Nasa says the SLS is "the only rocket that can send Orion, astronauts, and cargo directly to the moon in a single launch." But its expense has been criticized: each SLS launch is estimated to cost ...

NASA’s first big test of the core stage of its Space Launch System rocket had to be cut dramatically short due to what was initially described as a “Major Component Failure.” Now ...

Faced with growing uncertainty over the future of Artemis, NASA this week showed off the progress of the Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) moon rocket to journalists, bringing out the crew and ...

All the major structures that will form the core stage for NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for the agency’s Artemis III mission are structurally complete. Technicians finished welding ...

Assembly of the Artemis II moon rocket has reached its latest milestone with the stacking of the twin boosters' right forward ...

"We are the first mission to be able to track space weather events in three dimensions routinely across the solar system." ...

Since Donald Trumps recent electoral victory, rumours and speculation have circulated that Nasas giant Moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), could be under threat. NASA’s Europa Clipper ...

There’s been speculation that Donald Trump may cancel the Space Launch System rocket, which Nasa intended to use to get from ...

Jeff Bezos' rocket company has given NASA a brief taste of the moon's gravity without straying too far from home ...

The SpaceX Falcon 9's Merlin engines use rocket-grade kerosene (RP-1) fuel with liquid oxygen as the oxidizer. NASA's Space Launch System is based on liquid hydrogen fuel and liquid oxygen oxidizer.