Kennedy Space Center

Successful launch shoots last GOES-U weather satellite into orbit

Leslie Hudson

The last in the GOES-R satellite series launched Tuesday afternoon that will carry the latest weather technology and advancements into the year 2030.

NASA's new moon rocket lifts off from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. This launch is the first flight test of the Artemis program. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

NASA’s mightiest moon rocket lifts off 50 years after end of Apollo

The Associated Press

Wednesday morning, after years of delays and billions in cost overruns, the Space Launch System rocket thundered skyward, rising from Kennedy Space Center on 8.8 million pounds (4 million kilograms) of thrust and hitting 100 mph (160 kph) within seconds.

NASA's new moon rocket sits on Launch Pad 39-B under stormy skies Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA's 21st-century moon-exploration program, named Artemis after Apollo's mythological twin sister, is scheduled for an early Wednesday morning launch attempt. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

NASA: Moon rocket endured hurricane, set for 1st test flight

The Associated Press

“Right now, there’s nothing preventing us” from attempting a launch on Wednesday, said NASA’s Jim Free, an associate administrator.

NASA's Artemis I rocket sits on launch pad 39-B after the launch was scrubbed at Kennedy Space Center on September 06, 2022 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

NASA eyes late September for its next attempt to launch the Artemis moon mission

Joe Hernandez

During a press conference on Thursday, space agency officials said they were eyeing Sept. 23 or Sept. 27 as possible dates for the launch.

Remembering Apollo 13, NASA's Most Famous 'Successful Failure'

Russell Lewis

Space travel is never routine or easy and the Apollo 13 mission to the moon proved that point. An explosion aboard the spacecraft 55 hours after liftoff forever changed NASA.

Science

Kennedy Space Center Honors Armstrong

Kennedy Space Center director and former shuttle astronaut Bob Cabana led a brief memorial inside the lunar theater, next door to a hall showcasing a…