NASA will roll Artemis 2 moon rocket
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NASA has selected the Centaur upper stage currently used on United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket for future flights of the Space Launch System.
A pending contractor switchup marks another blow to Boeing, which is struggling to prove itself as a reliable strategic partner to NASA.
From Artemis IV onward, the new upper stage will be used instead of the existing interim cryogenic propulsion stage.
The Senate Commerce Committee advanced a revised NASA authorization bill that implements some changes to Artemis sought by the agency.
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NASA selects Vulcan Centaur 5 as a new SLS upper stage for Artemis missions
NASA has moved to replace the long-planned Exploration Upper Stage for its Space Launch System rocket with United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur 5 upper stage, a shift that could reshape the Artemis lunar program’s trajectory for years to come.
I would have. SLS 1B and SLS 2 are not required for landing on the moon. Most of the cost of SLS has been development not production. Yes SLS Block 1 would be expensive and slow but no so expensive and slow it couldn't fly once a year maybe even twice a ...