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 »
Last month, for the next four months, astronauts performed an ocean rescue after a long mission. In the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Artemis 2 astronauts were helped off a mock-up of the Orion spacecraft to learn how to safely exit after the crewed lunar mission scheduled to lift off in September… Read More »
The full moon hangs in the same frame as Orion, inside the payload shell on the SLS rocket. Experts are now piecing together potential photo missions for NASA’s crewed Artemis 2 lunar mission, scheduled for September 2025. stuck inside Orion spacecraftThey will be launched towards the moon by NASA Space Launch System (SLS) launches the… Read More »
A pair of companies plan to send uncrewed spacecraft to the moon within weeks of each other early next year as part of a NASA-funded effort; This could mark the first US soft landing on the lunar surface since the last of the Apollo missions. 1972. But in a sign of how the commercial space… Read More »
A pair of companies plan to send uncrewed spacecraft to the moon within weeks of each other early next year as part of a NASA-funded effort; This could mark the first US soft landing on the lunar surface since the last of the Apollo missions. 1972. But in a sign of how the commercial space… 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 »