Nasa says the SLS is "the only rocket that can send Orion, astronauts, and cargo directly to the moon in a single launch." But its expense has been criticized: each SLS launch is estimated to cost ...

Arguably, the most pressing problem with the SLS program is that it has no clear purpose. As a congressionally mandated project, NASA must continue on with its development regardless of whether or ...

The massive core section of the SLS has shuttle heritage in it Nasa has finished assembling the main structural components for its largest rocket ... strapped to either side of the core.

NASA’s first big test of the core stage of its Space Launch System rocket had to be cut dramatically short due to what was initially described as a “Major Component Failure.” Now ...

Having launched successfully this week, NASA’s Artemis Program is live at last. Artemis-I has already provided a test for NASA’s new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS)—which ...

During that time, it would be able to notice long-term trends, like seasonal variability, and possibly why the night side ... SLS took its first trip to the sky over two years ago. Dragonfly, NASA ...