Technicians used a 30-ton crane to lift NASA’s Orion spacecraft on Friday, June 28, 2024. NASA/Radislav Sinyak This is the spacecraft that NASA will launch to the moon, taking four astronauts to orbit Earth’s natural satellite for the first time since 1972. The Orion spacecraft, which will be used for the space agency’s Artemis 2 …
Landing on the Moon is something humanity has done before and, hopefully, will do again with relative ease once the Artemis program really gets going. At least that’s how it looks from the sidelines, because if you really dig into the matter you’ll be astonished at how many problems need to be overcome for a …
In November 2022 American space agency NASA kicked off its second Moon exploration program with the launch of the Artemis I mission. It was the first time the organization used its new and mega-powerful Space Launch System rocket and the Orion capsule, both of which worked flawlessly to prove that flights with crew on board …
NASA’s Artemis mission has embarked on a journey to the Moon with the launch of Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lunar lander, named Odysseus, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:05 a.m. EST. This initiative, part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) program and the broader Artemis campaign …
A team from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has proposed a design for a lunar-based multi-camera telescope array that could start small, but expand to be much larger over time. As part of the Artemis mission, NASA hopes to build the necessary infrastructure to allow for a “sustained program of lunar exploration and development,” which …
As part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, media accreditation is open for Intuitive Machines’ first robotic flight to the Moon’s surface. The robotic deliveries will transport agency science and technology demonstrations to the Moon for the benefit of all. The Intuitive Machines Nova-C lander carrying NASA science and commercial …
The country that lands on the moon next will be able to “set a precedent for whether future lunar activities are conducted with openness and transparency or in a more restricted manner”, Lucas said. Last week Nasa announced delays to its Artemis programme over safety concerns, a day after the US made its first attempt …
ANI | Updated: Jan 12, 2024 22:44 IST Washington, DC [US], January 12 (ANI): NASA’s ambitious Artemis programme, aiming to return astronauts to the moon this decade, has encountered significant delays, as announced by the space agency, CNN reported.The much-anticipated Artemis III mission, set to mark the return of humans to the lunar surface, has …
NASA has delayed its ambitious mission to the moon for the next two years after various spacecraft needed for the mission continued to show technical glitches NASA’s Artemis III mission to the moon, which is set to land four astronauts near the lunar south pole will be postponed a year until September 2026. Whereas, its …
The excitement was palpable. After more than fifty years, humanity was set to return back to the Moon with Artemis missions. But now, it seems like we will have to wait longer. NASA announced Wednesday that it will delay its next few Artemis missions due to technical hurdles. “To safely carry out these missions, agency …