The company had planned to fly the vehicle close enough to the space station such that it could be captured and berthed to ...

The SLS, NASA’s ambitious but outdated rocket, is a relic of past programs. Why does it exist in a world dominated by ...

NASA's Space Launch System rocket, reflected in the turn basin at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, rolls out for a fourth attempt at a wet dress rehearsal on June 6, 2022. Credit: Trevor Mahlmann ...

Here’s how it works. The launch of the Artemis 1 Space Launch System rocket as seen from the press site at Kennedy Space Center. (Image credit: Josh Dinner) ...

SLS at Launch Site 39B during a full moon. [Photo: NASA] NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) has entered the last stages of preparations for its upcoming August launch window.

A core technology for the Artemis program is the $23.8 billion Space Launch System, which NASA administrator Bill Nelson described as the “only rocket that can take humans to the Moon.” ...

NASA’s Space Launch System has been under development for decades. Here are the stories to read as the rocket makes its big debut: carrying the Orion capsule to space as part of the Artemis 1 ...

After a scrubbed launch on Thursday, four astronauts lifted off from Florida and will dock at the International Space Station ...

The Space Launch System, or SLS, has spent most of the last year tucked away in NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building, a massive warehouse structure at KSC used to house and integrate giant rockets ...

The Space Launch System was conceived in an era when new commercial rocket companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX were just emerging. Those companies have transformed how NASA sends cargo, astronauts ...

After years of preparation and two false starts, NASA’s heavy-lift Space Launch System has finally taken off and entered orbit. It’s a big win for the space agency — even as it assigns to ...