket has left the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy…
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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter discovers thermally stable areas in surface pits suitable for future lunar bases
Using data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a group of NASA-funded researchers has discovered…
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Boeing, the prime Stages contractor for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program, is working on…
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Boeing is continuing final assembly work for the second Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage…
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NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program and prime launch processing contractor Jacobs completed the Wet…
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After a successful Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR), NASA Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) rolled back the…
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Rocket Lab has launched the CAPSTONE (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment)…
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With Wet Dress Rehearsal successfully behind them, NASA will now roll the SLS rocket back…
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NASA got within several seconds of completing its practice launch day exercise June 20 with…
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NASA rolling Artemis 1 back to the pad to finish WDR
by Philip SlossThe first integrated Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for NASA’s Artemis 1…
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MDA sees Canadarm3 commercial spinoff success in robotic partnership with Lockheed Martin, General Motors
With over 21 years of service onboard the International Space Station, Canadarm2, along with Dextre…
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NASA’s Artemis 1 flight vehicle remains in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Kennedy…
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NASA’s Artemis 1 flight vehicle is headed back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at…
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NASA calls off modified Artemis 1 Wet Dress Rehearsal for hydrogen leak
by Philip SlossNASA tried again at a third attempt on April 14 to complete the Wet Dress…
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EGS, Jacobs preparing Artemis 1 vehicle at pad for final pre-launch countdown test
by Philip SlossThe launch team, made up of people from NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program and…
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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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Artemis 1 rollout timing remains uncertain as NASA leadership deliberates the schedule
by Philip SlossThe first rollout of NASA’s first integrated Orion and Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle for…
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EGS, Jacobs working to finish testing in time for Artemis 1 rollout in mid-February
by Philip SlossNASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program and prime launch processing contractor Jacobs are performing final…
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On December 17, NASA announced a delay of the launch of the Artemis 1 mission…