NASA’s Artemis 1 launch on November 16: India time, how to watch live, and what to expect

NASA’s Artemis 1 launch on November 16: India time, how to watch live, and what to expect

NASA Artemis 1 Moon mission launch date and time: NASA’s Artemis 1 mission managers have given the “go” for the mission to be launched on November 16. The mission’s SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft are now scheduled to launch from Launchpad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a two-hour launch window that […]

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How 3 NASA missions could send astronauts back to the Moon

How 3 NASA missions could send astronauts back to the Moon

Since the final Apollo mission in 1972, the moon has been undisturbed by human footsteps. But that may soon change. NASA plans to send astronauts back to the moon this decade in a series of spaceflights called the Artemis program. The first planned launch — a test flight with no crew members aboard — is […]

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NASA Artemis I Moon mission countdown begins: Watch livestream

NASA Artemis I Moon mission countdown begins: Watch livestream

Despite prevailing rainy conditions and the launch vehicle being struck by lightning, NASA has officially begun the countdown to the Artemis I launch which is scheduled to happen in a two-hour launch window that starts at 6.03 PM IST on Monday, August 29. The space agency will provide coverage of pre-launch, launch and post-launch activities […]

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NASA selects potential regions to land crew for Artemis III mission

NASA selects potential regions to land crew for Artemis III mission

As NASA prepares to send astronauts back to the Moon as part of its Artemis missions, the space agency has identified 13 potential locations for landing crewed missions near the lunar South Pole of Earth’s sole natural satellite. Each of these regions has multiple potential landing sites for Artemis III, which will be the first […]

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NASA’s Artemis I mission will send yeast to deep space with BioSentinel

NASA’s Artemis I mission will send yeast to deep space with BioSentinel

While NASA’s Artemis I mission is an uncrewed mission, there will be some living passengers on board. BioSentinel, a shoebox-sized CubeSat, will carry microorganisms—in the form of yeast—into deep space so that scientists can fill critical gaps in the knowledge about the health risks of radiation in deep space. The primary objective of BioSentinel is […]

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Artemis I launch to pave way for future moon settlement

NASA to roll out Artemis I spacecraft to launchpad and discuss science payloads

NASA is planning on moving its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft to the launchpad on August 18 ahead of the Artemis I mission which is planned to launch no earlier than August 29. Before that, the space agency hold three teleconferences next week to announce the science and technology payloads that […]

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NASA Artemis I Moon mission wet dress rehearsal underway: watch it live

NASA Artemis I Moon mission wet dress rehearsal underway: watch it live

At around 2.30 AM today (IST), the launch team checked into their stations at the Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to begin the wet dress rehearsal test for NASA’s Artemis I mission. The team began the countdown about 30 minutes later or at 3 AM; 45 hours and 10 minutes […]

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NASA prepares to bring Artemis I Moon rocket SLS to launchpad

NASA prepares to bring Artemis I Moon rocket SLS to launchpad

NASA’s teams at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida continue to prepare the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft back to launch pad 39B for its next wet dress rehearsal. A few weeks ago, the massive rocket and the spacecraft were rolled out of the launch pad to make way for other launches […]

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