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NASA’s plans for a presence on the moon “will allow the program to practice how to live in space sustainably,” writes the Washington Post. “It will allow scientists to tap into the moon’s considerable scientific value to learn more about how Earth was … Continue reading How NASA’s Planned Moon Presence Will Practice Living in Space
South Korea’s Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter spacecraft, known as Danuri, has sent back some high-resolution images from the moon. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute shared the views on Twitter this week. CNET reports: The first two come from late … Continue reading South Korean Moon Mission Delivers Devastatingly Gorgeous Earth Views
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
Splashdown successful. The announcer on NASA’s livestream called it a “text-book entry” for “America’s new ticket to ride — to the moon and beyond.”
After flying over 239,000 miles — and 80 miles over the surface of the moon — NASA’s un… Continue reading After 25 Days in Space, NASA’s Orion Moon Capsule Successfully Splashes Down
A Japanese billionaire picked his crewmates for the first-ever artist-centered mission. Space.com reports: Yusaku Maezawa, who made his fortune as an online fashion retailer, announced the eight people who would be flying with him on the dearMoon missi… Continue reading Japanese Billionaire Unveils the 8 Artists He’ll Fly To the Moon On SpaceX’s Starship dearMoon 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
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