SLS

NASA's big Moon rocket, the SLS, might not have a long future. The current U. S. administration wants to stop using it after just three trips, while some lawmakers want to extend it to five. But realistically, it's unlikely to fly more than that, and if it does, it won't happen before 2040. The SLS

Imagine lifting something as heavy as 10 school buses! That's exactly what NASA did in October. They carefully hoisted a massive, 103-ton piece onto a test stand at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. This huge part is a simulator for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket's interstage component.