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NASA spent billions on its SLS mega-rocket to take humans to the moon. It finally admitted it is 'unaffordable.'
When built, the Space Launch System will be the most powerful rocket ever created by NASA. But cost…
Marianne Guenot
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Starship's 3rd-launch success: Rocket finally soared to space without blowing up, but SpaceX lost it on reentry
SpaceX's Starship rocket successfully reached space on its third launch attempt, but it lost commun…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Mariann…
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Video shows lightning hitting the launch pad of NASA's new SLS mega rocket but getting diverted from hitting engines or fuel
NASA is carrying out the first "wet-dress rehearsal" of Artemis I, the first iteration of the new m…
Marianne Guenot
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Photos and video show how NASA stacked its next moon rocket taller than the Statue of Liberty
NASA's Space Launch System is finally standing tall at the Kennedy Space Center, after years of del…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The moon is open for business, and entrepreneurs are racing to make billions
As NASA aims to stay on the moon, private firms are racing to be the first to go where no company h…
Marianne Guenot
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NASA has successfully fired its new moon rocket's 4 core engines - a key step towards a launch later this year
NASA has finished testing the biggest section of its Space Launch System. This rocket is expected t…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Watch NASA test-fire the world's most powerful rocket stage - a critical step towards the next moon mission
NASA first ran a hot-fire test in January, but the engines abruptly stopped after one minute. On Th…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket launches a two-day wet dress rehearsal
The dress rehearsal will demonstrate the team's ability to load more than 700,000 gallons of cryoge…
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Watch SpaceX's prized Starship mega-rocket explode into a fireball in a video of its first attempt to launch into space
Elon Musk looked on as Starship tumbled back toward Earth, eventually bursting into flame and smoke…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Mariann…
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China could start building a moon base with lunar-soil bricks in 5 years, amid NASA fears of a moon territory dispute
China aims to build a moon habitat for its taikonauts within five years, according to local media, …
Marianne Guenot,Morgan McFall…
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NASA just fired up the most powerful rocket booster ever built — a key part of its Space Launch System to return humans to the moon
NASA hopes to fly the full Space Launch System in 2021, then send astronauts to the moon in 2024 as…
Dave Mosher,Morgan McFall-Joh…
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NASA wants SLS rocket boosters for 6 more Artemis missions
Washington, June 30 (IANS) NASA is taking steps towards building Space Launch System (SLS) solid ro…
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Photos from NASA's Artemis mission zipping past the moon reveal a view no astronaut has seen firsthand in 50 years
No humans have flown past the moon since the Apollo missions. But if Artemis I succeeds, NASA plans…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Humans to live and work on the moon within the decade, NASA official said
NASA successfully launched its powerful new rocket last week, the first step in returning humans to…
Marianne Guenot
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RETURN TO THE MOON: New NASA rocket launches Orion spaceship on its first flight, blazing a trail for astronaut missions
The Space Launch System rocket sent the Orion capsule past Earth's atmosphere. It's the first of th…
Paola Rosa-Aquino,Morgan McFa…
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NASA left its $50 billion moon rocket exposed to Hurricane Nicole's powerful winds
The Space Launch System sustained minor damage, but there was no guarantee winds wouldn't push its …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA is evacuating its prized moon rocket from its Florida launchpad as Hurricane Ian approaches
NASA has been thwarted again in its efforts to launch its Space Launch System. Hurricane Ian is bri…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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See how NASA's new lunar mega-rocket sizes up to past and future astronaut launch systems
NASA's Space Launch System is built to return astronauts to the moon. Photos and one chart show how…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA says it will try to launch its massive moon rocket again in late September
NASA postponed its second Artemis I launch attempt after a fuel leak. After repairs, the next launc…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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NASA sets new date for Artemis I launch to the moon after delays due to engine issues
NASA says the next target launch date is Saturday, September 3. Engineers earlier were assessing an…