Although the first mission won't be carrying people, SLS won't exactly be empty. When the rocket launches, it will carry more than a dozencubesats, which are small satellites — not much bigger than a breadbox — capable of collecting data on their own. An illustrated map of the Artemis...
This isn't APEP's first rodeo.The mission's first launchoccurred the 2023 annular eclipse — a dress rehearsal of sorts before the upcoming total solar eclipse. During that test, the rockets recorded interesting data: a dramatic drop in the ionosphere's charged particle density that could cause...
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Psyche spacecraft onboard lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani The launch of the Psyche mission was originally scheduled for precisely 10:16 a...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civili...
The Mars Sample Return Mission will use a series of vehicles to collect rock samples that may contain evidence of prior life on Mars and, ultimately, bring the rocks back to Earth. For this mission scheduled to launch in 2027, Newton used AutodeskFusion 360to generatively design a critical ...
SpaceX, thespace company owned by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, is currently preparing the first orbital test flight of its Starship system, scheduled for March 2023. The latest rocket model is expected to transport people and cargo between Earth and the moon in the future and, according to Musk, re...
In April 2026, NASA will launch a crew of four as part of theArtemis IImission, a circumlunar flight that will last 10 days. This mission will set the stage forArtemis III, the long-awaited return to the Moon, currently scheduled for mid-2027. With the deployment of theLunar Gateway(al...
”Eggplant Test continues to monitor and test the displays on the Orion for future missions.Artemis 2is scheduled to launch astronauts around the moon in 2024. If all goes well,Artemis 3will aim to put boots down near the lunar south pole a year or two later, using a SpaceXStarship...
NASA, Boeing Crew Flight Test Crew Butch Wilmore (left), and Suni Williams (right) arrive in Florida on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Credit: NASA NASAastronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams prepare for a historic launch on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft scheduled for May 6, aiming for a ...
Christened as NASA+, this new online entity is scheduled to launch by the end of 2023 and is created to be a must-have outlet showcasing live event coverage, special panels, exclusive interviews, and original video series. Accessibility will arrive via the NASA app on the aforementioned platf...