NASA Picks Blue Origin to Build Second Moon Lander for Artemis Missions
In 2021, Bezos unsuccessfully sued NASA over the agency’s decision to grant the first contract to SpaceX, but today’s news should put him in a better head space. Blue Origin…
NASA’s Blueprint for Sustainably Exploring the Moon and Mars Passes First Review
As NASA inches closer to returning humans to the Moon and reaching Mars for the first time, the space agency has developed a comprehensive blueprint to establish a long-term human…
Upper Stage of NASA’s Artemis 2 Megarocket Is Ready for Tests
NASA’s Artemis 2 is feeling realer by the minute. The next upper stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket is now ready for tests at Cape Canaveral, Florida, in…
What to Know About Lunar Gateway, NASA’s Future Moon-Orbiting Space Station
NASA, along with a suite of international and private partners, has big plans to build a small space station. Called Lunar Gateway, the proposed outpost will support missions at and…
This Week in Spaceflight: NASA’s Artemis Astronaut Reveal, Plus a Space Station Shuffle
This week, NASA announces the names of the four astronauts who will venture beyond the Moon for the planned Artemis 2 mission next year, and we couldn’t be more excited.…
Watch Live as NASA Reveals the Artemis Astronauts Who Will Fly to the Moon
NASA’s Moon plans officially kicked off in November 2022, and the party is just getting started. The Orion capsule flew to the Moon and back as part of the Artemis…
NASA’s Artemis 2 Moon Rocket Is Coming Together
The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s core stage for Artemis 2 at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.Photo: NASA NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket is being readied in…
Orion’s Heat Shield Looked Wonky After Artemis 1 Moon Mission, NASA Says
NASA engineers inspecting Orion’s heat shield shortly after the Artemis 1 mission. Photo: NASA Orion set several records during the Artemis 1 mission to the Moon, in addition to surviving…