The uncrewed Artemis 1 mission has already flown, in 2022. The Artemis 2 mission in 2025 will use the SLS rocket to send a crew of four on a looping flight around the Moon aboard an Orion spacecraft.

The primary structure for Vast’s Haven-1 qualification article received ... from the current plans that rely on the SLS rocket carrying Orion. Future Artemis plans feature a larger version ...

The space agency created a virtual fireplace lit by the engines of its huge Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which sent the uncrewed Artemis 1 mission to the moon in November 2022. "Just what you ...

Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! On Dec. 11, 2022 – the time of the Artemis I reentry – this shield took severe damage, which delayed ...

Assembly of the Artemis II moon rocket has reached its latest milestone with the stacking of the twin boosters' right forward ...

NASA this week showed off the progress of the Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) moon rocket to journalists, bringing out the crew and saying the rocket was ready to be stacked. On Monday ...

It sat unused for years adjacent to the VAB before it was modified to support the first three Artemis missions, using the Block 1 version of the SLS rocket. Artemis IV will use what is know as the ...

All the major structures that will form the core stage for NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for the agency’s Artemis III mission are structurally complete. Technicians finished welding ...