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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.

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How does airflow affect rocket launches? NASA Artemis II simulations explained

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NASA’s Artemis II rocket nears rollout to the launchpad

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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 rocket back to launch pad after wind delay

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

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

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

Scientific American

Modern rocketry turns 100—and NASA says the best is yet to come

A century after Robert Goddard’s first-ever launch of a liquid-fueled rocket, two NASA experts weigh in on what his legacy still holds for spaceflight’s future

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How NASA Built Its Massive Artemis II Moon Rocket

NASA's massive Space Launch System (SLS) Artemis II rocket is an awe-inspiring testament to humanity's ability to think big. The Artemis II core stage stands 212 feet tall and is the largest such rocket that NASA has ever built. But that's only the beginning.

Ready to roll again, NASA’s workhorse crawler has been hauling rockets since Apollo

When he’s not at work, Sam Dove drives a Chevy Silverado 1500. Dove gets to drive the crawler-transporter 2 (CT-2), which was one of two tracked vehicles originally designed to haul the Saturn V

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NASA rocket to conduct 'CT scan' of Northern Lights

NASA is launching a rocket mission from Alaska as early as Saturday to study and help understand electrical circuitry underlying the aurora. The rocket mission will use a technique similar to how a CT scan works on humans, to reconstruct the electrical ...

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NASA rocket to conduct 'CT scan' of Northern Lights to help understand auroral electricity

FAIRBANKS, Alaska– Nasa is launching a rocket mission from Alaska as early as Saturday to study and help understand electrical circuitry underlying the aurora. The rocket mission will use a technique similar to how a CT scan works on humans, to ...