Moon Mission

The Trump administration is requesting $25.2 billion for NASA in fiscal 2021, a 12% increase that includes $3.3 billion to kickstart development of a human-rated lander for the Artemis moon program. Nearly half of the budget request, $12.3 billion, is devoted…

Image copyrightSSTLImage caption Artwork: The aim is to get the spacecraft ready for launch at the end of 2022 UK satellite company SSTL has got the go-ahead to produce a telecommunications spacecraft for the Moon. The platform, which should be ready for …

During his State of the Union address on Tuesday, February 4, President Trump reaffirmed his determination to ensure that the U.S. becomes “the first nation to plant a flag on Mars.” The president called on Congress to green light the necessary funds for NAS…

The "Ecosene" test took place on Friday, January 31. Skyrora U.K. launch startup Skyrora has tested a new rocket engine that uses "greener" fuel in the form of waste plastic, as it moves towards its planned first orbital launch in 2022. Edinburgh-based Skyrora said it had successfully tested its 3D-printed…

CNSA / CLEPOne year ago last month, a Chinese robot touched down on the dark side of the moon. It was the first probe to land on the side of the moon that permanently faces away from Earth as both bodies circle around the sun. And if Beijing realizes its ambitions…

A crew of six scientists returned from "the moon" Saturday to wrap up two weeks exploring a mock lunar landscape on the side of a Hawaiian volcano.  The scientists began their mission on Jan. 18 and have been working and living at the Hawaii Space Exploratio…

By: Express News Service | Ahmedabad | Updated: January 30, 2020 6:49:25 pm “During the visit to the under-construction research park, Vice-Chancellor Himanshu Pandya proposed a DRDO centre at the park. We are very positive towards it,” Dr G Satheesh Reddy, chairman of DRDO said.The Defence Research and Development Organisation…

Mauna Loa, Hawaii —  A crew of researchers prepared to leave "Mars" this past Saturday (Jan. 18) as another crew arrived, ready to explore the "moon."  The members of the Sensoria I crew ended their two-week analog "Mars" mission Saturday in the HI-SEAS (Haw…

Russia's space agency has approved the blueprints for the countrys most powerful rocket since the 1960s space race, a 246-foot-tall monster packing 10 separate engines in five stages. In theory, the new Yenisei rocket, named for a river in central Russia, co…

Humans are headed back to the Moon. That much is abundantly clear, as NASA, the European Space Agency, China, and others have either announced plans to send humans to Earth’s tiny neighbor or are at least discussing the possibilities. Exciting times lie ahead…