Nearly fifty years after Apollo 17, NASA’s Artemis program aims to send astronauts back to the lunar surface and lay the groundwork for a lasting human presence beyond Earth. Built around the SLS ...

People may know Artemis as NASA’s return-to-the-Moon program. However, it is much more than a rerun of Project Apollo. Amanda Laughead The Orion spacecraft (silver) and European Service Module (white) ...

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for the Artemis 2 mission stands at 322 feet tall. The SLS is NASA's most powerful rocket, generating 8.8 million pounds of thrust. While massive, the SLS is ...

Artemis II tests Boeing, Northrop Grumman's SLS and Lockheed Martin's Orion SLS faces criticism for high costs, delays compared with commercial alternatives NASA's strategy shifts toward commercial ...

Nearly one month after Artemis II’s historic launch with four astronauts flying by the Moon, processing for the next Artemis flight is making progress in advance of its scheduled 2027 flight. The core ...

Throughout February 2026, people at the Kennedy Space Center got to witness an exciting sight: NASA’s behemoth Space Launch System rocket, SLS, standing on the launch pad, aimed toward the sky. The ...