Once the rocket has been fully tested and licensed, SpaceX and NASA will use the 120-meter-tall vehicle to send crew and cargo to the moon as the U.S. space agency turns its attention to building ...

Space Launch System rocket RS-25 engine was test fired at Stennis Space Center. It was the "third hot fire in a critical 12-test certification series," and engine gimbaling was evaluated ...

The rocket stands 40 meters (131 feet) tall and it should be capable of lifting 13,000 kg (28,660 pounds) of cargo to low-Earth orbit, or 1,500 kg (3,300 pounds) of materials as far out as Mars.