AstroX is developing the Rockoon stratospheric balloon-based space launch system. Credit: AstroX concept Japanese startup AstroX and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) plan to conduct a ...

After a successful, historic journey around the moon, Nasa rolled out the core stage, or largest section of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, set to carry Artemis III astronauts in 2027. This ...

Four astronauts are preparing to sit atop a 322-foot rocket destined for the moon. They will be the first people to feel the Space Launch System shake with 8.8 million pounds of thrust – the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After weeks of fuel leaks and other issues, NASA faced a trouble-free countdown Tuesday on the eve of astronauts’ first trip to the moon in more than half a century. No FAA ...

March 29 (UPI) --NASA officials said Sunday that the crew, Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule are ready to launch the Artemis II mission to circle the moon. In a mission set to take humans ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — For the first time in over 50 years, astronauts from Earth have launched to the moon. NASA's most powerful rocket, the Space Launch System, lit up the evening sky over Florida's ...

The Artemis program is years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget. Could a successful mission quiet its critics? The 322-foot-tall rocket stands ready on the launch pad at the Kennedy ...

NASA's giant moon rocket is back on the launch pad in Florida, setting the stage for what appears to be an imminent launch of the Artemis 2 lunar mission. Teams worked for hours beginning early ...

SpaceX got within 40 seconds of launching the first flight of a taller, more powerful version of its Starship rocket Thursday ...