Rocket Propellant

NASA pulls Moon rocket

NASA pulls Moon rocket back to hangar for repairs

NASA has officially begun rolling the Artemis II rocket away from Launch Pad 39B and back toward the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB)—a careful, multi-hour trip across roughly four miles of roadway.

Space.com · 2d

NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket returns to hangar for repairs. When could it fly?

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NASA rolls Artemis II back to hangar for repairs

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NASA abruptly changes its roadmap to putting boots back on the moon

NASA on Friday announced an abrupt change to its pathway to getting astronauts back on the lunar surface, opting to add in an additional crewed test flight before attempting to land.

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NASA revamps Artemis moon landing program by modeling it after speedy Apollo

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NASA Targets Two Moon Landings in 2028 Under New Artemis Plan

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Artemis III to test docking in low-Earth orbit before NASA returns astronauts to the lunar surface

But the additional mission gives NASA more practice launching its rocket and allows the agency and its partners to collect additional data as they finalize moon-landing hardware.

Squamish Chief · 19h

NASA overhauls its Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon

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NASA announces overhaul of Artemis lunar program amid technical delays

SpaceNews

Rocket Lab delays Neutron debut to late 2026

The failure of a propellant tank during testing will delay the first launch of Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket to at least the fourth quarter of 2026.

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Artemis II moon rocket refueled in practice countdown setting stage for historic flight

Engineers were able to fully fuel NASA's Artemis II moon rocket without any signs of leaks like the ones that derailed an earlier dress rehearsal.

India Today

Greta lights up: Ethanol powers cars. It will soon power rockets to space

Europe successfully tests the Greta rocket engine using sustainable ethanol and hydrogen peroxide. This innovative 5 kN engine features 3D printed parts and supports multiple restarts for orbital missions.

KSL

NASA begins loading rocket with propellant in crucial test ahead of historic moon mission launch

WASHINGTON — NASA has begun a crucial test Monday of its towering Space Launch System rocket — marking one of the final steps before the vehicle launches four astronauts into deep space for the first time since the Apollo program ended more than five ...

Hackaday

Nitrous oxide’s high-speed abilities don’t end with racing cars, as it’s a powerful enough oxidizer to be a practical component of rocket propellant. Since [Markus Bindhammer] is building a hybrid rocket engine, in his most recent video he built and ...