A test of a new rocket motor for NASA’s future moon missions went awry this week, with the full-size booster hurling a powerful blaze and scattering debris. Northrop Grumman, lead contractor for the booster, conducted the two-minute ground test of the ...

NASA’s current mission, Artemis II, has launched a crew of astronauts into space on a journey to loop around the moon. Here’s what you need to know on day two of this ten-day voyage.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A critical rocket test that will help determine when NASA can launch its first human moon mission in more than five decades appears to be on track after cold weather in Florida prompted ...

Braving rare sub-freezing temperatures, Kennedy Space Center workers pressed ahead with a dress-rehearsal countdown Sunday, readying NASA's huge Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for a critical fueling test Monday to clear the way for launch on a flight to ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA said Tuesday it will now target a March launch of its new moon rocket after running into exasperating fuel leaks during a make-or-break test a day earlier. The space agency said in a statement that the launch delay will ...

The mission, which will send four astronauts on a 10-day trip around the moon, has been delayed to at least March 2026. This test, known as a wet dress rehearsal, is critical for determining a new official launch date for the mission. NASA will provide a ...

China’s space program, striving to land astronauts on the Moon by 2030, carried out a test flight of a new reusable booster and crew capsule late Tuesday (US time), and the results were spectacular. The demonstration “marks a significant breakthrough ...