NASA to roll its moon rocket
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NASA's SLS rocket rolled to Launch Complex 39B on March 19, advancing Artemis II toward April crewed lunar orbit flight – first since Apollo.
NASA's experimental supersonic X-59 jet designed to travel faster than the speed of sound is preparing for its second flight from California.
NASA’s X-59 supersonic aircraft is preparing for its second flight, inching its way closer to flying faster than the speed of sound without the explosive, thunder-like clap that
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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope passes major pre-flight tests, may launch as early as this fall
The tests, conducted from January to March, confirmed that the telescope will withstand launch conditions and function as intended in space.
SpaceX’s Starship rocket and its enormous booster are powered by 39 Raptors, while Blue Origin’s New Glenn and United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rockets use a smaller number of BE-4s on their booster stages.
With the launch of Artemis II planned in a few weeks, NASA is ready to monitor the sun during the mission in order to protect the astronauts while in space.
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X-59: NASA’s ‘silent’ supersonic jet plans 260 mph at 20,000 feet in second test
NASA is officially ready to put its X-59 experimental aircraft back in the sky
NASA planned to conduct the second flight of the X-59 Quesst low-boom supersonic flight demonstrator on March 20 from Edwards AFB. Credit: NASA After a tumultuous year in which its fiscal 2026 funding was slashed by the Trump administration then restored by Congress,
NASA's X-59 experimental aircraft is preparing for its second flight, a step that will set the pace for more flight testing in 2026. Over the coming months, NASA will take the quiet supersonic jet faster and higher,