Fuel leak thwarts NASA's dress rehearsal for moon rocket
NASA's latest attempt to fuel its huge moon rocket for a countdown test has been thwarted by a hazardous hydrogen leak.
Apr 15, 2022, 11:52 AM IST
NASA's SLS rocket gets major hardware boost
The first major piece of core stage hardware for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is designed to herald a new era of exploration beyond low-Earth orbit, launching crew and cargo on deep space exploration missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond.
Aug 01, 2018, 15:56 PM IST
NASA's first SLS rocket launch faces delay until 2020
This mission, known as Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1) is a critical flight test for the agency's human deep space exploration goals.
Nov 09, 2017, 15:41 PM IST
NASA upgrades Orion's thermal protection system for next mission
It consists of the spacecraft’s main heat shield that faces into the atmosphere on re-entry to slow the spaceship down and also the grid of tiles known as the back shell.
Nov 20, 2015, 18:15 PM IST
