Here's How You Can Beat NASA's Artemis Astronauts to the Moon
5 Jan 2024, 11:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American space agency NASA announced it will be sending human names to the Moon with the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) mission
NASA Goes Over the Limits in Testing Artemis Rocket Engines, RS-25s Hold
4 Dec 2023, 12:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American space agency NASA announced the completion of the third-of-12 certification tests for the Artemis V moon rocket engines
Moon Landing Sim Made by 228,572-CPU NASA Computer Looks Misleadingly Crappy
15 Nov 2023, 12:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American space agency NASA releases a 30-second sim made with the Pleiades supercomputer showing the effects of the Apollo 12 lander on the lunar surface
Artemis II Spaceship Coming Along, Crew and Service Module Now Joined Together
25 Oct 2023, 14:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA announced the crew and service modules of the Orion spacecraft are now joined together, power-on and altitude tests set to begin
Here's Why NASA Chose Prada to Design Spacesuites for Artemis, It's Not What You Think
5 Oct 2023, 15:37 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / In truth, what's easy to misidentify as a direct partnership between Prada and NASA is a three-party affair that also involves the Houston-based Axiom Space.
All Four RS-25 Engines Are in Place on the Moon Rocket, Boosters Arrive by Train
26 Sep 2023, 08:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA announces the installation of all four engine on the Space Launch System core stage, boosters are now on location as well
7 Key Tests NASA Has to Burn Through Before Artemis II Moon Launch
22 Sep 2023, 08:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA began this week a series of seven major test procedures that are meant to ensure the successful and safe launch of the Artemis II mission
Artemis II Moon Mission Gets Real as Mobile Launcher Rolls to the Pad
17 Aug 2023, 10:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA completed acoustic testing of the Artemis II Orion spaceship, now in the process of rolling the SLS rocket's mobile launcher to the pad.
NASA's Commander Moonikin Campos Now Has to Survive 19 G Acceleration Tests
7 Aug 2023, 09:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA gave an update on the whereabouts and dealings of the Commander Moonikin Campos test dummy, the tool used to advance Artemis safety standards
Moon Astronauts Will Ride These Electric Canoos Before Boarding Space Rockets
12 Jul 2023, 08:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA announced it finally took delivery of the electric vehicles that will be used to transport Moon astronauts to their rockets for launch
4 Engineering Ideas for Getting Much-Needed Power to the Moon
7 Jul 2023, 23:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA's Watts on the Moon Challenge is moving in Phase 2 Level 3 with four ideas on how to generate and move power on the Moon
NASA Closer to Finding Ways of Storing and Moving Energy on the Moon
30 Jun 2023, 08:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA announced this week the final four of the Watts on the Moon Challenge which aims to find ways to generate and deliver power on the Moon
Orion Spaceship Can Take Temperatures Half as Hot as the Sun, Heat Shield Has It Covered
30 Jun 2023, 07:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA announced this week the Orion spaceship which will fly the Artemis II mission got its heat shield, bringing the craft closer to completion
NASA Goes All In on Orion Engines for First Crewed Mission to the Moon
5 Jun 2023, 13:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency (ESA) is almost done with the engine module for the Artemis II Orion spaceship, will handed over to NASA this month
Over-Budget, Over-Time, Totally Worth It: Why NASA’s "Ride-or-Die" With the SLS Rocket
1 Jun 2023, 04:01 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Most folks would have said that humans, in all likelihood, would never step foot on another heavenly body again 25 years ago. But look at things now.
NASA Wants to Rent Other People's Moon Rovers, Not Actually Own Them
29 May 2023, 07:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA said at the end of last week it will use the lunar rovers for the Artemis V and beyond missions as a service, and will not actually own them
All We Know About the Artemis II Crewed Mission Around the Moon
27 May 2023, 23:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A little more than a year is left until we send the first humans to the Moon as part of the Artemis program, so here's a rundown of what we know so far
Terrae Novae Plan Shows How Important Europe Is for America's Space Expansion Strategy
26 May 2023, 23:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency (ESA) has a plan in place to increase its involvement in space exploration, and it's called Terrae Novae
NASA Fires Artemis V Engines for the 8th Time, They Burn at 113 Percent Power Levels
25 May 2023, 17:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American space agency NASA said it completed the eight of 12 hot fire test for the RS-25 engines that will power the Space Launch System for Artemis V
Here's What to Expect From Blue Origin's Human-Rated Moon Lander
22 May 2023, 13:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / At the end of last week NASA announced Blue Origin will be making the lunar lander for the Artemis V Moon mission, to fly by the end of the decade