To get ready for Artemis 2, set to carry astronauts around the moon in late 2024, the mobile launcher that will be used to launch the powerful Space Launch System rocket had a "water flow test." It was the third in an ongoing series at NASA's Kennedy Space Center to "verify the over...
The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion crew spacecraft have been in development for many years and NASA hopes that the first uncrewed flight test of that system will take place before the end of 2021, though that is far from certain. But NASA hasonly justhad its selection of Sp...
NASA’s Inspector General remains skeptical that NASA can launch the first three Artemis missions on their promised schedules, calling it “highly unlikely.” In a report released today, he also estimates that NASA has spent $37.2 billion on Artemis so far, a total that will reach...
Asked about that schedule later, he said that even if Artemis 2 launched as previously scheduled in late 2024, “we would still need the extra time” for Artemis 3. He called the September 2026 launch date for Artemis 3 “aggressive” but neither he nor Jim Free, NASA associate administrato...
Competition Calendar TABLE 1 provides an overview of the expected timeline for Phase 2. TABLE 1. Competition Calendar Competition Level Event Duration and Timing Date Competition Level 1 (~6 months) Phase 2 opens Competition Level 1 begins
The next test flight of SpaceX's Starship megarocket will feature an attempt to catch the vehicle's first stage with the launch tower — and the company is practicing for the big moment. Private Spaceflight VIEW MORE Science & Astronomy ...
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I have had this afternoon’s flight on my calendar for 30 years, in one form or another: I’m going to Florida to see a space shuttle launch. I woke up absurdly early on an April morning in 1981 to watch the TV broadcast of Columbia’s liftoff. Witnessing that in person wasn’t so...
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NASA plans to return humans to the Moon by 2024, for the first time since the Apollo program ended in 1972 NASA on Thursday unveiled the calendar for the "Artemis" program that will return astronauts to the Moon for the first time in half a century, including eight scheduled launches and ...