NASA to Provide Media Update on Artemis I Moon Mission on February 24th

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NASA will host a media teleconference at 1:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 24, to provide an update on progress toward the launch of the agency’s uncrewed Artemis I mission.

Artemis engineers are working through final closeout tasks for the launch, as well as integrated testing before the rocket rolls out to the pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in …

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The ESA Is Getting Ready For Lunar Orbit

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ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst

With humans returning to the Moon later this decade. preparations are underway for building the lunar Gateway.

The Gateway will serve as a multi-purpose outpost orbiting the Moon that provides essential support for long-term human return to the lunar surface.

It will also serve as a staging point for further deep space exploration.

European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Alexander …

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NASA Selects Intuitive Machines for New Lunar Science Delivery

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NASA has awarded Intuitive Machines of Houston a contract to deliver research, including science investigations and a technology demonstration, to the Moon in 2024.

The commercial delivery is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative and the Artemis program.

The investigations aboard Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lander are destined for Reiner Gamma, one of the most …

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The Challenges And Progress for Artemis Moon Missions As Outlined By NASA

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In the first major Artemis update provided under the Biden-Harris Administration, NASA leadership discussed on November 9th the challenges and progress of America’s lunar exploration plans and reiterated a long-term commitment to exploring the Moon and sending astronauts to Mars.

The update follows a judge’s recent decision to uphold NASA’s selection of SpaceX to develop and demonstrate a modern human …

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NASA Picks Astrobotic to Fly A Water-Hunting Rover to the Moon in 2023

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NASA's "Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover" (VIPER) on the surface of the Moon

NASA has awarded Astrobotic of Pittsburgh $199.5 million to deliver NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the Moon’s South Pole in late 2023.

The water-seeking mobile VIPER robot will help pave the way for astronaut missions to the lunar surface beginning in 2024 and will bring NASA a step closer to developing a sustainable, long-term presence on the …

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