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Artemis Program: NASA's plan to send humans back to the moon
By Adam Mann last updated
Basic information about the Artemis program's Space Launch System and Orion capsule.
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.
NASA's 'Mega moon rocket' test resumes. Why were so many details about it kept secret?
By Adam Mann last updated
Experts dismiss NASA's reasons for being secretive about wet dress rehearsal of its major moon rocket.
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.
NASA tested its new moon rocket in Mississippi, and it only caught on fire a little bit
By Rafi Letzter published
NASA conducted its second major test of its powerful new moon rocket, the Space Launch System, and it was mostly a success.
Watch NASA test the world's most powerful rocket ever on Saturday
By Rafi Letzter published
NASA is going to light up the most powerful rocket it's ever built Saturday (Jan. 16), though it won't go anywhere.
NASA will soon fire up the most powerful rocket ever built
By Rafi Letzter published
NASA plans to ignite an absolutely mammoth rocket on Jan. 17, the largest it's built since the Apollo program
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