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Artemis II gets patriotic makeover as NASA prepares to send crew around the moon

The US space agency is now preparing its Space Launch System (SLS) for its second-ever launch, after Artemis I in November ...
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NASA spent billions on its SLS mega-rocket to take humans to the moon. It finally admitted it is 'unaffordable.'

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 ...
Yahoo

NASA completes SLS core stage stacking for Artemis 2 moon mission (photos)

NASA's next moon rocket is coming together, piece by piece. The core stage of NASA's next Space Launch System (SLS) rocket recently completed integration with the vehicle's side boosters inside the ...
Digital Trends

Watch NASA’s SLS rocket take one small step toward the Artemis II moon mission

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 ...
Futurism

How NASA Got Price Gouged on the SLS, According to Its Former Second-in-Command

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.
Gizmodo

After Spending Billions of Dollars on SLS, NASA Admits Its Moon Rocket Is ‘Unaffordable’

NASA has come under heat for the increasing cost of its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which space agency officials have finally admitted to being unsustainable and unaffordable, a new report ...
Digital Trends

NASA inspects SLS moon rocket following Hurricane Nicole

As the authorities in Florida begin to assess the wider damage wrought by Hurricane Nicole on Thursday, a team at the Kennedy Space Center is currently performing detailed inspections of NASA’s ...
SpaceNews

NASA to assess SLS work and next launch opportunities after rollback

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 ...
Space.com

NASA getting SLS megarockets ready for crewed moon missions

The giant rockets that will carry NASA astronauts to the moon a few years from now are really starting to come together. In a brief status update posted on Tuesday (Jan. 11), NASA officials wrote that ...
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Think NASA's SLS Rocket is Bonkers? Block 1B Will Be Even More Insane

Many people were very mean to NASA's SLS super-heavy booster when it saw back-to-back-to-back consecutive launch scrubs caused by everything from faulty engine temperature sensors to leaky hydrogen ...
The Verge

NASA’s megarocket is about to blast off toward the Moon

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, ...
Ars Technica

NASA delays SLS rocket rollout, says launch date is TBD

NASA officials on Wednesday said the agency would conduct an initial rollout of the massive Space Launch System rocket sometime in March, a multi-week delay attributed to “close-out” tasks that must ...