The next rocket to launch astronauts to the moon is nearing completion. NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) continues to make progress toward its Artemis 2 mission planned for next year; SLS is ...

In the coming months, the capsule and module will join the full SLS stack in the VAB, sitting atop the rocket's interim cryogenic propulsion stage. Artemis 2 is the second mission of NASA's ...

That happened in 2022 on the Artemis I mission when an uncrewed Orion spacecraft traveled to the moon. For now, NASA is sticking with the pricey SLS as the rocket for its next two Artemis missions ...

On March 23, 2025, technicians working at NASA's Kennedy Space Center mated together major elements of the rocket ... SLS will be rolled out to Launch Complex 39B for testing. The Artemis 2 ...

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS ... replaced with the Orion spacecraft and service module for the Artemis 1 mission. The SLS rocket is currently planned to roll later this year to Launch ...

The SLS program is continuing to analyze the performance of the rocket during the Artemis I launch on November 16, 2022, updating models and making improvements. NASA and Boeing will finish work ...

Image source: NASA/Kim Shiflett NASA began moving the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket NASA is using for the Artemis missions at around 5 P.M. Thursday evening. The move continued well into the night.