October 12, 2024 Flight 5 Ship 30 and Booster 12 lifted off at 7:25 am Central Time on… CommercialSpaceX Dragon receives long-planned propulsive landing upgrade after years of development October 10, 2024 SpaceX announced a new capability for the Dragon spacecraft on Sept. 27 in the unlike...
SpaceX Crew-9 mission launches to ISS carrying two astronauts A SpaceX Crew Dragon craft has launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida carrying two new crew members to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch had been delayed a number of times, most recently due to...
If all goes well during Artemis 2's planned September 2025 launch and round-the-moon mission, of course, the astronauts will keep all doors firmly shut. Conducting the first human lunar mission sinceApollo 17in 1972, however, requires a strict focus on safety — just in case. Read more:Ar...
NASA is pushing back its target date for returning humans to the Moon, now eyeing a crewed lunar landing in 2025 instead of 2024 as originally planned. NASA blames the delay on recent lawsuits over contracts for the agency’s lunar lander, as well as changes to the scope of some of NASA...
White supremacist planned to blow up power site, feds say More in Crime Space Cargo ship brings science gear, holiday treats to space station crew The Taurid meteor showers will peak a week apart in November "Halloween comet" disintegrates after flying close to the sun, video shows ...
For the Artemis 1 mission, NASA will only have three near-term launch opportunities because of the constantly changing positions of Earth and moon, the requirements of Orion's planned trajectory and the amount of propellant required to fuel the giant rocket. ...
The satellite, which is dubbed PACE for plankton, aerosol, climate, and [ocean] ecosystem, launched on 8 February 2024. The PACE mission will study the effects of microscopic life in water and microscopic particles in the air.Jamie Whitney...
Most of the engines planned for each launch vehicle are space-shuttle veterans that have undergone rigorous testing. According to NASA, "The RS-25 is one of the most-tested large rocket engines in history, with more than 3,000 starts and over a million seconds of total ground test and ...
October 18, 2024 Artemis GAO Report On Artemis Missions Exploration Ground Systems “The program has made progress, but the Artemis schedule poses challenges.Artemis II and III launches (planned for September 2025 and 2026, respectively):EGS is making progress refurbishing the Mobile Launcher 1 –...
"Seven, six, five, core stage engine start, three, two one, booster ignition and liftoff of Artemis 1!" exclaimed NASA commentator Derrol Nail from the launch control center. "We rise together back to the moon and beyond!" The launching came 43 minutes later than planned because of work...