News Archive / Tagged: Moon
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Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft prepares for its Earth return journey
Derek RichardsonNovember 30th, 2022More than halfway through the Artemis 1 mission, NASA’s uncrewed Orion spacecraft is set to begin its return journey to Earth.
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NASA’s Artemis 1 Space Launch System Moon rocket finally flies!
Theresa CrossNovember 16th, 2022In the dark of night, NASA’s long-delayed Artemis 1 Space Launch System rocket finally took to the skies to send an uncrewed Orion spacecraft to the Moon.
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CAPSTONE arrives at the Moon to verify unique orbit
Derek RichardsonNovember 14th, 2022A small CubeSat has entered into a special orbit to verify its characteristics before NASA sends the much larger Lunar Gateway there several years later.
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NASA’s CAPSTONE pathfinder mission launched toward the Moon
Theresa CrossJune 28th, 2022A small CubeSat called CAPSTONE is on its way to the Moon to evaluate a special orbit destined to be used for NASA’s Lunar Gateway space station.
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50-year-old Apollo Moon samples unsealed for the first time
Theresa CrossApril 1st, 2022Moon rock and dust samples collected by Apollo 17 astronauts in 1972, “sealed for posterity” 50 years ago, were unlocked from their celestial time capsule.
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Boeing tests all-composite cryogenic propellant tank
Theresa CrossFebruary 23rd, 2022At the end of 2021, Boeing completed a series of tests on a “large, fully-composite, linerless cryogenic tank” at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville Alabama.
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Blue Origin lunar lander lawsuit dismissed by federal judge
Derek RichardsonNovember 4th, 2021A United States Court of Federal Claims judge dismissed a lawsuit by Blue Origin versus NASA over the agency’s decision to award the Human Landing System contract solely to SpaceX.
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Ice drill being sent to the Moon late next year
Derek RichardsonNovember 3rd, 2021As work continues on the human-side of hardware development for NASA’s Artemis program, the agency is hard at work planning robotic precursor missions to the areas astronauts are expected to explore in just a few short years.
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Artemis 1 targeting a February 2022 launch
Theresa CrossOctober 25th, 2021Now that NASA’s giant Space Launch System Moon rocket is fully assembled inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, its launch date is becoming more clear.
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Lunar Gateway habitation module contract finalized
Theresa CrossJuly 16th, 2021NASA and Northrop Grumman have finalized a contract for the living quarters of the Moon-orbiting Lunar Gateway for the Artemis program, the Habitation and Logistics Outpost.
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Science journalist outlines challenges of settling the Moon and Mars
Laurel KornfeldApril 16th, 2021Human settlement of the Moon and Mars will require overcoming numerous challenges, including living in low gravity and protecting people from radiation.
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NASA exploring options for navigating on the Moon
Theresa CrossMarch 31st, 2021NASA is currently exploring a number of solutions for navigating and communicating on the Moon's surface for the Artemis program.
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New artwork released for SpaceX’s Dragon XL spacecraft
Derek RichardsonMarch 27th, 2021NASA recently released new concept art for SpaceX’s Dragon XL cargo ship, which is being designed to service the space agency’s Lunar Gateway.
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Firefly awarded NASA contract for CLPS Lunar Lander
Matt HaskellFebruary 6th, 2021As part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, Firefly Aerospace has been awarded a $93.3 million contract to land a set of 10 research payloads on the moon in 2023 as part of CLPS Task Order 19D.
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Amount of water on the Moon varies by location and time of day
Laurel KornfeldFebruary 6th, 2021Two Earth-based studies confirm water molecules are present on the Moon, but amounts vary depending on location and time of day, Casey Honniball of NASA.
