Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, aiming for a Moon landing next year, has established an ambitious schedule that could leapfrog Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
The space agency pushed back its timeline to return humans to the Moon to address safety concerns with the Orion spacecraft.
NASA has just unveiled its latest selection of advanced concepts for further exploration, and they’re as wild and intriguing as we’ve come to expect.
The elevator is designed to transport the Artemis crew from SpaceX's Starship to the lunar surface.
The Orion capsule's heat shield suffered some unexpected damage at the conclusion of the Artemis 1 mission.
In related news, NASA has installed the first of four RS-25 engines on its upcoming SLS megarocket.
NASA is running tests to determine the root cause behind unanticipated variations observed across the heat shield in the wake of the Artemis 1 mission.
The value of Elon Musk's private space venture increased as the new share price climbed 5% from its previous secondary sale.
CEO Elon Musk said that the massive rocket would fly again in 6 to 8 weeks.
Starship needs to carry out an uncrewed lunar landing before it transports astronauts to the Moon, but the vehicle has yet to fly to orbit for the first time.
Under the $3.4 billion contract, the Blue Origin-led team will design, develop, and test the crewed lander, dubbed Blue Moon.
The heat shield issue notwithstanding, NASA reported steady progress toward the anticipated crewed launch of Artemis 2 in November 2024.
The Orion spacecraft landed in the Pacific on Sunday, bringing the historic lunar mission to a close.
NASA is targeting a two-hour launch window that opens at 1:04 a.m. ET on Wednesday, despite minor damage caused by Hurricane Nicole.
Hurricane Ian sent SLS back to the garage, but the inaugural Artemis 1 Moon mission is now poised to launch on November 14.
Kennedy Space Center and SLS emerged unscathed, but the storm upset NASA’s plan to fly the Artemis 1 mission in October.
The updated “Moon to Mars” blueprint involves 63 high-level objectives that could finally bring the Red Planet within reach.
Assuming NASA gets a waiver from the Eastern Range, Artemis 1 could launch on September 23 or 27.
The current SLS launch period is now off the table, which means the Artemis 1 mission won’t launch until October at the earliest.
NASA is under tremendous pressure to launch its new megarocket—and it shows.
