Moon Mission

NASA has once again delayed its historic Artemis I mission to the moon, after engineers discovered a leak in the rocket’s fuel system. While the Artemis I mission won’t land on the lunar surface, the trip itself will be the farthest a vehicle designed for human astronauts has ever traveled…

NASA will televise a test on Wednesday to confirm whether a repair made to its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket has fixed the hydrogen leak that forced officials to scrub a previous launch attempt. The super heavy launch vehicle has yet to leave the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center…

Artist concept of the Blue Origin National Team crewed lander on the surface of the Moon as part of the Artemis program. Credit: Blue Origin As NASA works toward the goal of a regular cycle of moon landings, they are seeking proposals for sustainable lunar lander development and demonstration. NASA…

NASA is seeking proposals for sustainable lunar lander development and demonstration as the agency works toward a regular cadence of Moon landings...Read More

Home News Spaceflight China plans to build a base near the moon's south pole, in cooperation with Russia, in the 2030s. China is developing a new super-heavy-lift rocket called the Long March 9 to help achieve these and other ambitious deep-space goals. (Image credit: CNSA/Roscosmos) Chinese engineers have conducted a…

Home News Spaceflight China's Chang'e 3 lander on the surface of the moon. (Image credit: CNSA/CLEP) China's government has officially approved three robotic moon missions that will lay groundwork for a permanent lunar base. The Chang'e program missions in development are progressing well, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced…

NASA is now targeting 27 September as the earliest possible launch date for its uncrewed Artemis 1 mission to the Moon.If it does not receive the waiver, the rocket will have to be wheeled back to its assembly building, pushing the timeline back several weeks.A potential next date comes on…

NASA's Artemis I rocket sits on launch pad 39-B after the launch was scrubbed at Kennedy Space Center on September 06, 2022 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images NASA's Artemis I rocket sits on launch pad 39-B after the launch was scrubbed…

After years of mounting anticipation, NASA’s first full-scale moonshot since 1972 finally towered over its Florida launchpad in late August—only to go nowhere due to a persnickety fuel leak. It’s just the latest delay for Artemis 1—an uncrewed flight slated to launch from Earth, shoot itself around the moon, and…

NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket on pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center on Aug. 30. Credit: NASA/Eric Bordelon NASA officials said Thursday they hope to try again to launch the Artemis 1 moon rocket from the Kennedy Space Center as soon as Sept. 23 or 27, but that…