Even if it doesn’t show, NASA is engaged in perhaps the most ambitious program in its history. Called Artemis, the plan is not only to have people back on the Moon by the middle of the decade, but also use the Earth satellite as a staging area for future missions to Mars. Here’s...
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NASA picked two new robotic missions to explore the hot world of Venus, Earth’s neighbor and the second planet from the Sun, administrator Bill Nelson announced on Wednesday.
"Artemis is a long-term exploration campaign to conduct science at the Moon with astronauts and prepare for future human missions to Mars," Amit Kshatriya, the manager of NASA’s Moon to Mars Program Office, said in the NASA update. "That means we must...
An illustration of NASA’s Sample Return Lander shows it tossing a rocket in the air like a toy from the surface of Mars.NASA “Mars Sample Return will be one of the most complex missions NASA has ever undertaken. The bottom line is, an $11 billion budget is too expensive, and a 2040...
Landing System (HLS). This modified Starship rocket will transport the first woman and first person of color to the surface of the moon, probably before the end of this decade. The historic moment will also mark the first crewed lunar landing since the groundbreaking Apollo missions five ...
Some are more obvious than others, but there are also a few times when the "Away" astronauts cite missions by name, setting their timeline within our own. In addition to a passing, but poignant reference to the space shuttle Columbia, which was lost with its crew in 2003, "Away" also ...
Elizabeth's on-site reporting includes two human spaceflight launches from Kazakhstan, three space shuttle missions in Florida, and embedded reporting from a simulated Mars mission in Utah. Artemis 2 launch date The Artemis 2 launch date is tentatively set for September 2025, but that depends on...
NASA wants to accelerate its timeline for the next moon landing while keeping its eyes on a bigger prize: Mars. The space agency aims to send astronauts to Mars by 2033, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said at a Tuesdaycongressional hearing. “We can move up the Mars landing by moving up...