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The tower of NASA’s mobile launcher 2 continues to rise with the addition of two new 40-foot-tall modules on April…

NASA’s Artemis II Moon rocket is taking shape following the successful integration of the launch vehicle stage adapter onto the…

The Artemis II test flight will be NASA’s first mission with crew under Artemis. Astronauts on their first flight aboard…

The four astronauts who will be the first to fly to the Moon under NASA’s Artemis campaign have designed an…

Another element of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for Artemis II is poised for flight. Technicians joined the core…

Technicians with NASA and Lockheed Martin fitted three spacecraft adapter jettison fairing panels onto the service module of the agency’s…

Technicians used massive cranes inside NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to lift…

NASA received the upper stage for the agency’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket on Mar. 9 supplied by…

Engineers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida completed stacking the twin SLS (Space Launch System) solid rocket boosters –…

NASA marked a key milestone Feb. 18 with installation of RS-25 engine No. E20001, the first new production engine to…

Engineers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida completed stacking the twin SLS (Space Launch System) solid rocket boosters inside…

NASA’s Artemis campaign will send astronauts, payloads, and science experiments into deep space on NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) super…

Media are invited to visit NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, to capture imagery of the agency’s Artemis II Orion…

Media are invited to visit NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans between Tuesday, Feb. 4, and Thursday, Feb. 6,…

Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program continue stacking the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket’s twin solid rocket booster motor…

Jon Carabello did not begin his career journey with an eye on space, but when NASA’s Artemis lunar exploration campaign…

Teams with NASA are gaining momentum as work progresses toward future lunar missions for the benefit of humanity as numerous…

NASA has taken a big step forward in how engineers will assemble and stack future SLS (Space Launch System) rockets…

As NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida wraps up a year that will see more than 90 government, commercial, and…

In this image from Dec. 11, 2024, the 212-foot-tall SLS (Space Launch System) core stage is lowered into High Bay…

From sending crew members to the International Space Station to launching a spacecraft to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa to determine…

Lee esta historia en español aquí. Through the Artemis campaign, NASA will land the next American astronauts and first international…

Mike Lauer, an engineer who works for the Aerojet Rocketdyne segment of L3Harris Technologies, found his career inspiration in science…

Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and leadership will hold a news conference at 1…

At NASA, high-end computing is essential for many agency missions. This technology helps us advance our understanding of the universe…

Growing up, Lane Polak didn’t have much interest in space. Instead, he was busy writing stories, doodling, or riding his…

As NASA prepares for the first crewed Moon landing in more than five decades, the agency has identified an updated…

NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, achieved a key milestone this week for testing a new SLS…

While precision, perseverance, and engineering are necessary skills in building a Moon rocket, Casey Wolfe knows that one of the…

Manufacturing equipment that will be used to build components for NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for future Artemis missions…

Chris Pereira can personally attest to the immense gravitational attraction of black holes. He’s been in love with space ever…

From across the Atlantic Ocean and through the Gulf of Mexico, two ships converged, delivering key spacecraft and rocket components…

NASA is preparing space at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for upcoming assembly activities of the SLS (Space…

NASA rolled out a key piece of space flight hardware for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for the first…

To mark progress toward the first crewed flight test around the Moon in more than 50 years for the benefit…

Unlike most of her friends in the 80s who covered their walls with posters of bands, Julia Khodabandeh plastered hers…

Teams transport NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) core stage into the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center…

How do you move NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket’s massive 212-foot-long core stage across the country? You do it…

Members of the Artemis II crew met with the crew of NASA’s Pegasus barge prior to their departure to deliver…

On July 16, 2024, the first core stage of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for the agency’s Artemis II…

NASA rolled out the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket’s core stage for the Artemis II test flight from its manufacturing…

Dr. Sharon Cobb is the associate program manager of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) Program at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight…

Chris Cianciola serves as the deputy manager of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) Program at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center…

John Honeycutt is the manager of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) Program at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville,…

Team members are installing pedestals aboard NASA’s Pegasus barge to hold and secure the massive core stage of NASA’s SLS…

NASA is preparing the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket core stage that will help power the first crewed mission of…

As a child learning about basic engineering, you probably tried and failed to join a square-shaped toy with a circular-shaped…

NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in the Block 1B cargo configuration will launch for the first time beginning with…

Editor’s note: This advisory was updated to correct the day of the week for the credentialing deadline. The correct date…

Editor’s Note: This media advisory was updated July 12, 2024, to add that the teams at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility…