The Download: uncertainty over NASA’s moon rocket, and what’s next for nuclear
What’s next for NASA’s giant moon rocket? NASA’s huge lunar rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), might be in trouble. As rival launchers like SpaceX’s Starship gather pace, some are questioning the need for the US national space agency to have its own mega rocket at all—something that could become a focus of the incoming Trump administration,
NASA Tests Artemis Moon Rocket Engine At Stennis Space Center
Watch how the Space Launch System rocket RS-25 undergoes a core stage engine test-fire. Credit: NASA's Stennis Space Center
NASA's nuclear-powered Dragonfly helicopter will ride a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket toward Saturn moon Titan
The Dragonfly rotorcraft will ride a Falcon Heavy into space in July 2028, kicking off a six-year journey to Titan.
SpaceX to rocket NASA’s nuclear helicopter to Saturn’s largest moon in 2028
The powerful Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the Dragonfly spacecraft on a multi-year journey to Saturn’s largest moon Titan.
NASA's Search for Life: SpaceX to Launch Dragonfly Mission to Saturn's Moon
The space agency announced a $256.6 million contract with SpaceX to support the launch of the Dragonfly mission – a rotorcraft lander mission under NASA's New Frontiers Program, which funds a series of medium-class spacecraft expeditions to explore the solar system. Dragonfly is the fourth mission in this program, and will cost about $3.35 billion.
SpaceX to launch NASA’s Dragonfly drone mission to Titan
In 2028, a NASA mission called Dragonfly will launch using a SpaceX Falcon Heavy on a trip to Saturn's moon Titan.
NASA says SpaceX will launch its Dragonfly mission to Saturn
NASA announced that it has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for its ambitious Dragonfly mission that will place a rotorcraft lander at Saturn's moon of Titan as part of its New Frontiers Program.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Will Launch NASA’s Most Exciting Mission For Decades
NASA's Dragonfly mission to Titan will launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy in 2028, exploring prebiotic chemistry and searching for biosignatures.
SpaceX has set a Jan. 11 launch date for Starship, NASA email to FAA shows
Elon Musk’s SpaceX appears to be making plans to launch its next Starship megarocket from South Texas as soon as Jan. 11, according to an email sent by NASA to the Federal Aviation Administration. In the email,
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What’s next for NASA’s giant moon rocket?
The Space Launch System is facing fresh calls for cancelation, but still has a key role to play in NASA’s return to the moon.
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Warm up this holiday season with NASA's new SLS rocket engine fireplace (video)
Artemis 1 remains the SLS' only launch. The giant NASA rocket is slated to fly again in September 2025, sending the crewed ...
Rocket Report: A good week for Blue Origin; Italy wants its own launch capability
Welcome to Edition 7.21 of the Rocket Report! We're publishing the Rocket Report a little early this week due to the ...
SpaceX launch recap: Live updates from Starlink mission Tuesday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center
Check back for live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team launch updates on this page, starting about 90 minutes before tonight's 10:05 ...
Relive NASA’s debut launch of its mighty SLS rocket on second anniversary
On the second anniversary of its maiden launch, relive the moment NASA's mega moon soared skyward, sending the Orion ...