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NASA's first Space Launch System core booster ignites its four main engines at the Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi on Jan. 16, 2020. Expected to last 8 minutes, the test lasted just over 1 minute.

Critical engine test for NASA's Space Launch System megarocket shuts down earlier than planned

By Amy Thompson last updated

NASA fired up the core stage of its massive new megarocket Saturday (Jan. 16) in a critical test that appeared to shut down early.

Space Exploration
This artist rendering shows an aerial view of the liftoff of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.

NASA suddenly aborts moon rocket test launch with 29 seconds on the clock

By Brandon Specktor last updated

NASA aborted the 4th consecutive rehearsal launch of its powerful SLS rocket on Monday, citing a hydrogen leak.

The Moon
Kristine Davis, a spacesuit engineer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, wearing a ground prototype of NASA’s new Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU), is seen during a demonstration of the suit, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

US astronaut moon landing 'not feasible,' by 2024, NASA's inspector general finds

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

Because of anticipated delays in spacesuit development, it is "not feasible" for NASA to land humans on the moon by the agency's hopeful deadline of 2024, a report has found.

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Artemis I Space Launch System (SLS)_NASA/Glenn Benson

NASA's 'Mega moon rocket' test resumes. Why were so many details about it kept secret?

By Adam Mann last updated

Experts dismiss NASA's reasons for being secretive about wet dress rehearsal of its major moon rocket.

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The sunrise casts a warm glow around the Artemis I Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 21.

Why was NASA's 'Mega Moon Rocket' test delayed (again)?

By Ben Turner last updated

The rocket will be rolled back next week for repairs that could take all of May to complete.

Space Exploration
NASA's Artemis 1 mission, stacked at the launch pad ready for testing, as seen from space by the Pléiades Neo satellite, operated by the European aerospace company Airbus.

NASA's new moon rocket spotted from space rolling to the launch pad (photos)

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

NASA's moonbound rocket rolled to the launch pad, and satellites orbiting Earth captured the milestone from space.

The Moon
The 'moonikin' test dummy undergoes a vibrational test in a chair from the new Orion module at the Kennedy Space Center.

NASA prepares 'moonikin' for spaceflight aboard 1st Artemis mission

By Harry Baker last updated

NASA has released an amusing image of a dummy wearing a spacesuit during testing for the first Artemis mission.

The Moon
NASA's Artemis program is working to put boots back on the moon by 2024 and establish a permanent presence there by the end of the decade.

NASA to land 1st person of color on the moon with Artemis program

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

NASA will land the first person of color in addition to the first woman on the moon with the Artemis program, NASA's Acting Administrator Steve Jurczyk revealed today (April 9).

The Moon
The sunrise casts a warm glow around the Artemis I Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 21.

NASA is counting down to the 'wet dress rehearsal' for its 'Mega Moon Rocket'

By Mindy Weisberger last updated

Critical prelaunch tests for the Artemis I moon mission, known as a "wet dress rehearsal," are scheduled to begin on April 1 and continue through April 4.

The Moon
Lightning strikes the launchpad near the Mega Moon rocket

Lightning strikes Artemis I mission's 'Mega Moon rocket' launch pad during tests

By Jeanna Bryner last updated

The Artemis I mission's Mega Moon rocket was undergoing "wet" tests Saturday (April 2).

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