Artemis 1 rocket out to the launchpad in April for a "wet dress," which involves fueling the rocket and running through launch preparations. However, issues with the tower and internal valvesscuttled that test, and NASAsent the SLS back to the Vehicle Assembly Building(VAB) for repairs. ...
NASA announced today that the engineers and technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida completed the final testing and checkouts of the Artemis I Moon rocket, making the new rollout date as soon as 9 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, August 16 ahead of the targeted August 29 launch. SEE...
This morning NASA called off its second attempt to launch its new moon rocket due to a leak in its hydrogen fuel line. NASA postponed the first launch of the Artemis 1 mission's Space Launch System rocket on August 29 due to a temperature problem with one of four liquid-fuel engines...
NASA’sSpace Launch System(SLS) is a powerful rocket system designed to enable exploration far into the solar system. The rocket isintended to send Artemis 1—along with the first woman and first person of color lunar explorer—to the moon by 2024. Source:How to Watch the Launch of NASA’...
The Space Launch System rocket that will propel an uncrewed Orion capsuleto the moon in the Artemis 1 missionis the most powerful rocket NASA has ever built. It weighs 5.75 million pounds when fully fueled for launch, yet will climb nearly 500 feet straight up in just seven seconds. ...
According to NASA's Inspector General, the U.S. space agency "is projected to spend $93 billion on the Artemis (moon program) up to FY 2025." "We also project the current production and operations cost of a single SLS/Orion system at $4.1 billion per launch for Artemis 1 through 4,...
NASAis forgoing an Artemis I launch opportunity on Tuesday, September 27,and preparing for rollback, while continuing to watch the weather forecast associated with Tropical Storm Ian. During a meeting this morning, September 24, teams decided to stand down on preparing for the Tuesday launch dat...
“Our first mission will lay the groundwork for unleashing the moon’s potential and transforming it into a robust and vibrant economic system,” said Takeshi Hakamada, Founder and CEO of ispace. “We look forward to contributing to NASA’s Artemis program as a commercial lunar transportation se...
If Artemis is declared ready, a two-hour window will open at 1:04 a.m. ET. If needed, the back-up windows are Saturday, Nov. 19, and Friday, Nov. 25. NASA will broadcast the launch onNASA TV. The mission has suffered a series of setbacks since anoriginal launch ...
Yesterday, NASA’s Exploration Ground System (EGS) completed stacking the final component for Artemis 2’s SLS boosters, including the nosecone. This marks the completion of stacking the two Solid Rocket Boosters, which will provide most of the thrust to lift the Artemis 2 crew off the pad....