March 2021
Building SLS - a contractual odyssey
... exploration beyond Earth orbit. Equipped to launch crews of up to four in NASA’s Orion spacecraft, its first significant test is Artemis, the much-publicised mission to land American astronauts “including the first woman” on the Moon by 2024. Amanda...
04 May 2020
NASA commits to future Artemis missions with more SLS rocket engines
...’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida where it will be integrated with other parts of the rocket and Orion for Artemis I. The Artemis program is the next step in human space exploration. It’s part of America’s broader Moon to Mars exploration approach...
19 April 2021
NASA picks SpaceX Human Lunar Lander for its Artemis programme
.... “This is an exciting time for NASA and especially the Artemis team,” said Lisa Watson-Morgan, program manager for HLS at ... new generation. Working with its partners throughout the Artemis program, the agency will fine-tune precision landing ...
18 December 2019
US Senate suggests Artemis delay after requested funding halved
..., but a final agreement on funding for the agency’s programmes was not finalised. An additional $1.6 billion supplemental for Artemis was requested by the administration in a budget amendment back in May, which included $1.045 billion for human lunar...
02 April 2020
Thousands Apply to Join NASA’s Artemis Generation, #BeAnAstronaut
...will be needed to serve as crew aboard spacecraft bound for multiple destinations and propel exploration forward as part of Artemis missions and beyond. Once selected, the astronaut candidates will go through approximately two years of initial skills...
January 2021
Evolution of volatiles on the Moon
... Gene Cernan preparing to collect samples 73001 and 73002. Artemis to the Moon Orbiting instruments have determined that the permanently...to the sortie-type Apollo missions. Another hallmark of Artemis that sets it apart from Apollo is the heavy ...
