Space Launch System (SLS)

Artemis III Moon Rocket Core Stage on the Move

Teams move the core stage, or largest section, of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for NASA’s Artemis III mission into the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in this photo from April 27, 2026.

Posted April 30, 2026

Missions

Artemis

Artemis 2

Exploration Ground Systems

Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA on Track for Future Missions with Initial Artemis II Assessments

Following NASA’s Artemis II mission successfully splashing down on Earth, engineers started diving into detailed analysis of data to assess how key systems and subsystems on the Orion spacecraft, SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, and systems at the launch pad at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida performed.

Posted April 21, 2026

Missions

Artemis 3

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA Rolls Out Artemis III Moon Rocket Core Stage

Following the recent successful test flight of NASA’s Artemis II mission around the Moon, NASA rolled out the core stage, or the largest section, of the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will launch the crewed Artemis III mission in 2027. The stage departed from the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on […]

Posted April 20, 2026

Missions

Artemis

Artemis 3

Michoud Assembly Facility

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA Invites Media to Rollout Event for Artemis III Moon Rocket Stage

NASA will roll the largest section of the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, which will launch the second crewed Artemis mission, out of the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Monday, April 20. What’s called the top four-fifths of the SLS core stage – the section containing the liquid hydrogen tank, liquid […]

Posted April 14, 2026

Artemis

Artemis 2

Exploration Ground Systems

I Am Artemis

Kennedy Space Center

Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle

Space Launch System (SLS)

I Am Artemis: Dan Florez

Listen to this audio excerpt from Dan Florez, test director for NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program: At 1:47 a.m.

Posted April 10, 2026

General

Marshall Space Flight Center

Michoud Assembly Facility

NASA Socials Program

Space Launch System (SLS)

Experience the Rollout of SLS Hardware for Artemis III

Digital creators and social media users are invited to register to attend the rollout of the third SLS (Space Launch System) core stage as it is prepped to head from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Are you passionate about social media and communications? Do you love to create content for an […]

Posted April 7, 2026

Artemis

Artemis 2

Humans in Space

Marshall Space Flight Center

Missions

Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle

Space Launch System (SLS)

Liftoff! NASA Launches Astronauts on Historic Artemis Moon Mission

Spurred by American ingenuity, astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission are in flight, preparing for the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket lifted off from Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:35 p.m. EDT Wednesday, sending four astronauts aboard the […]

Posted April 2, 2026

Artemis 2

Artemis

Exploration Ground Systems

I Am Artemis

Kennedy Space Center

Space Launch System (SLS)

I Am Artemis: Michael Guzman

Listen to this audio excerpt from Michael Guzman, Artemis II main propulsion systems engineer: A clue to what Mike Guzman, main propulsion systems engineer at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, loves most can be found in the signature of his work email: a complex string of equations for rocket thrust, specific impulse, and the […]

Posted March 27, 2026

Artemis 2

Astronauts

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA Sets Coverage for First Artemis Crewed Mission Around Moon

A variety of prelaunch, launch, and mission events for NASA’s Artemis II mission around the Moon will stream online. The agency is targeting no earlier than Wednesday, April 1, for the test flight during a two-hour window that opens at 6:24 p.m. EDT, with additional launch opportunities through Monday, April 6. Artemis II is NASA’s […]

Posted March 26, 2026

Aeronautics

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

Ames Research Center

Artemis 2

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Flight Innovation

Space Launch System (SLS)

Transformational Tools Technologies

Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program

NASA Simulations Improve Artemis II Launch Environment

Airflow around rockets as they travel from Earth into space can have a dramatic impact on a mission, which is why NASA used advanced simulations to provide the best possible launch conditions for the Artemis II test flight around the Moon. To better understand the Artemis Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s flight environment, engineers turned to a

Posted March 20, 2026