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NASA to Discuss Status of Artemis I Moon Mission
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 18, to discuss the status of the next wet dress rehearsal test of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft at Launch Complex 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of the uncrewed Artemis I lunar …
Liquid Hydrogen Leak Ends NASA’s Third Test Attempt at Fueling the Artemis I SLS Moon Rocket
By NASA April 14, 2022 A sunrise view of the Artemis I Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 11, 2022. Mist rises from a nearby waterway. The SLS and Orion atop the mobile launcher were transported to the pad on crawler-transporter …
NASA’s Latest Plans for Critical Artemis I Moon Rocket Testing
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B as the Artemis I launch team prepares for the next attempt of the wet dress rehearsal test, right, as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft aboard is seen on …
NASA reveals Artemis program will land 1st person of color on the moon
NASA’s Artemis program, already slated to send the first woman to the moon in 2024, will also send the first person of color to the moon. Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk revealed the additional mission objective in a news release Friday praising a freshly released Biden administration budget proposal that would give the agency $24.7 …
SLS: NASA successfully tests rocket that will help Artemis astronauts reach the moon
The test took place at NASA’s Stennis Space Center outside Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and began at 4:40 p.m. ET. The test lasted for just over eight minutes. “The SLS is the most powerful rocket NASA has ever built, and during today’s test the core stage of the rocket generated more than 1.6 million pounds …
Exclusive: Trump administration drafting ‘Artemis Accords’ pact for moon mining – sources
WASHINGTON(Reuters) – The Trump administration is drafting a legal blueprint for mining on the moon under a new U.S.-sponsored international agreement called the Artemis Accords, people familiar with the proposed pact told Reuters. The agreement would be the latest effort to cultivate allies around NASA’s plan to put humans and space stations on the moon …
Record-Breaking NASA Astronaut Welcomes Decade of Artemis with Stunning Moonrise Photo
Record-breaking astronaut Christina Koch snapped this image of the moon from the International Space Station on Jan. 2, 2020. (Image credit: Astro_Christina/Twitter) Record-breaking NASA astronaut Christina Koch welcomed the decade that the U.S. plans to return to the moon with a stunning moonrise photo. Koch, who recently set the record for the longest space mission …
Venus Mission Possible With Current Technology, Scientists Claim
A scientific advisory group for NASA proposed to the space agency that a mission to Venus is possible even with today’s technology. According to the group, visiting Venus would provide valuable information regarding its possible similarities with Earth. Currently, NASA is gearing up with its new spaceflight program dubbed as Artemis. Aside from going to …
