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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.

(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.

The countdown is on. NASA's massive rocket, called the Space Launch System (SLS), is ready to blast off Monday morning from Cape Canaveral, Fla. Atop the rocket sits Orion, the spacecraft that will ...

NASA responded to news that Boeing aims to lay off up to 400 workers from its Space Launch System program. The SLS rocket plays a key role in the Artemis moon program, the agency said.

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