Thrilling Photos of NASA's SLS Megarocket Launch to the Moon

Exactly where you wanna be

A group of children at the Banana Creek viewing site patiently waiting for SLS to launch. The megarocket has been in development since 2010 and cost more than $23 billion to develop.

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An image of TikTok custom hardware maker Tru Narla, who makes her own gadgets.

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A solar panel extends from the side of Katalyst Space’s LINK robotic servicing spacecraft in orbit in this image captured by one of LINK’s cameras July 9, 2026. An identical panel stretches from the spacecraft’s other side, and the entire array spans about 20 feet (6 meters). LINK will use the array to power systems as it attempts to boost the altitude of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory this summer.

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The north polar region of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io was captured by NASA’s Juno

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