On the heels of the revelation that Boeing is planning to lay off as many as 400 workers from its Space Launch System program ...

The statement from NASA comes amid widespread speculation that SLS — which made its debut flight test in 2022 — may be on the chopping block. Those critics often argue that Elon Musk’s ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is being urged to axe an over-budget, multi-billion dollar moon rocket ... sources said. If SLS ends up on the chopping block, Musk will ...

Per a NASA inspector general investigation, Boeing’s work on the SLS Block 1B has contributed to $700 million in cost overruns on the program. NASA, though, described the rocket as “essential ...

Deliver more lunar surface materials using an SLS Block 2 rocket Artemis X (2035) – Delivery of more lunar surface materials, including astronauts staying on the Moon long-term. The mission is ...

Boeing is preparing to cut hundreds of jobs as the company has notified its employees to expect 400 positions to be ...

Originally planned for launch in 2016, the rocket’s first flight did not occur until 2022. NASA has spent approximately $3 billion annually on the program, and each SLS launch costs more than $2 ...

as well as buildup of NASA's mobile launcher 2 tower for use during the launch of the SLS (Space Launch System) Block 1B rocket, beginning with the Artemis IV mission. This version of NASA's ...

At its base are 33 Raptor engines, which together produce 16.7 million pounds of thrust — about double the 8.8 million pounds of thrust of NASA's Space Launch System rocket, which launched for ...