1 day ago · NASA responded to news that Boeing aims to lay off up to 400 workers from its Space Launch System program. The SLS rocket plays a key role in the Artemis moon program, the agency said.

4 days ago · The primary contractor for the Space Launch System rocket, Boeing, is preparing for the possibility that NASA cancels the long-running program. On Friday, with less than an hour's notice, David ...

4 days ago · Boeing SLS employees were informed Feb. 7 that the company was making preparations to cut up to 400 jobs from the program because of “revisions to the Artemis program and cost expectations ...

21 hours ago · "SLS is just way too expensive. $4.2 billion a launch," said Zac Aubert, a space expert who founded the Launch Pad Network. Time and money are two pressing problems with the vehicle, and Boeing ...

1 day ago · Boeing has employees working on the SLS program in both Alabama and here in Brevard County − most notably on the SLS rocket being stacked inside NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building.

NASA’s Space Launch System is the only rocket capable of carrying crew and large cargo to deep space in a single launch. Powered by the Boeing-built Core Stage, SLS successfully launched as part of the Artemis I Mission on November 16, 2022.

3 days ago · Thousands of people work for Boeing in Huntsville, and many of them helped design the Artemis rocket in the Space Launch System (SLS) program. Boeing confirmed with WAFF 48 on Saturday that SLS layoffs may be on the way. That program’s main mission is to get man back on the moon. The first successful Artemis Moon mission launched in Nov. 2022 ...

2 days ago · Boeing, as the prime contractor for the SLS program, has played a key role in developing the super heavy-lift rocket designed to carry astronauts and cargo on deep-space missions. However, ongoing schedule shifts and budget constraints have led to reassessments of workforce needs.

SLS investment provides a safe, low-risk, affordable and sustainable pathway to the Moon and Mars and supports NASA human exploration objectives. The SLS Exploration Upper Stage provides the largest payload capacity and reduced operations complexity for lowest mission risk.

Launched on SLS, the Orion spacecraft will serve as the exploration vehicle that will carry up to four crew members to space, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during multiweek missions and provide a safe reentry to Earth from deep space return velocities.