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NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket gets 2nd stage even as Trump tries to scrap Space Launch System (photos)
The Artemis 2 megarocket set to launch NASA's next astronauts to the moon in 2026 is almost completely assembled. The giant ...
Trump 2026 Space Budget Would Cancel NASA Rocket, Lunar Station
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is seeking to cut key elements of NASA's moon program in ...
NASA progresses toward crewed moon mission with spacecraft and rocket milestones
Engineers, technicians, mission planners, and the four astronauts set to fly around the moon next year on Artemis II, NASA's ...
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NASA Marshall fires up hybrid rocket motor to prep for moon landings
As the landers touch down and lift off from the moon, rocket exhaust plumes will affect the top layer of lunar "soil," called regolith, on the moon. When the lander's engines ignite to decelerate ...