First Space Shuttle Launch

NASA’s Artemis II rocket back to launch pad

A century after the first rocket launch, Ars staffers pick their favorites

Robert Goddard, a Massachusetts-born physicist, launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket on this date 100 years ago.

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NASA’s Artemis II rocket back to launch pad after wind delay

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Nasa’s Artemis II rocket begins slow crawl to launchpad in preparation for moon fly-by

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Artemis II rocket rolling to launchpad for NASA moon mission: When is launch date?

NASA began rolling the Artemis II rocket and Orion spacecraft to the launchpad shortly after midnight Friday Eastern Time in anticipation of a launch in early April.

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NASA's Artemis II SLS rocket rolls out to KSC pad ahead of moon mission

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Nasa hauls repaired Moon rocket back to pad ahead of planned launch in April

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Nasa's Moon rocket Artemis rolls back to pad for possible April launch

The move comes after a problem with the rocket's helium system forced Nasa to abandon a launch attempt in March and return the vehicle indoors for repairs.

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NASA prepares Artemis II rocket rollout ahead of planned launch

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Nasa begins Artemis-II Moon rocket rollout, aims for April 1 launch

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The first modern rocket launched 100 years ago, beginning a century of both innovations and challenges for spaceflight

Apollo 11 first landed astronauts on the Moon in 1969, but the journey to the lunar surface actually began 43 years before, in snowy Massachusetts. Exactly 100 years ago, on March 16, 1926, Robert H.

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How did the Space Shuttle launch work?

Explore the intricate journey and technology of the Space Shuttle program, including launch procedures, primarily at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This video covers the process of getting the Space Shuttle into orbit around the Earth.