WASHINGTON — The inaugural flight of the Space Launch System won positive reactions from the White House and Congress, celebrating the successful liftoff while overlooking the vehicle’s extensive delays. While there was no formal White House statement after the Nov. 16 launch of the SLS on the Artemis 1 uncrewed […]
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In the early morning of Nov. 16, 2022, America reaffirmed its role as the leader in space. The launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) marks the beginning of this new era space race in which the stakes have never been higher. As the most powerful rocket ever built, and […]
The powerful Space Launch System rocket has finally launched. It took off from Cape Canaveral this morning and is the first step of NASA’s plan to put people back on the moon Space 16 November 2022 By Leah Crane The most powerful rocket ever built has finally taken off for […]
Updated 3:45 a.m. Eastern after Orion separation. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — After years of delays, NASA’s Space Launch System lifted off for the first time Nov. 16, sending an uncrewed Orion spacecraft on a shakedown cruise around the moon. The SLS lifted off from Launch Complex 39B here at […]
NASA’s Space Launch System stands on its launch pad for the Artemis 1 moon mission. (NASA Photo / Bill Ingalls) For the third time, NASA is counting down to the first launch of its Space Launch System rocket for an uncrewed round-the-moon mission that’s meant to blaze a trail for […]
WASHINGTON — The Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft rolled back out to the launch pad Nov. 4 as the agency prepares for the third attempt to launch the vehicle on Artemis 1 mission later this month. SLS and Orion, on its mobile launch platform, arrived at Launch Complex 39B […]
WASHINGTON — A procurement document sheds new light on the formation of a joint venture to which NASA plans to award a long-term contract for producing the Space Launch System rocket. NASA published Oct. 12 a document formally known as the Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition for […]
KAHULUI, Hawaii — With the Space Launch System now safely back inside the Vehicle Assembly Building ahead of Hurricane Ian, NASA is now studying what work to do on the rocket to prepare for a next launch attempt unlikely to occur before mid-November. The SLS and Orion spacecraft arrived back […]