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NASA Fires Up RS-25 Artemis Moon Rocket Engine Test For 500 Seconds

NASA fired up RS-25 engine No. 20001 at the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center at Bay St. Louis, ...

New Glenn rocket has clear path to launch after test-firing at Cape Canaveral

The hold-down firing of the first stage engines was the final major test of the New Glenn rocket before launch day. Blue ...

Rocket Report: SpaceX surpasses shuttle launch total; Skyroot has big ambitions

Skyroot nearing first launch with big ambitions. Three years after India opened up its space sector to private companies, ...

Honda Shows Off Future Land, Sea, Sky and Outer Space Mobility

Honda’s Super-One Prototype made its stage debut at the show. The model, which will come to market in Japan, followed by ...

This Southern American Attraction Unexpectedly Ranks Among The World's Best To Visit

This family-friendly attraction in a popular Southern U.S. state was ranked the No. 3 best thing to do in the world and the ...
PRIMETIMER

How NASA’s bold first step launched today in 1961 marked the start of the rocket era that led to the Moon

NASA’s first Saturn I rocket launched on October 27, 1961, demonstrating heavy-lift capabilities and initiating the Saturn program that ultimately enabled crewed Apollo missions to the Moon.