On March 28, 1963 NASA launched the first stage booster of its new Saturn 1 rocket on a fourth and final test flight. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] This uncrewed suborbital flight helped pave the way for astronauts to launch to the moon.

Welcome to Edition 8.35 of the Rocket Report! The headlines this week are again dominated by the big changes afoot in NASA’s exploration program, with the announcement of a Moon base and a nuclear-powered rocket to Mars.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA took another crack at fueling its giant moon rocket Thursday after leaks halted the initial dress rehearsal and delayed the first lunar trip by astronauts in more than half a century. For the second time this month ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA successfully conducted a fueling test of its SLS moon rocket ahead of the Artemis II liftoff and while a launch date has yet to be set, NASA is keeping eyes on early March.

NASA is conducting a critical test ahead of its Artemis II launch, called a wet dress rehearsal. During the dress rehearsal, engineers fill the rocket with 700,000 gallons of propellant and conduct a simulated countdown-to-launch window. Teams conduct a ...