NASA Gets Extra $1.6 Billion “Down Payment” to Reach the Moon in 2024
14 May 2019, 08:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Donald Trump's amended budget request for the fiscal year 2020 calls for an additional $1.6 billion to be used to fund NASA's plans to return to the Moon
NASA’s Largest Rocket Element Ever Nails Hot Fire Test
20 Mar 2021, 09:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA conducts a successful hot fire test of the core stage of the Space Launch System, opens the doors to the Artemis missions
NASA Says SLS Ready for a Second Hot Fire Test, Coming in Late February
6 Feb 2021, 09:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA determined that “a second, longer hot fire test should be conducted and would pose minimal risk to the Artemis I core stage," test coming by end of month
NASA SLS Hot Fire Test Failure Blamed on Hydraulic System
22 Jan 2021, 16:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA says a hydraulic system on auxiliary power unit 2 is to blame for the abruptly-ended SLS hot fire test, safety systems kicked in
Space Launch System Hot Fire Test Failed, NASA Looking Into Why
18 Jan 2021, 14:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Saturday's hot fire test of the SLS' core stage four RS engines was cut short as the engines shut down one minute into the eight-minute test
NASA Moves Final SLS Hot Fire Test to January 16, Here's How to Watch
16 Jan 2021, 09:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In an announcement made earlier this week, NASA said it now plans on running the test today, January 16, at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi
NASA Ready for Full Blown SLS Hot Fire Test, Could Take Place as Soon as January
6 Jan 2021, 16:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A hot fire exercise that will see all four of the SLS core stage’s RS-25 engines being fired up and burned for up to eight minutes takes place later this month
More Powerful SLS Upper Stage in the Works, Moon and Mars Stand No Chance
26 Dec 2020, 08:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing said last week that a critical design review for the Exploration Upper Stage (EUS) of the Space Launch System (SLS) opens the doors to production
Here’s How We’ll Take Over the Moon - Artemis Lunar Program Updated
26 Sep 2020, 09:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA updates the info on the Artemis program, at least three missions planned by the middle of the decade, including the one with the landing
SLS Rocket Has Fire Running Through Its Veins, Animation Shows
26 Sep 2020, 05:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Animation shows inside one of the boosters that will make up the Space Launch System Rocket, hardware to launch Orion spaceship to the Moon
Space Launch System Booster Test Fire Shakes the Ground in Utah
3 Sep 2020, 11:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A Space Launch System booster test fire took place this week in Utah, as NASA is trying to see how this element of the Moon rocket performs
Rockets and Spacecraft That Will Take Humans to the Moon Travel by Train
17 Jun 2020, 13:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Parts of the Space Launch System Rocket and the Orion spacecraft travel by train from Utah to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida
Watch in 4K All the Details of the First Artemis Mission to the Moon
20 Dec 2019, 10:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Video released by NASA shows in 4K quality all the steps of the future Artemis missions to the Moon, scheduled to start in 2024
NASA Explodes SLS Liquid Hydrogen Tank, See It Go Boom!
10 Dec 2019, 14:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Space Launch System liquid hydrogen tank shows it can withstand 260 percent of the expected flight loads for five hours before giving way
NASA Releases Moon 2024 Mission Trailer
20 May 2019, 15:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA shows in a three-minute video what it takes to return to the Moon in 2024 and the challenges posed by the attempt of staying there
NASA Calls for More Help from Private Companies to Reach the Moon in 2024
30 Apr 2019, 15:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA asks for help to develop an integrated human lunar landing system, including elements such as a descent element, ascent element, and transfer vehicle
NASA Test Fires SLS Engines, Says 5 Year Target for Moon Return Possible
5 Apr 2019, 13:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Final hot test fire of the Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 engine was completed this week at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi
NASA Rights Space Launch System Huge Hydrogen Tank on Test Pad
17 Jan 2019, 08:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The rocket will push into outer space NASA’s Orion spacecraft, and the combo will be used later in its life cycle for a trip or two to Mars
Mercedes-Benz SLE Shooting Brake Is What the Next SL Should Be
31 Dec 2018, 15:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The EQ design language is unique, even among electric cars. We think it works well with a sports car+shooting brake combo
Orion Capsule Final Parachute Test to Take Place on September 12
11 Sep 2018, 07:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA will conduct the final test for the parachute system of the Orion capsule this month, planning a 2020 unmanned flight