NASA Rocket Launch Failures

NASA, Artemis and moon

NASA's long, fraught, over-budget path back to the moon

Future heat shields will feature design changes to fix the issue —specifically, a more permeable layer of outer material — NASA officials said.

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How risky is the Artemis 2 astronaut launch to the moon? NASA would rather not say

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NASA to roll Artemis II rocket back to pad for April launch

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NASA Wants Twice-Yearly Flurry Of Missions To Build Moon Base

The rocket for Artemis II was rolled out to the pad last week for an expected launch in early April.

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NASA plans nuclear powered spacecraft to explore Mars by 2028

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Major Artemis change as NASA announces astonishing $20bn moon base plan

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NASA scraps orbiting station for $20 billion moon base

The ambitious roadmap for this lunar colony includes: Enhanced robotic missions: A surge in autonomous landers to ferry supplies and infrastructure.

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NASA's Ignition Program: Skipping the Lunar Orbiter and Going Straight for a Moon Base

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NASA's lunar Gateway space station is out. Moon bases are in

NASA wants to know how the launch industry’s chic new rocket fuel explodes

For more than 60 years, nearly every large rocket used some combination of the same liquid and solid propellants. Refined kerosene was favored for its easy handling and non-toxicity, hydrazine for its storability and simplicity,

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As NASA's SLS rocket rolled back to VAB, Artemis II launch faces delay

After NASA announced a helium flow issue in the rocket, SLS has returned to the VAB. This further delayed the launch of Artemis II.

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Artemis II rockets still have a fuel problem. NASA’s administrator says ‘we should not be surprised’

The full Moon is seen behind NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The moon-bound Artemis II mission ...

NASA hauls its repaired moon rocket from the hangar back to the pad for an early April launch

NASA is moving its moon rocket back out to the launch pad following hangar repairs. The 322-foot rocket made the slow four-mile trek Friday at Florida's Kennedy Space Center.