16 July 2021
NASA's $25 billion FY2022 funding bill is approved
... bill includes $7.28 billion for Exploration, an increase of $723.9 million above FY 2021. The bulk of that is for the Space Launch System ($148.9 million) and the Exploration Ground Systems associated with SLS and Orion ($100 million...
02 July 2019
Orion spacecraft's launch abort test completed successfully
... control motor, and jettison motor. The system is built specifically for deep space missions and to ride on NASA’s powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. “Launching into space is one of the most difficult and dangerous parts of going to the Moon...
04 May 2020
NASA commits to future Artemis missions with more SLS rocket engines
NASA has awarded a contract to Aerojet Rocketdyne of Sacramento, California, to manufacture 18 additional Space Launch System (SLS) RS-25 rocket engines to support Artemis missions to the Moon. The follow-on contract to produce 18 engines is valued ...
26 October 2018
Orion's service module ready to be shipped from Europe
... as a critical element to power an American spacecraft. The Orion spacecraft, along with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will carry it all into space, is NASA’s flagship programme to propel human exploration to the Moon and beyond. The...
25 March 2020
China to launch experimental deep-space spacecraft in April
... this week. The experimental spacecraft is currently being tested at the Wenchang Space Launch Center on the coast of south China's island province of Hainan and will launch without a crew onboard in mid to late April, Xinhua news agency reported...
20 January 2017
Winners and potential losers of the Obama and Trump administrations
..., such as the Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM), a program to send astronauts to visit an asteroid by the 2020s and the Space Launch System (SLS), the rocket Congress instructed NASA to build in 2011 will be first in line to see the Exit...
