These advancements in China’s reusable rocket and lunar exploration programs come as NASA prepares to launch a crew of four astronauts on a loop around the far side of the Moon as soon as next month. A US-made lunar lander is likely still a few years away from being ready to transport crews to and from the lunar surface.

American space agency NASA said the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft of Artemis II are now back in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB).

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1961, during the height of the Cold War with the Soviet Union and in an address to a joint session of Congress, President John F. Kennedy challenged the country to land a person on ...

China tests crewed spacecraft abort and rocket recovery in major lunar milestone China took a major step forward in its lunar and human spaceflight programs late Tuesday with successful in-flight abort and rocket recovery tests.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's giant new moon rocket moved to the launch pad Saturday in preparation for astronauts' first lunar fly-around in more than half a century. The out-and-back trip could blast off as early as February. The 322-foot (98-meter ...

If you’re wondering what happened to the Starship, then rest assured, SpaceX engineers are still working to get it airborne again soon. In fact, in a post on X on Saturday, SpaceX chief Elon Musk confirmed an earlier stated target window for the 12th launch of the most powerful rocket: next month.