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NASA Releases 'Block 1' SLS Rocket Specs: 8.8 Million Pounds of Thrust and More

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has just revealed the initial configuration of Block 1, which is the name given to the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The rocket is expected ...

NASA’s Next Moon Rocket Runs on Shuttle Engines—Here’s the Story Behind Each One

NASA is getting ready to launch its massive, fully expendable rocket for the first crewed flight to the Moon since Apollo. The agency’s new era of spaceflight comes with a few parts from its past, ...
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NASA Upgrades Its SLS Mega-Rocket Design to Make It a More Powerful Beast for Future Artemis Missions

NASA has unveiled the upgraded design for its Space Launch System (SLS) mega rocket as it gears up for its first crewed Artemis missions. Dubbed Block 1B, this enhanced version of the SLS boasts ...
Gizmodo

Artemis 1 and the First Launch of NASA’s Megarocket: What to Know

The maiden voyage of SLS is set for November 16, kicking off NASA's return to the Moon and setting the stage for crewed missions. Reading time 9 minutes NASA’s most powerful rocket is nearly ready to ...
Aviation Week

NASA Tests SLS Block 1 Cargo For Jupiter Moon Mission

NASA is midway through wind-tunnel tests of the cargo variant of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket earmarked for the Europa Clipper exploration mission and, due to new higher-fidelity testing ...
Ars Technica

NASA inspector general says SLS costs are “unsustainable”

While SLS was bumbling along taking its sweet time to get ready, EGS spent years planning for this maiden launch flow. They also (mis)managed the construction of two different Mobile Launch Platforms ...