Welcome to Edition 8.11 of the Rocket Report! We have reached the time of year when it is possible the US government will shut down its operations at the end of this month, depending on congressional ...

Rising costs and shifting priorities have put NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) under the microscope. The outcome won’t just shape Artemis schedules—it could redefine how ...

Former NASA officials warn that the U.S. looks poised to lose its self-declared race to beat China to the moon ...

Despite the ongoing government shutdown, NASA did manage to complete a major milestone in its effort to send astronauts back ...

Artemis 2 mission could launch earlier than April Artemis 2 uses Boeing and Northrop Grumman's SLS rocket, Lockheed Martin's Orion capsule Artemis 3 planned for 2027 with SpaceX's Starship Sept 23 ...

The towering rocket tasked with launching NASA's next moon astronauts on their historic lunar journey has come together.

NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket is getting ready to send four astronauts from Earth on a journey around the Moon in 2026. Engineers have upgraded the agency’s Moon SLS rocket inside ...

The Orion spacecraft for Artemis 2 has been installed on its Space Launch System rocket as preparations for the flight ...

NASA is gearing up to send its first astronauts toward the moon in five decades. The Artemis II mission is currently set for early next year and will use NASA’s next-generation SLS rocket and Orion ...

NASA and Lockheed Martin, the primary contractor for the Orion spacecraft, are now exploring the possibility of launching Orion on rockets other than the Space Launch System (SLS). This consideration ...