NASA is getting ready to launch its massive, fully expendable rocket for the first crewed flight to the Moon since Apollo.

Orion is the name of the spacecraft NASA will be using to take people to the Moon and back as part of the Artemis program. The first test flight of the thing, together with the Space Launch System ...

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WASHINGTON — United Launch Alliance announced Sept. 27 that it has selected Blue Origin to provide the main engine for its next-generation Vulcan launch vehicle, a decision long expected by the ...

NASA and aerospace manufacturer Northrop Grumman announced that their Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft, which launched successfully from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, is now facing an ...

For the first time since Hurricane Katrina, NASA’s Stennis Space Center, Miss., returned to its primary business today, testing space shuttle main engines. Engineers successfully test-fired an engine ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA is considering dropping the Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) from its heavy-lift launch ...

The GE90 is the only engine option for the 777-300ER due to a series of factors driven by requirements, costs, and timetables ...

Throughout the Space Shuttle design process, NASA fought a rearguard action to preserve reusability. In 1969, the U.S. civilian space agency sought a fully reusable design with a piloted Booster and a ...