By eventually eliminating the SLS rocket and Orion, officials suggest an annual savings of $879 million. To date, NASA's SLS has launched once on an uncrewed mission back in late 2022.

By eventually eliminating the SLS rocket and Orion, officials suggest an annual savings of $879 million. To date, NASA's SLS has launched once on an uncrewed mission back in late 2022.

Then, perhaps in the spring or summer of 2025, Orion will be ready for stacking on top of the SLS rocket. All that, of course, hinges on NASA deciding Artemis II is safe enough to fly without any ...

While Orion was there, the Artemis 2 crew participated in their first onboard suits-on tests inside the space capsule.

That could be the last SLS rocket to fly, though. The Trump administration proposed canceling the SLS and Orion program after Artemis 3 in its 2026 budget proposal on Friday (May 2).

NASA is ready to show off its final part for the final piece of space flight hardware for the Space Launch System rocket for ...

NASA's Artemis 2 mission — the first-ever crewed mission of the Orion capsule and Space Launch System (SLS) — is targeting a ...

SLS/Orion simply can't do that without a relatively massive amount of increased funding or rather radical changes in how it is produced (or more accurately how it exists).

Multiple launches: A lunar Dragon mission might require 2-3 Falcon Heavy launches for the capsule, service module, and fuel1. Potential cost: $300-450 million for launches, plus $200-300 million for ...

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft atop arrived at Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida Friday in preparation for a final test before ...

NASA’s SLS and Orion four prime contractors met recently at an industry-team meeting to discuss progress to date and ensure the teams are on track for the 2014 and 2017 launches.

By eventually eliminating the SLS rocket and Orion, officials suggest an annual savings of $879 million. To date, NASA's SLS has launched once on an uncrewed mission back in late 2022.