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NASA just fired an old space shuttle engine at '113% thrust' - and plans to use it on a new mega-rocket
The space agency faces a $200 million annual budget cut if President Donald Trump's proposed $19.1-…
Dave Mosher
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NASA's only plan to return astronauts to the moon after nearly 50 years just got slammed by an internal audit
"We believe a lack of action by senior leadership in both organizations to correct identified probl…
Dave Mosher
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NASA will retire its new mega-rocket if SpaceX or Blue Origin can safely launch its own powerful rockets
Musk also plans to modify an upper stage of his blockbuster Falcon 9 rocket into a "mini-BFR ship" …
Dave Mosher
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NASA is recycling Space Shuttle engines for a very important purpose
NASA will use four RS-25 engines - along with two rocket boosters - to get the SLS from ground to s…
Jessica Orwig
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Jessica Orwig
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NASA starts assembling Artemis moon mission rocket
In preparation for the Artemis I launch next year, NASA has stacked the first piece of the Space La…
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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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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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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 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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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 is building this monster rocket to shuttle astronauts to Mars
NASA's SLS will be able to carry more than twice the payload weight as any of the agency's space sh…
Jessica Orwig
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Photos shows NASA's newly assembled megarocket, which is taller than the Statue of Liberty and its most powerful launch vehicle built since the 1960s
The first-of-its kind heavy launcher aims to carry the first in a series of missions to bring human…
Marianne Guenot
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Why NASA blasts half a million gallons of water during rocket launches
That's where NASA's Ignition Overpressure and Sound Suppression System comes in. NASA projects the …
Alexandra Appolonia,Rob Ludac…
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Elon Musk holds the keys to the moon because SpaceX's Starship megarocket launch is crucial to NASA's return
SpaceX plans to launch its flagship megarocket, Starship, for the first time in April, taking NASA …
Marianne Guenot,Kate Duffy
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Watch video of NASA test-firing the world's most powerful rocket stage
Firing up Space Launch System's core stage is a crucial step toward flying astronauts to the moon f…
Dave Mosher,Morgan McFall-Joh…
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A critical test of NASA's moon rocket ended abruptly on Saturday, possibly dashing hopes of launching in 2021
The Space Launch System's engines were supposed to fire together for eight minutes, but they abrupt…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA is launching its new mega-rocket to shoot a spaceship around the moon. Here's what to expect.
NASA spent 17 years and about $50 billion building a new launch system to return astronauts to the …