NASA is getting ready to launch its massive, fully expendable rocket for the first crewed flight to the Moon since Apollo. The agency’s new era of spaceflight comes with a few parts from its past, specifically three rocket engines that have previously flown on space shuttle missions.

NASA's space shuttle Challenger completed 10 missions before it broke apart during a launch in 1986, killing seven astronauts.

NASA's Space Launch System rocket for the Artemis 2 mission has been rolled out to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center. The Artemis 2 mission will send four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the moon, marking the first crewed lunar mission in over ...

NASA’s giant Moon rocket has reached the launch pad, paving the way for the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's giant new moon rocket moved to the launch pad Saturday in preparation for astronauts' first lunar fly-around in more than half a century. The out-and-back trip could blast off as early as February. The 322-foot rocket began ...

Jan. 31 marks the day Ham, a chimpanzee, was launched into sub-orbital space in a Mercury capsule aboard a Redstone rocket to become the first great ape in space.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.(AP) — NASA’s giant new moon rocket moved to the launch pad Saturday in preparation for astronauts’ first lunar fly-around in more than half a century. The out-and-back trip could blast off as early as February. The 322-foot (98 ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida—Preparations for the first human spaceflight to the Moon in more than 50 years took a big step forward this weekend with the rollout of the Artemis II rocket to its launch pad. The rocket reached a top speed of just 1 mph on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nasa's Artemis rocket makes the slow journey to the launchpad today ahead of a launch later next month. NASA’s giant new moon rocket headed to the launch pad on Saturday in preparation ...

From the first Mercury missions to today’s commercial crew flights, the United States has repeatedly turned to Florida’s Atlantic coast when it is time to light a rocket. That choice is not an accident of history or politics, but the product of ...

Test how well you know the breakthroughs, pioneers, and turning points that shaped modern rocketry. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The history of the rocket stretches back far longer ...