The pressure to fix SLS and get to a launch for Artemis 2 will build. If there is another rollback in April or new leak or valve issue in May or long repairs.

It may be less than a decade old, but this Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster comes from simpler times. The Affalterbach brand had yet to be fully integrated into Mercedes, and the company didn’t give a ...

The maiden voyage of SLS is set for November 16, kicking off NASA's return to the Moon and setting the stage for crewed missions. Reading time 9 minutes NASA’s most powerful rocket is nearly ready to ...

Okay, space fans. The moment is almost here. NASA is about to launch its next-generation rocket for the first time and send it hurtling out beyond the Moon. It’s going to be a wild time, but honestly, ...

Good work by the GAO. From its report: "In 2014, GAO recommended that NASA develop a cost baseline that captures production costs … In October 2017, we found that NASA had still not established an ...

SLS still has helium leaks. Helium leaks have been a problem since the Space Shuttle days. It is so cold that it is hard to work with. The picture is of the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. NASA is about to take its first baby steps back to the moon. Phase ...

To great jubilation, NASA’s Space Launch System performed a spectacularly successful first test flight beginning Nov. 16, 2022. Almost a month later, after multiple distant orbits of Earth’s moon, the ...

Former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver published a book earlier this year, Escaping Gravity, that tells the tale of her nearly three decades in US space policy. Garver played an important and at ...

How much is too much to pay for an SLS rocket? And how much is so much that it gets SLS canceled? At an estimated $1.55 billion in cost per launch, and $209 billion total over its 30-year history, the ...