Learn About Earth's Nearest Neighbor - The Moon
On November 21st, 2022, at 13:44 CET (12:44 GMT), the Artemis spacecraft Orion powered its main thruster on the European Service Module to slingshot around the Moon, just five days after liftoff.
The European Service Module is powering Orion around the Moon and back, providing propulsion, temperature control, electricity as well as storage and delivery for essential supplies such as … Read the rest of this article
At 01:47 local time in Florida, 06:47 GMT, today – November 16th, 2022, the Artemis I mission started its voyage to the Moon as NASA’s new Moon rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, and put the Orion spacecraft and its European Service Module into Earth orbit.
The spacecraft spent two hours circling Earth before being … Read the rest of this article
On Wednesday, October 12th, the NASA announced a fresh set of potential launch dates for its uncrewed Artemis I mission to circumnavigate the Moon:
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NASA have said that the technical problems that afflicted the first and second launch attempts of the Artemis I mission have now been fixed.
The third launch attempt date for what has been called “NASA’s Mega Moon Rocket” has been set for September 27th.
The Artemis I rocket is composed of two components – the 30 storey high Space Launch … Read the rest of this article
NASA officials have said that it may not be possible to try launching … Read the rest of this article
UPDATE Sept. 3rd: Today’s second launch attempt has been scrubbed, again due to a hydrogen fuelling leak. Stay tuned for news of when the next launch attempt will be made.
Teams are moving forward to the Moon with a second launch attempt of the Artemis I mission on Saturday, 3 September.
The two-hour launch window starts at 14:17 EDT (19:17 … Read the rest of this article
UPDATE: Today’s (August 29) launch has been scrubbed. The next launch window is on September 2nd. A hydrogen leak was been detected in the fuel system but couldn’t be fixed to allow today’s launch to go ahead.
Watch the most powerful rocket ever built launch on 29 August from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.
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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 … Read the rest of this article
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 … Read the rest of this article
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 … Read the rest of this article