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NASA Reveals What Really Caused the Moon Lander’s Engine Failure

On January 8, 2024, the Peregrine Mission One lunar lander soared into the sky atop United Launch Alliance’s brand-new Vulcan Centaur rocket. This event marked the highly anticipated debut flight of ...
Alabama Public Radio

Alabama's role in NASA’s space shuttle Challenger accident, on its 40th anniversary

This week marks forty years since seven astronauts were killed in the space shuttle Challenger accident in 1986. Families of ...

NASA’s Next Moon Rocket Runs on Shuttle Engines—Here’s the Story Behind Each One

NASA is getting ready to launch its massive, fully expendable rocket for the first crewed flight to the Moon since Apollo.
Benzinga.com

SpaceX To Launch Starship Flight 10 Tonight After 3 Failures: Crucial Test For NASA Artemis Moon Lander

SpaceX is set to launch its Flight 10 Starship on Sunday evening, marking a pivotal moment for the company’s Mars ambitions and its $2.9 billion NASA Artemis contract after three consecutive failures ...
Gizmodo

Rocket Engines That Flew 22 Space Shuttle Missions Are Ready for NASA’s Next Moon Mission

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is ready to fly with its four shuttle-era engines. The rocket, outfitted with the RS-25 engines, recently passed a critical milestone that put the integrated system to ...