The US space agency is now preparing its Space Launch System (SLS) for its second-ever launch, after Artemis I in November ...

The program has long been criticized for a lack of transparency over its growing budget. Officials agree the SLS budget "needs to be improved," but it's not clear how, per a government report. Senior ...

The days of NASA's Space Launch System moon rocket and Orion space capsule may be limited, as a White House budget proposal for the space agency aims to phase out the overbudget SLS after just two ...

Whether Artemis ultimately fulfills its promise of sustained lunar exploration, or is reshaped by politics, budgets and ...

The mobile launch platform carrying the SLS returns to the Vehicle Assembly Building Sept. 27 to shelter from Hurricane Ian. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky KAHULUI, Hawaii — With the Space Launch System now ...

After a second scrubbed countdown test April 4, NASA will wait until after a crewed SpaceX launch April 8 before trying again. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky WASHINGTON — NASA expects to be ready to perform ...

Although it won’t be blasting off until mid-2026 at the earliest, preparations are already well underway for the launch of NASA’s highly anticipated Artemis II mission. The endeavor will involve the ...

A federal watchdog agency tasked with government spending oversight took aim again at NASA's multibillion-dollar Space Launch System rocket, the backbone of the agency's lunar-focused Artemis program.

It may come as a shock now, but during the salad days of Barack Obama’s first term, lots of people in the US government believed that we could get back to the Moon without the help of billionaires.

Okay, space fans. The moment is almost here. NASA is about to launch its next-generation rocket for the first time and send it hurtling out beyond the Moon. It’s going to be a wild time, but honestly, ...

After over a decade of development, NASA's Artemis I Space Launch System (SLS) rocket completed its rollout to the launchpad. The SLS rocket, along with the Orion spacecraft, traveled atop a mobile ...

NASA's enormous Space Launch System (SLS) rocket has been spotted from space, towering over launch pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rocket was spotted by a satellite within the ...