Flying

NASA’s SLS Rollout

After over a decade of development, NASA's Artemis I Space Launch System (SLS) rocket completed its rollout to the launchpad. The SLS rocket, along with the Orion spacecraft, traveled atop a mobile launcher. The journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building ...
Engadget

The Morning After: NASA's SLS rocket is already $6 billion over budget

According to the latest audit from NASA's inspector general, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket designed to take astronauts to the Moon is substantially over budget and far behind schedule. NASA's spending on the Artemis Moon Program is expected to reach ...
Chicago Tribune

Pictures: NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion capsule for Artemis moon missions

The Artemis I rocket sits on Launch Pad 39-B ahead of sunrise on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022 ahead awaiting its first launch attempt on Aug. 29. The Artemis I rocket sits on Launch Pad 39-B ahead of sunrise on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022 ahead awaiting its first ...
Inverse

Why the $4.1 billion launch cost of NASA’s Moon rocket could destroy it

This will likely come as a surprise to no one who has closely watched the development of NASA’s next giant rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), but it’s going to be expensive to use. Like, really expensive — to the tune of $4.1 billion per launch ...
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