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The Space Launch System (SLS) is the most powerful rocket ever built

NASA calls off Artemis 1 moon rocket launch over engine cooling issue

By Tariq Malik last updated

Artemis 1 won't fly today after all.

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The sunrise casts a warm glow around the Artemis I Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 21.

NASA's Artemis 1 mission will blast off Monday (Aug. 29). Here's how to watch.

By Ben Turner published

The spacecraft will zip around the moon and back before landing in the Pacific Ocean.

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NASA's first Space Launch System core booster ignites its four main engines at the Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi on Jan. 16, 2020. Expected to last 8 minutes, the test lasted just over 1 minute.

Critical engine test for NASA's Space Launch System megarocket shuts down earlier than planned

By Amy Thompson last updated

NASA fired up the core stage of its massive new megarocket Saturday (Jan. 16) in a critical test that appeared to shut down early.

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NASA's Artemis program is working to put boots back on the moon by 2024 and establish a permanent presence there by the end of the decade.

NASA to land 1st person of color on the moon with Artemis program

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

NASA will land the first person of color in addition to the first woman on the moon with the Artemis program, NASA's Acting Administrator Steve Jurczyk revealed today (April 9).

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The sunrise casts a warm glow around the Artemis I Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 21.

NASA is counting down to the 'wet dress rehearsal' for its 'Mega Moon Rocket'

By Mindy Weisberger last updated

Critical prelaunch tests for the Artemis I moon mission, known as a "wet dress rehearsal," are scheduled to begin on April 1 and continue through April 4.

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Illustration of a future Moon base by the European Space Agency, which hasn’t signed the Artemis Accords.

Artemis Accords: Why many countries are refusing to sign moon exploration agreement

By Christopher Newman last updated

Only eight countries have signed the Artemis Accords, a set of guidelines surrounding the Artemis Program for crewed exploration of the moon.

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Ahead of NASA’s Artemis I flight test, the fully stacked and integrated SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft will undergo a wet dress rehearsal at Launch Complex 39B to verify systems and practice countdown procedures for the first launch.

NASA's Artemis moon rocket just rode a 'supertank' to the launch pad

By Mindy Weisberger last updated

Inch by inch, NASA's Artemis I spacecraft and rocket have finally chugged all the way to the launch pad. The mission's "wet dress rehearsal" will take place on April 1.

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Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, work platforms are being retracted from around the Artemis I Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft in preparation to roll out for testing.

Stacked 'Mega Moon rocket' is ready to roll, NASA says

By Mindy Weisberger last updated

Lunar mission Artemis I is about to roll closer to getting a launch date, after the mega rocket and spacecraft roll to the launchpad for tests.

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NASA's Artemis 1 Space Launch System moon rocket is seen atop Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida during wet dress rehearsal test on April 4, 2022.

NASA's 2nd attempt to fuel giant Artemis 1 moon rocket hits snag

By Tariq Malik last updated

A stuck vent valve has stalled NASA's second attempt to fuel its Artemis 1 moon mission mega rocket.

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Artist's concept of the Space Launch System (SLS) Block 1 configuration, which will launch the first three Artemis missions.

Ready for Artemis I's moon rocket rollout? Here's how to watch.

By Mindy Weisberger last updated

A slow and steady journey lies ahead.

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