but its primary purpose will be to host the gigantic Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, a Saturn-V-sized monster that will send American astronauts to the Moon again. The first unpiloted test ...

Update: This story has been updated to reflect a move in the launch date. Currently listed as launching no earlier than 1 a.m. Friday per the Space Coast Office of Tourism, Blue Origin's brand new ...

The massive core section of the SLS has shuttle heritage in it Nasa has finished assembling the main structural components for its largest rocket since the Apollo-era Saturn V. Engineers at the ...

As a new administration looms, NASA's Artemis II SLS moon rocket is ready for stacking inside the VAB. The goal is a 2026 ...

For comparison: NASA's iconic Saturn V moon rocket, which launched the Apollo missions more than half a century ago, produced about 7.5 million pounds of thrust. But the SLS will lose its crown ...