The rocket is one of several key elements needed for the US space agency's Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the moon for the first time since 1972. advertisement Phys.org ...

If all goes according to plan, the Athena lander will touch down near the moon's south pole on or around March 6.

The slow race of getting NASA's Space Launch System rocket pieced together for next year's Artemis II moon mission jumped a ...

The Space Launch System (SLS) core stage and rocket boosters have now been stood up and mated in preparation for NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission. On March 23, 2025, technicians working at NASA's ...

With two commercial moon landers already on their way, Houston-based Intuitive Machines launched its second robotic lander atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday, the centerpiece of a multi ...

The Artemis II astronauts, as well as folks following the mission preparations, will be pleased to learn that NASA recently lifted the SLS rocket’s ... around the moon in 2022.

WASHINGTON – NASA’s mega moon rocket appears to be at crossroads following a major announcement by Boeing that it plans to significantly decrease the number of employees working on the project.

Texas-based Intuitive Machines is "ready to go" with the launch of its second moon landing mission ... Athena will launch on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center ...

The twin solid rocket booster assembly is 177 feet tall. While originally planned to launch in September of this year, the Artemis II moon flyby crewed mission is currently set to launch in April ...