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Last year, we heard how NASA had awarded a service contract to Axiom Space for the design and production of the agency’s Artemis III spacesuit. NASA and Axiom have now unveiled a prototype of the outfit.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: NAS… Continue reading NASA and Axiom Space unveil Moon-bound Artemis III spacesuit
NASA’s Artemis 1 lunar mission ended today in a splashdown of the uncrewed Orion capsule in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California at 9:40 am PST, after which it was recovered by the amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland.Continue Read… Continue reading Artemis 1 lunar mission splashes down after record-breaking flight
NASA’s Artemis 1 mission is on track for its December 11 splashdown after the uncrewed Orion spacecraft completed a second powered flyby of the Moon today that brought it within 79 miles (127 km) of the lunar surface at 11:42 am EST.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Artemis 1 on course for Sunday splashdown after lunar close encounter
Well, this is embarrassing! Imagine sending a multibillion-dollar rover to an ancient lakebed on Mars only to discover after a year of poking around at the rocks that it might …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: December 4, 2022
NASA’s Artemis 1 Moon mission has left lunar orbit and is returning to Earth. On Dec. 1 at 4:53 pm EST, the uncrewed Orion spacecraft fired its main engine for one minute and 45 seconds, placing it on a trajectory that will set it to pass close to the … Continue reading Orion spacecraft leaves lunar orbit and heads for home
NASA’s Artemis 1 mission notched up a new record today when it reached the farthest distance from Earth achieved by a human-rated spacecraft, breaking the previous record set by Apollo 13 on April 15, 1970. At about 4 pm EST, the uncrewed Orion spacecr… Continue reading Artemis 1 mission breaks record for farthest human-rated spacecraft
Mission Control at NASA’s Johnson Space Center has confirmed that the uncrewed Artemis 1 mission has achieved lunar orbit. After an orbital maneuvering engine burn lasting 88 seconds, the spacecraft entered a distant retrograde orbit that is so large i… Continue reading Artemis 1 now in record-breaking lunar orbit
After a successful lift-off from the Kennedy Space Center last Wednesday and a close fly-by of the Moon earlier this week, it had been pretty smooth sailing for NASA’s Artemis I mission so far. Mission control has now experienced a small hiccup, howeve… Continue reading NASA restores contact after Orion mysteriously goes dark for 47 minutes
NASA’s Artemis 1 deep space mission reached a major goal today, as the uncrewed Orion spacecraft successfully completed its powered flyby of the Moon. The capsule reestablished communications with the space agency’s Deep Space Network soon after autono… Continue reading NASA’s Artemis 1 uncrewed rehearsal mission flies by the Moon
Lots of space news this week, with the big story being that Artemis I finally blasted off for its trip to the Moon. It was a spectacular night launch, with …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: November 20, 2022