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NASA rolls Artemis 2 rocket to the pad

Is SLS still the most powerful rocket? 5 facts as Artemis 2 rolls out

With Artemis II, SLS could become the most powerful rocket ever to launch humans. Its four main engines burn roughly 700,000 gallons of ultra-cold fuel, producing enough oomph to keep eight Boeing 747s aloft. Future versions of SLS, if they come to fruition, could deliver even greater power.

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NASA rolls Artemis 2 rocket to the pad ahead of historic moon launch

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Alabama built Artemis-2 rocket at the launch pad

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'We're ready to go,' Nasa crew say as rocket inches closer to launch pad

The Artemis II Moon Rocket is being moved four miles away from Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida - the short trip is expected to take up to 12 hours

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First mission to moon in 53 years begins after Artemis II rocket rolls out

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4 astronauts will soon take an unprecedented path to the moon. But why aren’t they landing?

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Private equity deal shows just how far America’s legacy rocket industry has fallen

The rise of the commercial space industry precipitated a steeper decline at Rocketdyne. Boeing sold the Rocketdyne division to Pratt & Whitney in 2005 for $700 million, or approximately $1.2 billion adjusted for inflation. This was the year before SpaceX launched its first rocket, and a few years before NASA wound down the Space Shuttle program.

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NASA Tests Space Shuttle Engine That Will Power Moon Mission Five Years in the Future

There has been only one mission of the Artemis program to date, an uncrewed test flight of the Orion spacecraft that was conducted back in 2022. Judging this solely from this perspective, you could be fooled into thinking that the program is not going as ...

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NASA Readies Orion Abort Safety For First Manned Human Moon Mission in 50 Years – Feb-April 2026

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 and out after the Artemis 1 launch. SLS flew a good ...