NASA to Share Orion Update Today After Spacecraft Flies by Moon
Orion successfully conducted an outbound powered flyby burn at 7:44 a.m. to accelerate the spacecraft, harness the force from the Moon’s gravity, and direct Orion…
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Liftoff! NASA’s Artemis I Mega Rocket Launches Orion to Moon
Following a successful launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket in the world, the agency’s Orion spacecraft is on its way…
NASA Orders Three More Orion Spacecraft from Lockheed Martin
ENVER, Oct. 24, 2022– Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is now under contract to deliver three Orion spacecraft to NASA for its Artemis VI-VIII missions, continuing the delivery…
NASA’s Stakeholder Collaborations Help Inform Moon to Mars Planning
NASA released a revised version of its Moon to Mars objectives Tuesday, forming a blueprint for shaping exploration throughout the solar system. These guideposts in…
NASA orders five more astronaut missions from Musk’s SpaceX in $1.4 bln deal
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – SpaceX will launch five more astronaut missions to the International Space Station for NASA at the end of the decade…
NASA to make second attempt at debut moon rocket launch on Saturday
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – NASA aims to make a second attempt to launch its giant next-generation moon rocket on Saturday, Sept. 3, five days…
NASA delays debut Artemis flight of new moon rocket after engine cooling issue
Florida blast-off had been targeted for MondayArtemis program seeks to return humans to moon, perhaps by 2025Program is successor to Apollo moon missions 50 years…
Fly me to the Moon! NASA’s Orion spacecraft with the Airbus-built European Service Module is ready for launch
Europe supplies the ‘heart and lungs’ for astronaut lunar missions Airbus is leading the European team on behalf of ESA NASA’s Orion spacecraft will be launched in…
NASA Identifies Candidate Regions for Landing Next Americans on Moon
As NASA prepares to send astronauts back to the Moon under Artemis, the agency has identified 13 candidate landing regions near the lunar South Pole….
NASA-Supported Solar Sail Could Take Science to New Heights
As NASA’s exploration continues to push boundaries, a new solar sail concept selected by the agency for development toward a demonstration mission could carry science…
Starliner Launches to Space Station on Uncrewed Flight Test for NASA
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner is in orbit, heading for the International Space Station following launch Thursday of the next-generation spacecraft on a United Launch Alliance (ULA)…
Astrobotic Unveils Peregrine Lunar Lander Flight Model
Astrobotic Unveils Peregrine Lunar Lander Flight Model Pittsburgh, PA – April 21, 2022 – Astrobotic unveiled the flight model of its Peregrine lunar lander on…