NASA, Artemis and moon
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Watch how the Space Launch System rocket RS-25 undergoes a core stage engine test-fire. Credit: NASA's Stennis Space Center
NASA conducted a final test on one of its redesigned engines for future flights of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, the latest step in the agency's efforts for a return trip to the moon, then eventually to Mars.
"We start building the engines from the raw material," Mark Aldaba told NBC Los Angeles, walking through the machining, welding, and assembly work that happens on the Canoga Park floor. The local profile,
NASA's latest photos from the Artemis II mission show Earth in stunning details as the astronauts near a milestone distance of 100,000 miles away.