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 ...

The largest piece of the rocket that will carry astronauts back to the moon arrived in Florida on April 27, 2026, closing a ...

Sending humans out past the moon for the first time in more than half a century enticed nearly 350,000 people to descend on the Space Coast for the Artemis II mission that launched from Kennedy Space ...

Nearly 12 hours into the mission, the crew has now officially started its first full day in space. These initial 24 hours are ...

The Artemis III core stage will be placed horizontally in the transfer aisle of the VAB before being lifted into a vertical ...

The core stage for NASA's Artemis moon rocket has arrived in Florida in a crucial step for the upcoming Artemis III mission.

NASA rolled the Artemis 3 core stage out from the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Monday (April 20). The next stop is the launch site: Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

U of A graduate Michael Wood served as Boeing's chief engineer for the program, leading the engineering team through design, qualification and build of the core stage. A rocket incorporating that ...

The Artemis III Orion and its European Service Module, which includes its main propulsion, are also already at KSC. Also ...

How cork-based thermal protection material is helping safeguard NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System in extreme ascent ...