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NASA moves moon rocket to launch pad

NASA rolled out an 11 million-pound moon rocket in preparation for astronauts' launch

NASA moved a 322-foot-tall rocket out to the launchpad on Saturday, a key step as the agency prepares for a long-awaited mission to send four astronauts around the moon.

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NASA's New Moon Rocket Heads to the Pad Ahead of Astronaut Launch as Early as February

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Ahead of Artemis II, NASA's SLS rocket rollout from KSC set for Saturday

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Artemis II: Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad

Nasa's mega rocket has been moved to the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, as the final preparations get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.

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NASA preparing first mission around the moon since 1970s

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Artemis mission live: NASA's mega-rocket painstakingly crawls towards launch pad

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NASA inches closer to moon rocket launch

The hourslong roll out marked a new milestone for the Artemis II mission which is aiming to have astronauts slingshot around the moon.

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'We're ready to go,' Nasa crew say as rocket inches closer to launch pad

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NASA Rolled Out Artemis —Here’s Why It Matters

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How NASA Is Throwing Rockets To Space With A Giant Catapult?

NASA is testing a wild new way to reach space - by throwing rockets with a giant catapult. Powered by SpinLaunch, this revolutionary tech could reduce launch costs, eliminate the need for massive rockets, and change how we access orbit forever. In this ...

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How Do Rockets Move In Space If There Is No Medium To Push Against?

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You might be able to see this NASA rocket launch. Here are the details

NASA is preparing to launch three sounding rockets as part of its Turbulent Oxygen Mixing Experiment Plus, or TOMEX+, with a launch window opening at 10 p.m. on Aug. 25 from the Wallops Flight Facility. The mission, which runs through 3 a.m. on Aug. 26 ...

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Why nasa is throwing rockets into orbit with a giant catapult

NASA is backing a radically different way to reach space, one that swaps towering rockets for a ground-based launcher that whips payloads to orbital speeds before they ever see a drop of fuel. The concept, often described as a giant space catapult, is ...

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NASA Will Save a Falling Telescope With a Plane-Boosted Rocket in 2026

NASA has selected Arizona company Katalyst to save the Swift Observatory from its degrading orbit and will use the company's air-launched rocket to do so. Dropped by a Northrop Grumman L-1011 Stargazer aircraft, the Pegasus solid rocket will look to catch ...