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NASA delays debut Artemis flight of new moon rocket after engine cooling issue

August 30, 2022September 2, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

An engine-cooling problem forced NASA on Monday to postpone for at least four days the debut test launch of the colossal new rocketship it plans to use for future astronaut flights back to the moon, more than 50 years after Apollo’s last lunar mission. The space agency declined to set a precise time frame for […]

NASA Artemis 1 launch aborted due to malfunctioning engine: What went wrong

August 29, 2022August 29, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

NASA has postponed the launch of the Artemis 1 mission as one of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s four RS-25 engines malfunctioned during the tanking stages. The four liquid-propelled engines were supposed to be bled with liquid hydrogen and oxygen to condition them ahead of launch but team engineers noticed that engine number 3 […]

Artemis 1 launch live: Live updates of NASA’s Moon mission

August 29, 2022August 29, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

NASA is set to make history once again on August 29 when it will launch the Artemis I mission to the moon almost 50 years after the last Apollo mission that took humanity to the Moon. The mission is scheduled to launch during a launch window that starts at 6.03 PM IST on August 29. […]

NASA Artemis I Moon mission countdown begins: Watch livestream

August 29, 2022August 29, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

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 […]

Nasa on building a nuclear reactor in space and what’s next

July 25, 2022July 25, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Earlier this year, the US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded three contracts, each valued at approximately $5 million, to three companies for design proposals for a nuclear fission surface power system that can be deployed to the Moon. According to Nasa, such a technology could be deployed to the Moon by the end of the […]

NASA CAPSTONE launch to the moon delayed again

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

NASA, Rocket Lab and Advanced Space are standing down from the launch of the CAPSTONE (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment) mission planned for June 27. The teams are evaluating weather and other factors to determine a date for the next launch opportunity. The next launch opportunity for the mission within the […]

NASA’s return to the Moon starts with launching a microwave-size cube

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

In the coming years, NASA will be busy at the moon. A giant rocket will loft a capsule with no astronauts aboard around the moon and back, perhaps before the end of summer. A parade of robotic landers will drop off experiments on the moon to collect reams of scientific data, especially about water ice […]

NASA reveals Artemis concepts for nuclear power on the Moon

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

NASA and the United States Department of Energy (DOE) are working together to create a viable space nuclear technology. Three design concept proposals for a nuclear fission surface power system design have been selected by the agencies. According to NASA, a demonstration of such a technology could potentially be deployed to the moon by the […]