Orion, in comparison, remained grounded until the Space Launch System (SLS) took its maiden flight in 2022, sending the ...
During a press conference, agency director Bill Nelson announced that Artemis 2, the mission to orbit the Moon originally planned for September 2025, is delayed to April 2016, while Artemis 3 won't ...
The mission effectively marked the start of NASA's ambitious Artemis program, which plans to return astronauts to the moon by the end of this decade.
The Cold Moon on Dec. 15, 2024, will not reach 100% illumination, will shine close to three bright stars and a planet, and ...
The Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the moon this decade amid a renewed international push for lunar ...
On top of that, the rocket's launch vehicle, NASA's heavy-lift Space Launch System, also performed near-flawlessly on its ...
NASA is targeting 2026 for the Artemis II, the first launch of Orion around the Moon with an American-Canadian astronaut crew ...
The launch of the Artemis II mission has been pushed to April 2026 after an investigation into the Orion spacecraft's heat ...
Heat shield damage seen during the first Artemis test flight is now understood, NASA says, but more time is needed to ...
The U.S. is facing a setback in its plans to send an astronaut to the moon for the first time since the Apollo 17 mission in ...
NASA delays Artemis 2 to April 2026 and Artemis 3 to mid-2027 due to heat shield issues on the Orion space capsule.
WASHINGTON – Apparent issues with the heat shield, designed to protect astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, have set the ...