NASA’s Artemis program has little room for error if it is to land astronauts on the moon by the end of 2028, but Blue Origin could be out of commission for at least a year.

Nasa sticks by 2027 launch of next mission despite Blue Origin rocket explosion - The agency expresses confidence in the space firm founded by the billionaire Amazon businessman as it names its Artemis III crew.

As preparations for the Artemis III Moon mission are underway, space lovers are looking for the next upcoming rocket launches until the big day, as SpaceX prepares for more missions before the end of the year.

NASA announced the crew of four astronauts for its upcoming Artemis 3 mission during a Tuesday announcement, an important stepping stone in its ambitions to return humans to the lunar surface.

For as long as rockets have existed, motion in space has come with a brutal tradeoff. To move forward, you throw mass backward, and that means carrying huge amounts of fuel.

Brian Hughes takes charge of NASA's Kennedy Space Center as the facility faces infrastructure challenges to keep pace with rapid space-industry growth.

Eight segments have been shipped via train, and will help put four astronauts in orbit next year.

The Space Launch System rocket that will launch humans back to the moon for the first time since 1972 began its journey to the launch pad with its rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.