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NASA Reveals What Really Caused the Moon Lander’s Engine Failure

On January 8, 2024, the Peregrine Mission One lunar lander soared into the sky atop United Launch Alliance’s brand-new Vulcan Centaur rocket. This event marked the highly anticipated debut flight of ...
Gizmodo

Rocket Engines That Flew 22 Space Shuttle Missions Are Ready for NASA’s Next Moon Mission

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is ready to fly with its four shuttle-era engines. The rocket, outfitted with the RS-25 engines, recently passed a critical milestone that put the integrated system to ...
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NASA Tests Space Shuttle Engine That Will Power Moon Mission Five Years in the Future

There has been only one mission of the Artemis program to date, an uncrewed test flight of the Orion spacecraft that was conducted back in 2022. Judging this solely from this perspective, you could be ...
Benzinga.com

SpaceX To Launch Starship Flight 10 Tonight After 3 Failures: Crucial Test For NASA Artemis Moon Lander

SpaceX is set to launch its Flight 10 Starship on Sunday evening, marking a pivotal moment for the company’s Mars ambitions and its $2.9 billion NASA Artemis contract after three consecutive failures ...
Ars Technica

NASA tested a new SLS booster that may never fly, and the end of it blew off

NASA’s Space Launch System appears to have a finite shelf life. The Trump administration wants to cancel it after just three launches, while the preliminary text of a bill making its way through ...