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‘The start of a very long journey’: NASA’s Artemis moon rocket makes the slow trip to its launch pad
NASA moved its Space Launch System rocket to the launch pad to get set for sending humans around the moon for the first time since 1972.
The Space Launch System and Orion capsule are being transported to the launchpad before an astronaut mission that could launch as soon as Feb. 6.
The crawler carrying the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft was built 60 years ago to haul NASA’s Saturn V rockets, then kept around for the Space Shuttle Program. Now, the vehicle is back to its original purpose of positioning Moon-bound rockets on their launch pads.
NASA says it has penciled in Blue Origin's Blue Moon cargo lander to deliver a scientific payload to the moon as early as this summer.
Four astronauts are about to become the first humans to venture near the moon in more than half a century since NASA's iconic Apollo era ended.
In multiple television appearances this week, Transportation Secretary and acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy confirmed that he would be re-opening the contract to build a crewed Moon lander for the Artemis missions. That's a blow for SpaceX, which ...
Acting NASA chief Sean Duffy surprised many people earlier this week when he said the space agency was intending to reopen the contracts for the Artemis III lunar lander that will return astronauts to the moon for the first time in five decades. The target ...
A growing fleet of privately built spacecraft is preparing to attempt robotic landings on the moon as humanity's exploration efforts expand.