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NASA weighs Starship for lunar transport as SLS role faces scrutiny
NASA is restructuring how it plans to send astronauts to the Moon, giving SpaceX’s Starship a broader role in lunar transportation while the Space Launch System rocket built by Boeing faces growing questions about cost and schedule.
NASA's Artemis II mission is racing toward an April 1 launch, sending four astronauts around the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.
Artemis II has been plagued by similar issues to those faced by its predecessor, leading NASA to shake up its plan to return humans to the Moon.
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NASA’s Artemis II SLS rocket returns to Launch Pad 39B for processing
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission arrived back at Launch Pad 39B on March 20, 2026, completing a round trip to the Vehicle Assembly Building that consumed nearly a month of the mission’s schedule.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced significant changes to the agency's Artemis program, which aims to land on the moon in 2028.
NASA's towering Space Launch System rocket is about to depart the launch pad in Florida where it has been vertical for more than a month in anticipation of the first U.S. human lunar mission in decades. There it sat at Launch Pad 39B for weeks as the ...
The Starship rocket could take on a central role in the Artemis missions, propelling astronauts to lunar orbit and landing them on the surface.