17 February 2021
NASA forecasts cost of Artemis programme at $86 billion
.... The inspector general’s office said about $35 billion of that cost has already been spent on elements such as Orion, the Space Launch System (SLS) and Exploration Ground Systems (EGS), but that around $50.5 billion will...
03 June 2021
Nelson announces NASA’s return to Venus
... Kennedy Space Center,” Nelson said. “That rocket is the Space Launch System (SLS). It will launch our Orion spacecraft and cargo missions to lunar orbit and beyond.” “Beyond” may suggest he expects NASA to continue building...
16 July 2021
NASA's $25 billion FY2022 funding bill is approved
... the Space Launch System ($148.9 million) and the Exploration Ground Systems associated with SLS and Orion ($100 million); the framework needed if the agency is continue its efforts to eventually land the first American...
15 June 2022
NASA counts on ESA cooperation for lunar exploration
...” to propel exploration of the Moon through the Artemis programme. “The European Service Module is the powerhouse of the Orion spacecraft, providing our astronauts with in-space manoeuvring capabilities, life support and power that will safely...
22 July 2022
Astraius plans horizontal rocket launch from Scotland in 2024
... Grumman is to supply first and second motors and Exquadrum will provide the upper-stage motor. Grumman's Orion solid rocket motors will boost the Astraius launch vehicle after its extraction from an unmodified C-17 carrier...
29 August 2022
Engine problem leads to scrub of SLS Artemis 1 mission
... the final flight of NASA’s legendary Saturn 5 rocket, for what is a long-overdue test flight, sending an unpiloted Orion crew capsule on a 42-day voyage around the Moon.
