A problem at the moment of landing, or with the slope of terrain on which it landed could have led to the lander toppling the wrong way leaving the solar cells pointing at the ground rather than the sky. More data, and hopefully an image of the landing would tell the missio...
Artemis 2is an eight-day mission that will send three NASA astronauts and one Canadian Space Agency astronaut around the moon on a free-return trajectory. It is the last test flight before theArtemis 3crewed moon landing mission in 2025. See our complete coverage of the Artemis 2 mission bel...
In a televised statement following the successful landing, he said: "Today for the first time in more than half a century the US has returned to the moon. "For the first time in the history of humanity, an American company launched and led the voyage up there. "Today...
EST (1500 GMT; midnight on Jan. 20 Japan time), with a soft landing on the moon occurring 20 minutes later, if all goes according to plan. You can watch it live here at Space.com, courtesy of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or directly via JAXA. Coverage will begin at 9 a....
Trump and Aldrin’s relationship dates back to at least 2019, when Trump invited astronauts to the Oval Office to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. At the time, Aldrin was critical of the government’s investment in space exploration. ...
Trump and Aldrin’s relationship dates back to at least 2019, when Trump invited astronauts to the Oval Office to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. At the time, Aldrin was critical of the government’s investment in space exploration. “Actually, I’ve been ...
A federal appeals court panel on Friday upheld a law that could lead to a ban of TikTok in the U.S. by Jan. 19. December 6, 2024 12:48pm EST NASA delays Artemis Moon landing to 2027 after Orion heat shield investigation December 6, 2024 11:30am EST FBI warns to stop sending ...
Coverage Of 9/11 Events (2001) When the first airplane flew into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, many of the morning television shows based in New York City immediately cut to cover the event. As the second plane collided, live coverage was well underway. Continued cove...
One of the highlights of the World Economic Forum 2016 in Davos, which is coming to an end today, was undoubtedly the inspiring speech made by the UN Secretary General Ban-Ki-moon. This took place in the evening of the second day of this year’s WEF and the whole world was tuned to...
12, and the mission set a new record for orbital spaceflight when it reached an orbital altitude of a 1,408.1 kilometers, the highest-ever orbit by a crewed spacecraft. Tune in to this page for complete landing coverage during the Polaris Dawn crew's return to Earth. Today, to mark ...