space launch system
Look out, Starship! China is Building a Massive Reusable Rocket!
China just showed off the massive storage tank that will be part of the super-heavy launch vehicle, the Long March…
SpaceX Sets New Record with Successful Test-Firing of 31 Raptor Engines!
SpaceX set a new record for thrust with the B7 booster's static fire test, which saw 31 of its 33…
NASA Just Tested a new Engine That Will Launch Artemis V and Beyond
NASA just conducted a hot fire test of the refurbished RS-25 engines that will take astronauts back to the Moon!
Artemis 1 Sends Back Snapshots of Earth as It Speeds Toward the Moon
As it heads for the moon, NASA's Orion space capsule is sending back snapshots of Earth that evoke the "blue…
NASA Says It’s Satisfied With Rehearsal for SLS Moon Rocket Launch
NASA says it's finished with having to do full-scale dress rehearsals for the first liftoff of its moon-bound Space Launch…
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder Provides the Music for NASA's new SLS Video
Eddie Vedder's Invincible: a musical tribute to the rollout of the SLS, the coming launch of Artemis I, and humanity's…
The Space Shuttle was Originally Hoped to be a Fully Reusable two-Stage Rocket
A new animation shows what an alternate design for the Space Shuttle - a fully-reusable two-stage vehicle (DC-3) - would…
Artemis 1 Comes Together as the Orion Capsule is Stacked on Top of the Space Launch System
The Artemis I rocket has been fully stacked is ready for the final tests before launch!
This Time NASA’s SLS Hotfire Goes the Full 8 Minutes
The Core Stage of NASA's SLS rocket passed its Hot Fire test with flying colors, remaining lit for over 8…
SLS Will be Tested Again in About 3 Weeks
In three weeks, NASA will be conducting its second hot fire test with the SLS. If all goes well, the…