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The Area Launch System: NASA’s Final Rocket

Update, March 18: This essay has been revised to reflect that the Space Launch System has completed its second hot fire test.Eleven years in the making, NASA's most powerful rocket since the Apollo program has finally stood upright. Framed…

Watch NASA Check Its Big New S.L.S. Moon Rocket

On Thursday, NASA's new large rocket, the Space Launch System, will make a second attempt to get nowhere.This test, known as hot fire, is a critical step for the rocket, which has been in development for more than a decade. The four motors…