The SLS, NASA’s ambitious but outdated rocket, is a relic of past programs. Why does it exist in a world dominated by ...

In a further indication of Congress' position on the SLS and Orion programs, lawmakers set aside more than $4 billion for the ...

The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket booster will be an integral part of powering travel back to the moon, and NASA is describing it as the “most powerful rocket booster ever built for flight ...

The BOLE motor is a major redesign of the ones used on NASA’s Space Launch System, or SLS, the rocket built to carry astronauts to the moon under the Artemis program. It swaps out old parts with ...

But Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2026 has spiked future use of the SLS rocket after Artemis III, a move that comes amid $6 billion in cuts to the agency’s overall spending plan.

The SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch has sent shockwaves through the aerospace world by proving that massive rockets can be engineered with mind-blowing cost efficiency, leaving NASA scientists stunned ...

At the start of the program nearly 15 years ago, NASA and its backers in Congress pitched the SLS rocket as the powerhouse behind a new era of deep space exploration. The Space Launch System, they ...

NASA’s powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is set to blast four astronauts to space next year on the epic Artemis II mission that will come within about 80 miles of the lunar surface. In ...

The power for this booster comes from an added fifth segment, allowing the booster to launch heavier spacecraft. NASA plans to use the SLS rocket, including two boosters, for its Artemis program.

When Donald Trump returned for his second stint in the White House, advocates for NASA reform were optimistic. In particular, they hoped the president’s team would end the notoriously expensive Space ...

While NASA’s Artemis program may ultimately abandon the Space Launch System rocket, for now, Melbourne-based L3Harris is pushing forward with the manufacture of the powerful rocket’s co… ...

Utah-built boosters provide 75% thrust for NASA's Space Launch System rocket, and will be tested Thursday. NASA's upcoming Artemis missions aim to orbit and land on the moon in the next few years ...