The Orion spacecraft that will fly to the Moon on NASA’s Artemis 1 mission was lifted atop its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on October 20, completing major assembly of the full vehicle stack.

The SLS/Orion launch system currently works, as proven by the Artemis 1 mission which launched in late 2022 with an uncrewed Orion spacecraft flying around the moon and returning safely to the Earth.

Along with passive adapters connecting the SLS stages and Orion spacecraft, the Core Stage was the brand-new element, including new flight computers and software. The SLS Core Stage’s Design ...

Assembly of the Artemis II moon rocket has reached its latest milestone with the stacking of the twin boosters' right forward ...

The third Starship test flight last March saw the spacecraft reach its planned trajectory and fly halfway around the world ...

President Donald Trump made a bold promise to America minutes after taking the Oath of Office: pledging that an American flag ...

Once the spacecraft has been placed into GTO ... Tweeted that Boeing teams were working to accelerate the SLS timetable. Even if the Orion does fly on a commercial rocket, Administrator ...

SpaceX plans to launch the seventh full-scale test flight of its massive Super Heavy booster and Starship rocket Thursday ...

The Artemis 2 mission in 2025 will use the SLS rocket to send a crew of four on a looping flight around the Moon aboard an Orion spacecraft. The first Artemis lunar landing comes with Artemis 3 ...