Artemis

NASA's FY2025 budget request means tough times ahead for Chandra and Hubble

But Artemis is still OK, so that's alright then

Science12 Mar 2024 | 9

NASA's Artemis Moon missions take a rain check until 2025 and beyond

No human will set foot on regolith for 2-plus years now

Science10 Jan 2024 | 39

America's ambitious Artemis III likely to miss 2025 Moon landing date, auditors sigh

Updated 'SpaceX has made limited progress maturing the technologies needed'

Science30 Nov 2023 | 54

SpaceX celebrates Starship launch as a success – even with the explosion

Test, progress, or mishap – take your pick

Science20 Nov 2023 | 193

Artemis II Orion service and crew modules slotted together at last

4 astronauts in one 'cozy' space about the size of two minivans

Science24 Oct 2023 | 13

Engineers pave the way for building lunar roads with Moon dust

Just melt it with lasers, say researchers in Germany

Science12 Oct 2023 | 34

Tweaked Space Shuttle Main Engine gets ready for final testing

NASA will run out of RS-25s to drop into the ocean unless the production line restarts

Science04 Oct 2023 | 32

NASA rockets draining its pockets as officials whisper: 'We can't afford this'

Watchdog finds space agency has no plans to measure SLS production costs

Science08 Sep 2023 | 84

We need to be first on the Moon, uh, again, says NASA

'I don't want China to get to the south pole with humans and then say: this is ours, stay out'

Science09 Aug 2023 | 148

NASA and pals complete Artemis II recovery dress rehearsal

One more box checked in humanity's quest to return to the Moon

Science03 Aug 2023 | 3

NASA names astronauts picked for next Artemis Moon test flight

First for women, people of color, Canucks

Science03 Apr 2023 | 46

The Moon or bust, says NASA, after successful SLS/Orion test flight

Heat shield sustained more damage than expected, but this shouldn't discourage astronauts

Science09 Mar 2023 | 68

NASA boss says US may lose latest space race with China

Beijing could dent Yank efforts to colonize Moon if it gets there first

Science04 Jan 2023 | 42

NASA starts assessing Orion capsule for refurb

Would you ride to the Moon in a sightly used spaceship? Yeah, it's got some miles on it …

Science15 Dec 2022 | 20

The cubesats lost in space from Artemis Moon mission

To the four out of ten that didn't make it, we salute 'em

Science12 Dec 2022 | 23

As one mission returns to Earth, three more make for the Moon

Japan and the United Arab Emirates launched landers, while JPL has a boring old satellite

Science12 Dec 2022 | 18

NASA's Orion Moon capsule to splash down this Sunday

We're about to find out if those parachutes and heat shield work

Science10 Dec 2022 | 24

After lunar orbit trip NASA's Orion capsule is on its way back home

Heat shield will be put to the test for the first time, what could go wrong?

Science03 Dec 2022 | 40

Orion snaps 'selfie' with the Moon as it prepares for distant retrograde orbit

Insertion burn scheduled to take place today then engineers have six days to see how spacecraft fares in deep space

Science25 Nov 2022 | 76

Japanese cubesat sends home pics from the far side of the Moon

JAXA hopes second lost lander can be recovered for radiation experiments

Science24 Nov 2022 | 14

Orion reaches the Moon, buzzes surface, gets ready to orbit

We're back - for the first of many missions to come

Science21 Nov 2022 | 25

Artemis I isn't just a test run – there's science to be done

Amazon and Cisco even managed to sneak Alexa and Webex on board

Science18 Nov 2022 | 33

NASA's Artemis mission finally launches after faulty Ethernet switch delayed countdown

Should've used Fibre Channel, although some leaky valves didn't help either

Networks16 Nov 2022 | 95

With potential hurricane approaching, NASA leaves mega-rocket on launch pad

Just call it the Sad Launch System

Science08 Nov 2022 | 19

NASA wheels SLS rocket out to the launchpad for another attempt to get off the ground

After two previous failures, will third time be the charm?

Science03 Nov 2022 | 19

Two Scotts among volunteers helping NASA to track Artemis mission

If we want to launch craft beyond the Moon, we're going to need a better way to know where they are

Science01 Nov 2022 | 7

NASA sets November date for next SLS Moon rocket delay, er, launch

Heh, prove us wrong, kids. Prove us wrong

Science12 Oct 2022 | 24

Hurricane Ian blows NASA Artemis Moon launch into October or November

Fun fact: The mission is named after the Latin word for 'delayed'

Science27 Sep 2022 | 22

NASA battens down another Artemis launch window as hurricane approaches

Updated Agency watching forecast before making decision to rollback the SLS, but not doing so would be risky

Science26 Sep 2022 | 7

NASA to live-stream SLS rocket fuel leak repair test

For those on tenterhooks over this Moon mission

Science20 Sep 2022 | 13

NASA reshuffles dates for Artemis I launch attempt

Could it be third time lucky? The odds are not in space agency's favor

Science14 Sep 2022 | 12

NASA just weeks away from trying again with SLS Moon rocket launch

Will it be third time lucky?

Science09 Sep 2022 | 30

NASA picks a tailor for Artemis moonwalking suits

After the events of the weekend, there's no need to rush

Science08 Sep 2022 | 32

NASA's Artemis rocket makers explain that it's a marathon and a sprint

SLS rocket is a mix of old and new

Science05 Sep 2022 | 19

NASA scrubs Artemis mission yet again because SLS just can't handle the pressure

Sitting, Leaking Slowly?

Science03 Sep 2022 | 100

Chances good for NASA Artemis SLS Moon launch on Saturday

Updated Fingers crossed this prodigious test will have a good weather experience

Science02 Sep 2022 | 29

NASA scrubs Artemis SLS Moon rocket launch

Boffins wish this one engine would just chill out

Science29 Aug 2022 | 111

NASA's Space Launch System rocket is on track for August 29 liftoff

Artemis 1 is ready to light its candle

Science24 Aug 2022 | 50

NASA identifies landing sites for America's return trip to the Moon

Hopefully Lucky 13 spots suggested, all on the south pole near water ice

Science22 Aug 2022 | 16

Artemis I will get 3 launch attempts after termination system extension agreed

Rolling back to the pad tomorrow, the SLS might finally take flight in August

Science15 Aug 2022 | 17

NASA wants nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030

Space boffins task engineers with creating 40kW lunar fission plant that can operate for ten years

Science24 Jun 2022 | 90

NASA tricks Artemis launch computer by masking data showing a leak

Plus it aborts ISS reboost. Not the greatest start to the week, was it?

Science21 Jun 2022 | 19

NASA will award contract for second lunar lander to a biz that's not SpaceX

'Competition is critical to our success,' says US agency boss

Science26 Mar 2022 | 37

Next-gen Moon buggy FLEX conquers California desert, seeks lunar speed record

Astrolab up against competition but has secret weapon: Cosmic crooner Chris Hadfield

Science12 Mar 2022 | 23

Alexa and Webex to hitch a ride around the Moon on Artemis I – what could possibly go wrong?

How far's the Moon now? ... Here's 'How Soon Is Now?' from your Spotify playlist

Science05 Jan 2022 | 15

NASA auditor's reality check says '2026 at the earliest' for Artemis Moon landing

All stacked up and nowhere to go

Science15 Nov 2021 | 11

NASA sets a date to begin lunar tuning

First Artemis mission is stacked on a rocket – now for five punishing sets of tests before liftoff

Science25 Oct 2021 | 17

More Boots on Moon delays: NASA stops work on SpaceX human landing system as Blue Origin lawsuit rolls on

US agency agrees to pause in exchange for 'expedited' schedule. That'll be a first for Artemis

Science20 Aug 2021 | 75

Spacey McSpaceface: Artemis takes shape ahead of '2021' launch – but first you need to name the crash-test dummy

Next up, the rocket stage to send mannequin to the Moon

Science23 Jun 2021 | 21

Artemis I core stage finally pointing in the right direction at Kennedy Space Center

Had trouble getting vertical at the weekend? NASA used a pair of cranes to hoist the SLS core stage

Science15 Jun 2021 | 6

NASA to return to the Moon by 2024. One problem with that, says watchdog: All of it

Three years to go and space agency is way behind schedule

Science28 May 2021 | 64

NASA pops old-school worm logo onto Orion spacecraft

Will be visible from the launchpad ... when it finally gets there

Science14 May 2021 | 39

ESA signs off on three more service modules for Moon mission – despite agency boss casting doubt on 2024 landing

Director General injects some reality into the lunar landing schedule

Science02 Feb 2021 | 20

US Government Accountability Office dumps sack of coal on NASA's desk over Moon mission naughtiness

It'll be fine, just keep giving Boeing money

Science17 Dec 2020 | 27

When humans return to the Moon in '2024', HPE would like us to remember: We built the computer that simmed this

What could go wrong with NASA's SLS rocket? The Aitken system is finding out

HPC18 Nov 2020 | 20

Did Arthur C. Clarke call it right? Water spotted in Moon's sunlit Clavius crater by NASA telescope

Fly me to the Moon, let me swim among the stars

Science26 Oct 2020 | 67