Space Launch System

NASA has conducted the first of 12 ground-test firings to certify the upgraded Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 engine for the Space Launch System rocket.

NASA’s IG is calling for the agency to execute a more aggressive contract transition strategy as it works to reduce the cost of future SLS rocket production.

Following a short-lived debut flight on April 20, an upgraded Starship-Super Heavy vehicle is being prepared for launch.

Three women astronaut candidates from 1978 observed the milestone and encouraged those from all backgrounds to follow their dreams.

Singer has held the director’s post since 2018, after serving two years as MSFC’s deputy director.

NASA has managed to improve the cost performance of 16 major projects over the past year, a GAO report says.

Five years after Jeff Bezos began wooing NASA to buy Blue Origin lunar landing services, the U.S. space agency said “yes.”

The rocket-engine-maker mulls next-gen propulsion plans as certification tests of the new-build RS-25 reach the halfway point.

The first all-new RS-25 built in over 15 years incorporates improvements Aerojet introduced into the refurbished former space shuttle RS-25s for SLS flights.

NASA administrator acknowledges the cost and schedule issues across some of its most challenging human deep-space exploration and space-science objectives.

The next flight in NASA’s Artemis program will test how Orion’s life support systems operate under pressure.