Space Launch System (SLS)

G. Reid Wiseman

Victor J. Glover

Artemis II Flight Crew, Teams Conduct Demonstration Ahead of Launch

NASA’s launch and mission teams, along with the Artemis II crew, completed a key test Dec. 20, a countdown demonstration test, ahead of the Artemis II flight around the Moon early next year. The astronauts, supported by launch and flight control teams, dressed in their launch and entry suits, boarded their spacecraft on top of […]

Posted December 23, 2025

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Artemis 2

Christina H. Koch

G. Reid Wiseman

Victor J. Glover

Artemis II Crew Rehearse Launch Day Demonstration

The four astronauts set to fly around the Moon during NASA’s Artemis II test flight depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, during a dress rehearsal for launch day on Dec. 20, 2025.

Posted December 20, 2025

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NASA Progresses Toward Artemis II Moon Mission

As 2026 nears, NASA continues moving forward to launching and flying Artemis II, the first crewed mission under the Artemis campaign, no later than April next year. NASA’s Orion spacecraft, complete with its launch abort system escape tower, is now integrated with the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at […]

Posted November 20, 2025

Ames Research Center

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From Supercomputers to Wind Tunnels: NASA’s Road to Artemis II

By Jill Dunbar Of the many roads leading to successful Artemis missions, one is paved with high-tech computing chips called superchips.

Posted September 18, 2025

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NASA Artemis II Moon Rocket Ready to Fly Crew

NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket poised to send four astronauts from Earth on a journey around the Moon next year may appear identical to the Artemis I SLS rocket. On closer inspection, though, engineers have upgraded the agency’s Moon rocket inside and out to improve performance, reliability, and safety. SLS flew a […]

Posted September 17, 2025

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NASA Invites Media to View Artemis Moon Rocket, Spacecraft at Kennedy

Media are invited to see NASA’s fully assembled Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft in mid-October before its crewed test flight around the Moon next year. The event at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida will showcase hardware for the Artemis II lunar mission, which will test capabilities needed for […]

Posted September 10, 2025

I Am Artemis

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People of Marshall

People of NASA

I Am Artemis: Patrick Junen

For some people, a passion for space is something that might develop over time, but for Patrick Junen, the desire was there from the beginning. With a father and grandfather who both worked for NASA, space exploration is not just a dream; it remains a family legacy. Now, as the stage assembly and structures subsystem […]

Posted June 26, 2025

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NASA’s SLS Solid Rocket Boosters: What is DM-1?

Demonstration Motor-1 (DM-1) is the first full-scale ground test of the evolved five-segment solid rocket motor of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The event will take place in Promontory, Utah, and will be used as an opportunity to test several upgrades made from the current solid rocket boosters. Each booster burns six tons of […]

Posted June 23, 2025