Moon rocket fueling test on tap to clear way for launch

If the countdown and fueling test go well, four astronauts will set their sights on a Super Bowl Sunday launch to the moon.

What to know before NASA's Artemis II SLS pre-launch test next week

NASA has announced the final test before an Artemis II launch date. Here's what to expect from this weekend's wet dress ...
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SLS rocket booster put through its paces in spectacular static fire test

As the August launch date for NASA's first Artemis lunar mission approaches, Northrop Grumman has released dramatic video footage of a full-scale static fire test of the giant solid-fueled Flight ...

Shit’s Getting Real: NASA Aims for Artemis 2 Fueling Test on Saturday

The agency has bumped up the wet dress rehearsal to increase its chances of launching within the February window, but could ...
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NASA Seeks Payload Concepts for Second SLS Test Flight

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the world’s most powerful rocket, is designed to be flexible and evolvable to meet a variety of crew and cargo mission needs for deep-space missions. The agency is ...
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NASA Engineers Break SLS Test Tank on Purpose to Test Extreme Limits

Engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, on Dec. 5 deliberately pushed the world’s largest rocket fuel tank beyond its design limits to really understand its breaking ...
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NASA Preps SLS, Orion For Crewed Flight Test Around The Moon

No one in NASA’s Artemis II crew had been born when astronauts last ventured into deep space for the final Apollo program ...