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

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

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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 […]

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Watch: NASA shares video showing how Apollo 11 astronauts’ tracks are still on the Moon

Watch: NASA shares video showing how Apollo 11 astronauts’ tracks are still on the Moon

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It has been 50 years since the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon when humans stepped on the surface. Now, in order to commemorate the landing, NASA has shared a video which shows that the astronauts’ footsteps are still visible on Earth’s satellite. NASA posted the video on its official Twitter account, which was recorded […]

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NASA aiming for late August test flight of giant moon rocket

NASA aiming for late August test flight of giant moon rocket

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On the 53rd anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, NASA announced it’s shooting for a late August launch of its giant, new moon rocket. NASA will attempt the more than month-long lunar test flight with three mannequins, but no astronauts, as early as Aug. 29. There are also two launch dates in early September, […]

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Artemis program: Here’s how NASA plans to return to the Moon

Artemis program: Here’s how NASA plans to return to the Moon

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NASA’s Artemis mission aims to put humans back on the moon for the first time after the Apollo 17 mission, fifty years ago. The space agency has built the most powerful rocket ever, the Space Launch System (SLS), which will carry all the spacecraft part of Artemis missions. The Artemis missions will also send the […]

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

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

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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 […]

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