Space Launch System ... The Space Launch System (SLS) is an American super heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle used by NASA. As the primary launch vehicle of the Artemis Moon landing program, …

Dec 15, 2025 · Combining power and capability, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is part of NASA’s backbone for deep space exploration and Artemis.

3 days ago · SLS is often called the most expensive Many at NASA and on Capitol Hill have called SLS " America’s rocket," treating it as a national asset akin to a custom-built aircraft carrier for the military.

3 days ago · NASA will roll its Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the launch pad on Saturday (Jan. 17), and you can watch the slow-moving action live.

Jan 12, 2026 · With launch potentially just three weeks away, the agency is working tirelessly to get the SLS rocket, Orion spacecraft, and the Artemis 2 crew ready for liftoff.

2 days ago · NASA’s SLS and Orion rolled to the launch pad for the Artemis 2 mission Jan. 17, though uncertainty remains about when the mission will be ready to launch.

3 days ago · Ahead of the historic mission which will return humans around the moon, NASA's giant SLS rocket is set to roll to the KSC launch pad for testing.

1 day ago · Nasa's next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, rolls to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, …

1 day ago · The SLS crawler is one of two that NASA built in the 1960s to carry the Saturn V rockets during the Apollo programme and later modified for the space shuttles.

5 days ago · On January 17, at earliest, in preparation for the launch of the Artemis II mission, NASA plans to begin rolling out the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from the Vehicle Assembly Building …