Today, NASA's Space Launch System core stage engine test ended about one minute into the expected eight-minute hot fire. Teams will assess the data from the engine shutdown to determine the next steps. Tune in to NASA TV for a post-test update at approx. 8pm ET: https://go.nasa.gov/38QpLO7 | NASA Artemis

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch the NROL-77 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Dec. 9, 2025 at 2:16 p.m. EDT (1916 GMT). | Space.com