NASA announced this week that its ambitious deep space mega-rocket will have its first test launch in November of 2018. Standing 400 feet tall and boasting over 9 million pounds of thrust, the monstrous 'Space Launch System' will be the largest and most powerful rocket ever assembled. Space agency officials envision the booster system being capable of sending humans back to the moon as well as exotic locations like asteroids or even Mars. More on the story at Space.com.