Moon Mission

The USC Buzzcraft concept was presented at the recent Lunar Development Conference. The case for Buzzcraft is that it would ensure higher reliability transportation and communication from Earth orbit to the area of the moon. If things go wrong with moon missions then having Buzzcraft means resources and help can…

Home News Spaceflight An artist's depiction of what the Artemis 1 launch will look like. (Image credit: NASA) They're coming. Tourism officials in Florida's Space Coast are expecting a massive influx of tourists for the upcoming Artemis 1 moon mission, the first launch for NASA's Space Launch System rocket. The…

A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off Aug. 4 with the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter. Credit: SpaceX South Korea’s first moon orbiter launched Thursday from Cape Canaveral on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, heading off on a mission to survey potential lunar landing sites and search for water ice hidden inside…

Home News Spaceflight South Korea is on its way to the moon. The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) lifted off today (Aug. 4) atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, kicking off South Korea's first-ever deep-space mission and setting the stage for more ambitious moon efforts down the road. KPLO, also…

After facing cancellation, resumption, Congressional hearing drama, COVID-19, technical delays, and more technical delays, NASA’s decades-long push to return to the moon is finally about to get off the ground. If all goes well, the Artemis 1 flight is about a month away. It’s slated to launch in late August…

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida with the Korea Lunar Pathfinder Orbiter mission. Follow us on Twitter. SFN Live South Korea’s first mission to the moon lifted off at 7:08 p.m.…

Home News Spaceflight NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket undergoes its crucial "wet dress rehearsal" test on June 20, 2022. (Image credit: NASA's Exploration Ground Systems via Twitter) NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission will lift off one month from today (July 29), if all goes according to plan. The agency is…

NASA will host a pair of briefings on Wednesday, Aug. 3, and Friday, Aug. 5, to preview the upcoming Artemis I lunar mission...Read More

Home News Spaceflight Technicians from NASA's Johnson Space Center test out a Canoo Gamma van prototype for the new Crew Transportation Vehicle to drive Artemis astronauts to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett) We now know what it may look like when…

NASA has revealed a possible launch window for its Artemis I Moon mission in a new trailer. The much-anticipated mission is expected to launch no earlier than August 29, 2022. To celebrate the upcoming launch, NASA created an exhilarating cinematic trailer, which we’ve embedded below. The Artemis I mission is…