Artemis III will test spacecraft dockings in Earth orbit; mission is due to launch late next year
Questions linger over whether the explosion of the Blue Origin New Glenn rocket will affect the Artemis III mission.
Nasa names its next Artemis crew, though they will not be walking on the Moon or even going anywhere near it.
Nasa on Tuesday revealed the crew for its Artemis III mission, the next step in the space agency’s plan to eventually land astronauts on the moon. The announcement came two months after Artemis II’s record-breaking trip around the moon, which surpassed the distance record of Apollo 13. Nasa’s Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas and the European Space Agency’s Luca Parmitano won’t fly to the moon or land on the surface. Instead, they will orbit Earth while practising docking their Orion...
This occurrence of aurora australis, or Southern Lights, was captured by NASA astronaut Jessica Meir.
NASA says four astronauts sheltering in transport capsule out of 'abundance of caution' as Roscosmos makes repairs.
Blue Origin’s latest rocket test didn’t just end in a fireball — it may have burned a hole in NASA’s timeline.
Science correspondent Pallab Ghosh explains why the explosion is a setback for space exploration.
Explosion of Blue Origin rocket is a setback for the company and for Nasa's Moon plans.
Nasa is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II’s record-breaking lunar fly-around. The space agency outlined the first phase of its moon base plans on Tuesday, awarding hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four US companies. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin will provide a pair of landers to deliver moon buggies to the lunar surface, at a spot near the moon’s south pole. These so-called lunar terrain vehicles will be...
Nasa plans to send hopping drones and roving vehicles to the Moon as part of plans for a permanent Moon base.