While the crew of Apollo 9 was still orbiting Earth on this day in 1969, preparations were already underway on the ground for the next critical step in the race to the Moon.

In July 1969, just weeks before Apollo 11 reached the Moon, the Soviet Union attempted to launch its massive N1 lunar rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Designed as the USSR’s answer to the Saturn V ...

NASA's Crawler-Transporter 2 will soon move the Artemis II rocket and Orion spacecraft from the Vehicle Assembly Building to ...

The next moon mission, carrying four astronauts, could launch as soon as early March. By Kenneth Chang Practice makes … better, although not perfect. On Thursday night, NASA successfully completed a ...

The rocket will be removed from the launchpad in order for technicians to investigate and fix a malfunctioning helium system. By Kenneth Chang A day after NASA officials optimistically said they were ...

The Artemis 2 mission launch has been delayed until at least April due to issues with the rocket's upper stage. This mission will be the first crewed flight of the Artemis program, sending four ...

NASA's Space Launch System rocket is being moved from the launch pad back to the Vehicle Assembly Building for repairs. The Artemis 2 mission has been delayed until at least April due to issues with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA's Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, pictured here on February 1, are currently on Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy ...

The problem was discovered after an otherwise successful prelaunch fueling test of the Space Launch System rocket. The rocket will be rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building for repairs, which ...