NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket gets 2nd stage even as Trump tries to scrap Space Launch System (photos) Artemis 2 astronauts stress importance of their moon mission as NASA faces budget, workforce ...

(Gerardo Mora/Getty Images) The first Artemis mission, carried by NASA's new mega-rocket, the SLS (Space Launch System) — the most powerful launcher ever built — has been delayed yet again.

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The test encountered an anomaly. Northrop Grumman and NASA conducted a dramatic static-fire test of a booster for an SLS (Space Launch System) rocket last week. According to NASA, the five-segment ...

When it launches, the SLS rocket should deliver the Orion spaceship on a trajectory to circle the moon and return to Earth. There are no people on board, since the rocket has never flown before. But ...

A solid rocket booster for the Artemis 2 Space Launch System rocket is stacked at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 20, 2024. The picture was taken inside the Vehicle Assembly Building.