NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building stands at dusk at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in August. NASA announced Tuesday that it would delay Artemis launches to “overcome challenges.” File Photo: Joe Marino/UPI January 9 (UPI) — NASA announced Tuesday that it will delay Artemis launches to “overcome challenges” and “ensure the safety of the crew”… Read More »
SpaceX “Starship” begins its second test flight on November 18 from Orbital Launch Pad 1 at the company’s Starbase Facility in Boca Chica, Texas. Photo: Joe Marino/UPI December 29 (UPI) — 2023 has been a big year for space missions, with NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returning a sample from an asteroid and India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission exploring… Read More »
2023 has been a big year for space missions, with NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returning a sample from an asteroid and India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission exploring the moon’s south pole, and 2024 is shaping up to be another exciting year for space exploration. Many new missions under NASA’s Artemis plan and Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative will… Read More »
Artemis II astronauts on the launch pad during ground systems testing at Kennedy Space Center in September 2023. NASA The Artemis program, named after Apollo’s twin brother in Greek mythology, is NASA’s plan to return to the Moon. For the first time since 1972, people will be sent to the Moon, including the first woman… Read More »