Moon Mission

With the future of the next Moon landing beginning to look more and and more uncertain as the COVID-19 epidemic pushes developments back, the question hanging in space is whether that is still too soon. Apollo 13 will forever be known as the lunar mission that almost didn’t survive. Today,…

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Chorus of international criticism over President Trump’s decision. Show more There’s growing concern at President Trump’s decision to suspend funding for the World Health Organisation. Also in the programme: South Korea finishes voting in a parliamentary election overshadowed by the Covid-19 pandemic. And fifty years on, memories of the Apollo…

It was 50 years ago Monday that the words “Houston, we’ve had a problem” were spoken. For TODAY, Harry Smith talks to mission commander Jim Lovell the explosion on Apollo 13 and the subsequent rescue mission that tested NASA like never before.» Subscribe to TODAY: http://on.today.com/SubscribeToTODAY» Watch the latest from…

Intuitive Machines Targets Launch Date and Landing Site for 2021 Moon Mission Status Report From: Intuitive Machines, LLC Posted: Monday, April 13, 2020 Intuitive Machines (IM) engineers selected an area in Oceanus Procellarum near Vallis Schröteri as the landing site for its upcoming IM-1 lunar mission with an anticipated launch…

Manufacturing and construction workers return to work in Spain. Show more Spanish prime minister says the country is emerging from economic hibernation enforced during the Covid-19 pandemic. Also in the programme: Russia has reported its biggest daily increase in coronavirus cases so far. And fifty years on, memories of the…

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Exactly 50 years ago, Apollo 13 set off from Earth and for the Moon. Just a couple of days later came a blast and the words that would shock and fascinate the world: "OK, Houston, we've had a problem here". Nasa is marking the anniversary of the mission it refers to…

If we’re ever going to make Elon Musk’s vision of colonizing Mars a reality, we first need to figure out an essential component of the plan: how to get there. After all, it’s somewhere between 34 and 140 million miles away from Earth. The moon is barely spitting distance closer,…

Home References Spaceflight Astronaut Jim Lovell in 2017. (Image: © Adler Planetarium) Jim Lovell is an ex-NASA astronaut who flew with the Gemini and Apollo missions. He's most famous for his role as commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission that so nearly ended in tragedy. At the time of…