The Artemis 1 launch may only be a small step, but it's an important one. Future historians could look back on it as the moment humanity took a giant leap in its return to the moon, this time for good. Additional resources Learn more about Artemis 1 withESA's mission summaryand inform...
The mobile launcher with NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft aboard is seen inside the Vehicle Assembly Building during the opening of the doors to High Bay 3 before rolling out to Launch Complex 39B for the first time, Thursday, March 17, 2022, at NASA’s Kenne...
Originally, it was hoped that the first uncrewed flight of the SLS and Orion (Artemis I) would take place later this year. But according torecent statementsby Associate Administrator Steve Jurczyk, this inaugural launch will most likely take place “mid to late” in 2021. This is the late...
This time when NASA goes to the moon, it's not just about breaking through Earth's atmosphere, but glass ceilings. Meet Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, the space agency's first woman as launch director.
The Space Force replaced the switch, and as the launch window opened, NASA set a new liftoff time of 1:47 a.m. next Image 1 of 9 NASA’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft launches on the Artemis I flight test, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, from Launch Complex 39B...
But even if you’re in Florida, you won’t be able to watch it in person unless you’ve already got tickets to the visitor center, as the event has been sold out for some time. Fortunately, NASA has made the Artemis I launch available to watch online, and you can even do so in ...
will launch for the Moon in 2021 with no crew, to test performance, life support, and communication capabilities. Two years later, in 2023, another dry run (that means there will be no landing on the Moon), this time with astronauts on board, will be launched – this is called Artemis...
NASA wants to fix the hydrogen issue with the rocket on the pad. That could allow a launch in the second half of September, and it will mean more time for...
Artemis, U.S. crewed spaceflight program begun in 2017 that is intended to return astronauts to the Moon during the 2020s for the first time since 1972. Artemis is named after the Greek Moon goddess, the twin sister of the god Apollo, for whom the previo
I am pumped y'all, Artemis 1 launched last night and with it, NASA is officially on its way to the moon once again and will use that platform to eventually launch to Mars. Oh no, I think I have Sqeeed myself again. I am 60 years old now, when I was a young lad in 1969 I ...