No country has softly landed a spacecraft at the lunar poles, which are more difficult to reach than the equatorial […]
Category: moon
Former NASA chief sounds alarm on China’s lunar “exploration” plans
“When you realize there are only limited parking spots that get us access to that training environment, it creates an […]
NASA chief: I’m only interested in “good deals” from international partners
“There was absolutely a time where we were trying to make everyone happy.” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks at AFA’s Air, Space […]
The Moon’s shadow raced across the heart of Spain, and I was there to see it
It is also worth scouting for the eclipse ahead of time. A friend and I settled on a rural location […]
NASA may send a backup, nuclear-powered Mars rover to the Moon
Perseverance launched to Mars in July 2020, and its predecessor, the similarly sized Curiosity rover, launched to the red planet […]
After nearly breaking, NASA’s Deep Space Network “worked well” on Artemis II
“Some missions are using more than what their paperwork would say.” File photo of the 70-meter antenna at NASA’s Goldstone […]
SpaceX’s Starship V3—still a work in progress—mostly successful on first flight
SpaceX has more to prove before flying Starship all the way to low-Earth orbit. A spacecraft deployed from Starship captured […]
Here’s what has to happen if NASA wants to land on the Moon every month
“What we’re seeing in CLPS 1.0 is this potential for multi-mission block buys,” Seyffert said. “So we’re looking forward to […]
A Falcon 9 rocket will hit the Moon this summer at seven times the speed of sound
Astronomers say the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket that launched in early 2025 will strike the Moon later […]
Artemis II broke Fred Haise’s distance record, but he is happy to pass it on
“It wasn’t a big deal. It just coincided with the fact that Moon was farther away from the Earth.” Former […]