Future moon explorers could stay cozy in lunar pits
Future moon explorers could make a cozy home base away from the alternately freezing and hot conditions of the lunar surface by sheltering in lunar pits.
See NASA’s VIPER rover navigate a lunar obstacle course
The moon is no easy place for a little rover to explore — from its sharp, glass-like dust o the pockmarks and craters, it’s a challenging place to move around.
NASA’s CAPSTONE satellite maneuver sends spacecraft on its way to lunar orbit
NASA’s CAPSTONE satellite is on its way to orbit around the moon, following a software issue which caused it to lose contact with Earth this week.
NASA highlights challenges facing designers of next-gen spacesuit
A new NASA video looks at the challenges facing NASA when it comes to designing the next-generation spacesuits for crewed missions to the moon and beyond.
Watch Rocket Lab launch NASA’s CAPSTONE satellite to the moon
NASA and Rocket Lab have successfully launched the CAPSTONE satellite to space. The satellite will test a lunar orbit for future crewed missions.
See the crater left by a space junk impact on the moon
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped an image showing the crater created by a Chinese rocket booster which crashed into the moon earlier this year.
SpaceX rolls Super Heavy booster to launchpad for key test
SpaceX’s next-gen Super Heavy booster has been transported to the launchpad at its Starbase site for its first static fire test using all of its Raptor engines.
NASA completes prelaunch test of its mega moon rocket
NASA has completed what could have been the final ground test of its next-generation Space Launch System (SLS) rocket before its maiden mission to the moon.
NASA confirms date for final test of its mega moon rocket
NASA officials have confirmed the date for the final test of its next-generation Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft.
Last chance to ‘fly your name around the moon’
NASA is planning to perform a lunar flyby using its new Orion spacecraft this summer, and you can send your name on the special voyage.