Space launch system

The US space agency has decided not to attempt the launch of the Artemis I Moon mission in early September as the teams were reviewing options after two failed attempts.After standing down on Artemis I's second launch attempt on Saturday, when engineers could not overcome a hydrogen leak in a quick disconnect -- an interface between the liquid hydrogen fuel feed line and the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket -- mission managers met and decided they will forego additional launch attempts in…

NASA’s Space Launch System, or SLS, will be the most powerful rocket in history. The flexible, evolvable design of this advanced, heavy-lift launch vehicle will meet a variety of crew and cargo mission needs.

Launch Complex and the Apollo 10 spacecraft

Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems and contractor Jacobs lower the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage – the largest part of the rocket – onto the mobile launcher.

NASA’s Space Launch System is officially all systems go for Mars and Moon landings By Sebastian Anthony on August 28, 2014 A test-firing of the Space Shuttle Main Engine, which will be reused on the Space Launch System

Under the full Moon, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket rolled out to the launchpad for the first time. The journey began at the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center, with the gigantic stack of the mega rocket arriving at Launch Pad 39B in preparation for a series of final checkouts before its … Continue reading "Now That is a Big Rocket. Space Launch System Rolls out to the Launch pad for a Series of Tests"

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under a clear blue sky, Space Shuttle Discovery is ready for launch of mission STS-116 from Launch Pad 39B. Atop the fixed service structure at left looms the 80-foot-high lightning mast, part of the lightning protection system on the pad. Beneath Discovery's wings are the tail masts, which provide several umbilical connections to the orbiter, including a liquid-oxygen line through one and a liquid-hydrogen line through another. Seen above the golden external…

Ben Cooper rocket launch photography & viewing guide. See SpaceX photos, ULA photos, NASA photos and find out the best places to watch launches in person at Cape Canaveral, Florida.