03 December 2021
NASA selects three companies to develop commercial space stations
... has been selected to deliver cargo to the ISS, as well as build NASA’s Human Landing System as part of its Artemis Programme, in order to reduce costs. This not only benefits NASA but also brings the technology to market...
October 2020
Space 2069 - back to the Moon, to Mars and beyond
... landed near the Moon’s equator, it is very difficult to see Artemis 3’s landing zone from Earth. Even under the most favourable conditions it ... of Cabeus. During the return to the Moon, Artemis 3 will descend under power towards the Moon’s shadowy...
April 2024
ROOM at the 74th International Astronautical Congress
... critique has it), crews will be ‘stuck in lunar orbit’. Apparently, the airlock is not due to be delivered until the Artemis VI mission on a date still unconfirmed. A 1:10 model of a China manned lunar lander with attached lunar rover and (far...
01 July 2020
How Earth’s protective magnetic bubble can ‘flap’ over the Moon
... wind blows sideways – suggesting the exposure could occur even more commonly than previously thought. As NASA’s Artemis programme prepares to send new science and technology experiments ahead of a human return, it is essential to understand the area...
03 June 2021
Nelson announces NASA’s return to Venus
... timeframe”, according to the release. Nelson also reaffirmed in his remarks the Biden administration’s intent to continue the Artemis missions to the Moon, starting with the first uncrewed flight this year. “We’re assembling the rocket at this...
12 June 2020
NASA picks Astrobotic to fly VIPER to the Moon
... and next man to the lunar surface in 2024 through the Artemis program.” VIPER’s flight to the Moon is part of NASA’s... inform the selection of future landing sites for astronaut Artemis missions by helping to determine locations where water and other...
