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NASA delays crewed Artemis II launch to April 2026 after heat shield issues Washington DC (UPI) Dec 5, 2024 NASA said Thursday it has pushed back the next two launches in its delay-plagued Artemis moon landing program after studying the causes of unexpected charring to the heat shield of Artemis I in 2022. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced the crewed Artemis II mission has been pushed back to April 2026 from a hoped-for September 2025 launch, while Artemis III - which is to land the first woman and next man on the moon - is now slated for mid-2027. Nelson said engineers need time to p ... read more |
NASA delays crewed lunar landing to 2027 Washington (AFP) Dec 5, 2024 The United States is pushing back its planned return to the Moon from 2026 to "mid-2027" as it deals with heat shield issues and other troubles plaguing its Orion crew capsule, NASA officials said Thursday. ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 04, 2024 The International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), led by China in collaboration with multiple nations, is positioning itself as a hub for technological innovation, scientific exploration, and the dev ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 28, 2024 Instruments aboard robotic landers have measured seismicity on the Moon and Mars, helping researchers learn about the inner workings of those celestial bodies. But the internal makeup of Venus is st ... more Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 27, 2024 Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) is partnering with Starsite Pty Ltd to build and operate a 20-meter antenna at a new site in Western Australia. Starsite, the Australian landowner, will manage an ... more |
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Available on Amazon Books Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 22, 2024 Lunar Outpost, a leader in lunar mobility, robotics, and space resource development, has finalized an agreement with SpaceX to transport its Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) to the Moon aboard a SpaceX S ... more |
JSC tests lunar solar technology in thermal vacuum chamber Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2024 Designing technology to endure the Moon's harsh environment for up to a decade is a critical task for NASA's Artemis missions. To meet this challenge, three companies have been selected to develop s ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 21, 2024 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the nation's state-owned space industry leader, has successfully tested a key component of its Long March 10 rocket, an essential part of C ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2024 NASA is set to deepen its Artemis campaign, targeting long-term lunar exploration, by assigning key cargo missions to SpaceX and Blue Origin under their current contracts. This move supports NASA's ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2024 Billions of years in the past, an asteroid of immense size collided with the Moon, generating such intense heat that the lunar rock melted and glowed white-hot before eventually solidifying. This fo ... more |
Scientists to create solar lasers for space power inspired by nature London, UK (SPX) Nov 19, 2024 An international collaboration, including researchers from Scotland's Heriot-Watt University, has announced a pioneering approach to harness solar energy in space by converting sunlight into laser b ... more Available on Amazon Books |
Full Beaver Supermoon set to be last of 2024 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 15, 2024 Friday marks the final supermoon of 2024, the last of four consecutive instances of the phenomenon to end the year. ... more Washington (AFP) Nov 16, 2024 Should NASA return to the Moon, or go straight to Mars? Maintain its focus on climate science, or pivot away? ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 16, 2024 The Moon's near and far sides show significant differences in geomorphology, topography, chemical composition, crustal structure, and volcanic history. To gain deeper insight into these distinctions ... more Beijing (AFP) Nov 15, 2024 China is seeking to push forward in its quest to build the first lunar base, launching an in-space experiment to test whether the base's bricks could be made from the Moon's own soil. ... more |
China's manned Lunar rover reaches initial development phase Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 16, 2024 The China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) announced that its prototype lunar rover, developed for upcoming manned lunar missions, has advanced to the initial phase of development. The rover ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 16, 2024 Basalt samples collected by China's Chang'e-6 mission have shed light on volcanic activity on the Moon's farside, revealing eruptions occurring 2.8 billion years ago (Ga) and 4.2 Ga. This significan ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2024 NASA is prioritizing astronaut safety in the harsh conditions of the Moon, with a focus on developing reliable systems for rescue operations during missions at the Lunar South Pole. With the Artemis ... more Beijing (AFP) Nov 15, 2024 China is expected to push forward in its quest to build the first lunar base on Friday, launching an in-space experiment to test whether the station's bricks could be made from the Moon's own soil. ... more |
Precision pointing goes the distance on NASA experiment Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 15, 2024 One year ago, the future of space communications arrived at Earth as a beam of light from a NASA spacecraft nearly 10 million miles away. That's 40 times farther than our Moon. That's like using a l ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 14, 2024 Workers who established NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, likely did not foresee the legacy they were building - one of resilience and enduring impact. Braving mosqu ... more Washington DC (UPI) Nov 13, 2024 Denmark is a founding member of the European Space Agency and on Wednesday formally committed to safe and responsible space exploration that benefits humanity by signing the Artemis Accords. ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2024 Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) has been appointed to design and construct the initial fleet of Data Storage Spacecraft for Lonestar, a premier provider of data storage and Resiliency As A Service (RAAS) ... more |
Available on Amazon Books Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 12, 2024 ispace, inc. (TOKYO: 9348), a leader in global lunar exploration, has entered a collaborative agreement with Thailand's national space agency, the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Ag ... more |
NASA to transform in-space manufacturing with laser beam welding collaboration Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 08, 2024 As NASA plans for humans to return to the Moon and eventually explore Mars, a laser beam welding collaboration between NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and The Ohio State ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 09, 2024 Earlier this year, Fugro Australia's Space Automation, AI, and Robotics Control Complex (SpAARC) entered into a partnership with U.S. space exploration company Intuitive Machines to aid their phase ... more Madrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 09, 2024 GMV, a multinational technology company, has concluded the FASTNAV (Multi-range Navigation for Fast Moon Rovers) project, showcasing a navigation system that enables rovers to reach speeds of 1 m/s- ... more Paris, France (SPX) Nov 03, 2024 The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched the latest Space Resources Challenge, inviting participants to help develop technologies that will enable humanity to establish a sustainable presence on ... more |
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