Today is a huge day. This is the last piece of big hardware that we need for Artemis 1 hard processing. And we’ve just been waiting a long time for this part of the vehicle to arrive so that we can get going on the next steps of our stacking operations. Standing an impressive 212...
however, there are no plans to move the moon rocket into the building, as this process takes a lot of time. The Space Force had already granted the agency an extension of the 20-day period. NASA has now asked for another exemption. Only when these hurdles have been cleared...
China's Chang'e-6 mission, currently on its way to retrieve a sample of material from the far side of the moon, will test theories of why the lunar near and far side are so different. Having launched on May 3, Chang'e-6 is expected to land in early June within the Apollo double ...
Mr. Smith led large, integrated teams to develop and implement some of NASA’s most critical programs including systems engineering for SLS, Orion, and Exploration Ground Systems. He led the formulation of the Artemis and Moon to Mars plans, including NASA’s Gateway, the Human Landing System,...
And NASA picked Starship as the first crewed lander for its Artemis program of lunar exploration, which aims to put boots back on the moon in the middle of this decade. Starship still has a number of hurdles to clear, however. For example, the system has yet to launch on an orbital ...
Keen to develop powerful yet cost-effective technology for exploring the dark depths of the universe, NASA has been working on the creation of a Super Pressure Balloon (SPB) capable of carrying and operating scientific equipment while staying aloft for weeks on end. ...