Moon Mission

Live coverage of preparations for the maiden flight of the Space Launch System on NASA’s Artemis 1 mission. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter. SFN Live Read More

NASA’s Artemis I mission hasn’t even taken off, and the space agency is already planning where it wants to land humans in the future. Today, NASA unveiled several candidates for its Artemis III landing zones, all of which are centered around the Moon’s south pole. Artemis III will be the…

Reported By:| Edited By: DNA Web Team |Source: DNA Web Desk |Updated: Aug 19, 2022, 12:15 PM IST The Artemis III mission is scheduled to take place in 2025, and NASA will host a media teleconference on Friday, August 19, at 2 p.m. EDT (11:30 p.m. in India) to reveal…

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NASA With just days to go until the launch of NASA’s highly anticipated Artemis I lunar mission, the space agency has revealed how you can track the Orion spacecraft’s progress in real time during its six-week voyage. After launching atop NASA’s brand-new and extremely powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rocket…

The Space Launch System rocket could lift off on its voyage to lunar orbit as early as late August NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher as it is rolled up the ramp at Launch Pad 39B, Wednesday, Aug. 17,…

NASA will hold a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 19, to announce regions near the lunar South Pole the agency has identified as potential areas for astronauts to land as part of the Artemis III mission, targeted for 2025...Read More

Home News Science & Astronomy An artist's rendering of BioSentinel. (Image credit: NASA/Daniel Rutter ) NASA's next rocket launch will have a few hitchhikers onboard.  When the Artemis 1 mission launches, currently scheduled for Aug. 29, the new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will take to the moon not only…

Home News Spaceflight NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission is poised to launch a new era of U.S. lunar exploration this month.  Artemis 1 is an uncrewed test flight of massive Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket and its Orion spacecraft, which NASA will use for crewed flights to the moon later…

The countdown to our Artemis I Moon mission … A Moon-observing small satellite hitching a ride on Artemis I … And some other tiny satellites that could help us better prepare for space weather … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! Countdown…