NASA’s historic lunar mission launch
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The Space Launch System rocket is the only vehicle capable of delivering the Orion spacecraft, humans, and cargo to the Moon in a single launch.
NASA built the Space Launch System to take astronauts farther than they’ve gone in decades. CNN’s Tom Foreman walks through what makes the rocket so powerful.
More than a dozen engineers from the Space Launch System project at NASA Langley Research Center are in Florida this week for the scheduled Artemis II mission launch.
NASA’s Artemis II SLS rocket is on its Florida launch pad, and visitors can see it from several Titusville parks or at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex before the mission around the moon.
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How is Artemis II SLS rocket different from Apollo era's Saturn V and SpaceX's Starship?
The Saturn V was meant for deep space missions like the SLS and Starship but was very different from the modern rockets.
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Artemis II suffers two system issues minutes before launch as NASA warns mission in danger
NASA engineers report that they've identified an issue with the rocket's termination system and a battery on the launch abort system during pre-launch testing for the Artemis II mission
Nasa is gearing up for a major return to lunar exploration after five decades since the Apollo era. Follow this LIVE blog for the latest developments on the Artemis II mission.