NASA reveals ‘workhorse’ rocket

NASA has revealed plans for a new rocket to spearhead its space programme.

It harkens back to the giant Saturn V workhorses that propelled men to the moon. But this time the destinations will be much farther and the rocket even more powerful.

The Space Launch System is a multibillion-dollar programme will carry astronauts in a capsule on top and start test launching from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in six years.