NASA’s Moon-Bound Astronauts Prepare for Emergency Ahead of 2024 Launch
Four astronauts are getting ready to travel to the Moon and back for NASA’s Artemis 2 mission, and the space agency is making sure that the crew is well-prepared in…
SpaceX May Test Key Technique for Moon Mission on Starship’s Third Flight
SpaceX is actively preparing for the third test of its Starship launch system, a mission that may feature the inaugural attempt at in-flight propellant transfer. This capability is essential for…
NASA’s First Crewed Lunar Landing Since Apollo May Not Happen Until 2027
Fresh footprints on the Moon aren’t likely to happen in 2025 as NASA hoped. A new report warns of significant delays to the Artemis 3 mission, the result of two…
Pesky Heat Shield Issue Threatens to Delay NASA’s First Crewed Moon Journey in Decades
Nearly a year after an uncrewed Orion splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, NASA anticipates it still needs a few more months to resolve a lingering issue with the capsule’s…
Construction of NASA’s Artemis Moon Rockets on Track Despite Welding Issue
In recent updates on NASA’s Artemis program, all four core stage engines have been installed onto the booster of the second Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, but a production issue…
NASA’s Plan to Trim SLS Moon Rocket Costs Not Good Enough, According to Report
NASA’s goal to reduce costs on its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket by switching to a commercial service contract was dismissed in the latest audit of the space agency’s ongoing…
SpaceX’s Vacuum Raptor Engine Aces Cold Space Test for Artemis Moon Missions
In preparation of landing humans on the Moon as part of the ongoing Artemis program, SpaceX recently ran a test of one of its lunar lander engines while simulating the…
After Spending Billions of Dollars on SLS, NASA Admits Its Moon Rocket Is ‘Unaffordable’
NASA has come under heat for the increasing cost of its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which space agency officials have finally admitted to being unsustainable and unaffordable, a new…
Orion’s Heat Shield Remains ‘Biggest Open Issue’ Ahead of NASA’s Artemis 2 Mission
NASA is working to resolve a lingering issue with the Orion capsule’s heat shield, which is designed to protect the astronauts on board the spacecraft during its return to Earth…
NASA Wants to Mine Resources From the Moon by 2032
After more than 50 years, NASA’s pending return to the Moon could encompass more than just leaving footprints on its surface, as it could entail efforts to mine the Moon…