NASA’s Space Launch System, the agency’s flagship rocket designed to carry astronauts back to the Moon under the Artemis program, stands 322 feet tall in its Block 1 configuration. That height exceeds ...

The US space agency NASA on Wednesday cast a shadow on the future of its new heavy-lift rocket, the SLS — acknowledging development delays on a project that is already years behind. The Space Launch ...

For the first time in more than half a century, human astronauts are heading to the moon. Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida erupted in flames Wednesday evening as the agency ...

Throughout February 2026, people at the Kennedy Space Center got to witness an exciting sight: NASA’s behemoth Space Launch System rocket, SLS, standing on the launch pad, aimed toward the sky. The ...

The countdown has begun. The crew is ready. And barring any last-minute hiccups, four astronauts on Wednesday will begin a journey that sends them farther from Earth than any human has gone before.

The core stage for NASA's Artemis III moon rocket has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This crucial hardware is the largest part of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and houses its ...

WASHINGTON — Alabama’s two appropriators who oversee NASA funding had similar lines of questioning for Administrator Jared Isaacman as they sought to bolster a key space program managed in Huntsville.

Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA's Artemis II mission, a high-stakes voyage ⁠around the moon that marks the United States' boldest step yet toward returning humans to the ...

NASA Artemis II launch was April 1, 2026, from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The space agency revealed the next crew, set for potential 2027 liftoff. A collection of Artemis II ...