NASA has another astronaut on standby for the first manned lunar mission in more than 50 years, scheduled to launch as early as 2025. NASA astronaut Andre Douglas will serve as backup for three U.S. astronauts on the Artemis 2 lunar orbit flight, the agency announced today (July 3). Douglas will support commander Reid Wiseman,… Read More »
Expect to wait as we develop a new kind of space mission. That was the message from three Artemis 2 astronauts who are expected to fly to the moon no later than September 2025, nearly a year later than initial expectations. A previous uncrewed mission, Artemis 1, encountered unexpected wear of the Orion spacecraft’s heat… Read More »
NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps He had an unusual path to space: He waited an extra six years to fly. Epps will finally fly to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA on the SpaceX Crew-8 mission as early as Saturday night, March 2, marking the second long-duration mission by a Black woman at the orbiting… Read More »
An image showing the patch Jeremy Hansen will wear on the upcoming lunar Artemis II mission. The patch was designed by Anishinaabe artist Henry Guimon. (Kirk Fraser/CBC – image credit) Children gathered at the First Nations University of Canada in Regina on Thursday watched in awe as astronaut Jeremy Hansen unveiled the patch designed by… Read More »
The commander of humanity’s first lunar mission in half a century has a special invitation from SpaceX in his pocket. Reid Wiseman, NASA astronaut leading four Artemis 2 crew members told Space.com in a Dec. 18 exclusive. SpaceX He wants to talk to his crew about this. starship. This is no coincidence, considering SpaceX is… Read More »
The first lunar commander in 50 years grins as a picture of jets and a moon rocket appears on the screen in front of him. “It was a fun day.” NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman is the commander Artemis 2Intended to fly four people around moon In 2024 or so. But at a special event with… Read More »
Astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman and Jeremy Hansen (LR) will orbit the Moon with Artemis II – RSSIL/MEGA Flying to the Moon is the dream of most astronauts, but for the crew of the upcoming Artemis II mission, returning safely to Earth is their ultimate goal. In an exclusive interview with Telegraph subscribers,… Read More »