ESA astronaut rad-detectors on Artemis
Next Monday's Artemis launch will be an uncrewed first flight, headed into orbit around the moon. Yet technology previously worn by ESA astronauts on the International Space Station has also been hard-mounted aboard the NASA-ESA Orion module......»»
How to watch NASA’s Orion spacecraft splash down on Sunday
NASA's Orion spacecraft is set to splash down at the end of its historic Artemis I mission on Sunday, December 11. Here's how to watch the homecoming......»»
Audi to lose key AV project in VW Group"s new software strategy
VW Group CEO Oliver Blume is expected to scrap Audi's Artemis autonomous driving project under a new software roadmap that he will present at a supervisory board meeting this month......»»
Black hole "carnivals" may produce the signals seen by gravitational-wave detectors
Since 2015, the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration have detected about 85 pairs of black holes crashing into each other. We now know that Einstein was right: gravitational waves are generated by these systems as they inspiral around each other, distortin.....»»
After the Artemis I mission’s brilliant success, why is an encore 2 years away?
"I would say that we’re going to try our best to get there." Enlarge / Orion, the Earth, and the Moon, captured during the Artemis I mission. (credit: NASA) The launch of the Artemis I mission in mid-November was spect.....»»
Watch NASA’s cinematic video of the Artemis I moon mission
NASA has released a cinematic video of the current Artemis I mission, featuring some of the best footage and photos captured so far......»»
What happened to those CubeSats that were launched with Artemis I?
NASA made history on November 16 when the Artemis I mission took off from Launch Complex 39B at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on its way to the moon. This uncrewed mission is testing the capabilities of the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft i.....»»
Orion spacecraft enters distant retrograde orbit around the moon
NASA's Orion spacecraft has entered orbit around the moon, marking the start of its week-long orbit as part of the Artemis I mission......»»
European Space Agency names new astronauts, agrees record budget
The European Space Agency announced five new career astronauts as well as history's first astronaut recruit with a disability on Wednesday after adopting a record budget to fund its projects......»»
Europe"s space agency picks first disabled astronaut recruit
The European Space Agency on Wednesday selected a disabled former athlete to be among its its newest astronaut recruits as part of its first recruitment drive in over a decade that aimed to bring diversity to space travel......»»
Display your message on the iPad flying around the Moon
That’s right! While Artemis 1 is an important mission for the return of humanity to the Moon, everyone back here on Earth has the opportunity to participate by sending messages to an iPad that resides within the Orion spacecraft. A camera will cap.....»»
NASA"s Artemis I Mission Aces Lunar Flyby
The Orion spacecraft passed just 130 kilometers above the lunar surface during a mission-critical engine burn.....»»
NASA"s Orion spacecraft comes within 81 miles of the Moon during successful flyby
Orion launched from the Kennedy Space Center on November 16 as part of Artemis I, the first spaceflight of NASA's Artemis program. The roughly 25-day mission was expected to start sooner but was met by multiple launch delays. Artemis I is designed to.....»»
NASA’s new rocket blows the doors off its mobile launch tower
"This is a dream for many of us who work at NASA." Enlarge / The Orion spacecraft approaches the Moon on Monday. (credit: NASA) So far, NASA's ambitious Artemis I mission seems to be going swimmingly. The Orion spacecraf.....»»
Orion spacecraft makes closest moon approach on Artemis I mission
The Artemis I mission brought Orion on its closest approach to the moon while blasting out on its way to an orbit that will take it farther from the Earth than any previous human-rated spacecraft......»»
Orion spacecraft is looking good for its mission to the moon
Following its historic launch this week, NASA's Orion spacecraft is on its way to the moon for the Artemis I mission......»»
Artemis I Launches U.S."s Long-Awaited Return to the Moon
The first flight test of the world’s most powerful rocket will send an uncrewed spacecraft to lunar orbit and back.....»»
NASA’s Huge SLS Rocket Finally Launches the Artemis 1 Moon Mission
For the first time since the Apollo era, the agency is preparing for crewed visits to our lunar neighbor. Missions with astronauts are next......»»
Artemis 1 is off—and we"re a step closer to using moon dirt for construction in space
NASA has just launched its first rocket in the Artemis program, which will, among other things, take scientific experiments to produce metal on the moon......»»
NASA’s moon spacecraft beams back first images of Earth
NASA’s uncrewed Orion spacecraft has sent back its first images of Earth as it heads toward a rendezvous with the moon as part of the Artemis I mission......»»
NASA capsule on way to moon after launch by giant new rocket
A space capsule hurtled toward the moon Wednesday for the first time in 50 years, following a thunderous launch of NASA's mightiest rocket in a dress rehearsal for astronaut flights......»»