The United States is preparing to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than half a century, riding a ...

NASA begins demolishing outdated facilities in Alabama as new administrator Jared Isaacman launches major infrastructure ...

Launch controllers tried repeatedly to get the 300ft-tall Ares I-X rocket flying. They got to within two-and-a-half minutes of launching the rocket, but the weather interfered. Minor problems stalled ...

NASA is planning to test a nuclear-powered rocket that would be able to take astronauts to Mars in considerably quicker time. The space agency is working with The US government’s Defence Advanced ...

NASA conducted a full-scale static test fire of the Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) solid rocket motor - part of the Space Launch System at a test facility in Utah. An anomaly occurred ...

Such "countdown demonstration tests" have traditionally taken place shortly before launch with the rocket and crew ship ...

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NASA has unveiled plans to test nuclear-powered rockets that could send humans to Mars much faster than the traditional craft. According to reports, it currently takes seven months to reach the Red ...

Nasa is going to test nuclear rockets to help speed up flying to Mars. The US space agency revealed plans to test nuclear thermal rocket engines and hope to start tests as soon as 2027. Experts think ...