NASA's new moon rocket heads to pad ahead of astronaut launch as early as February

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA’s giant new moon rocket headed to the launch pad Saturday in preparation for astronauts’ first ...

Managers on alert for “launch fever” as pressure builds for NASA’s Moon mission

The crawler carrying the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft was built 60 years ago to haul NASA’s Saturn V rockets, then kept ...

NASA’s Giant Rocket Completes Slow Roll Toward Artemis II Moon Voyage

The Space Launch System and Orion capsule were transported to the launchpad before an astronaut mission that could launch as ...

NASA’s new moon rocket moves to the pad ahead of astronaut launch

The out-and-back trip could blast off as early as February.
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NASA plans to demolish the iconic Saturn V and Shuttle test towers

The skyline of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville is about to change in a way that closes a defining chapter ...
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NASA's new moon rocket heads to pad ahead of astronaut launch

WASHINGTON, 18th January, 2026 (WAM) -- The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced on Saturday the start of transferring its new giant rocket to the launch pad at the ...

NASA hauls Artemis II moon rocket to launch pad for February flight

Four Artemis II astronauts plan to fly around the moon and back next month, traveling farther from Earth than any humans ...