18 March 2022
Rocket roll time for NASA’s new Moonshot
... with Orion spacecraft atop arrived at Launch Pad 39B in preparation for a final test before its Artemis I Moon mission. I was among 300 media people on site for this momentous occasion and in scenes I had not witnessed...
04 February 2021
Three more service modules for Artemis to be built in Europe
... vehicle and this new agreement will facilitate many future Moon missions through international partnerships. Europe is a strong and reliable partner in NASA’s Artemis missions and the Orion European Service Module represents a crucial contribution...
September 2017
Engaging the private sector in space exploration
...: PTScientists, Germany, in partnership with Audi AG, propose a European privately-funded Moon surface mission. This Moon mission is a promising opportunity to establish a commercial lunar transport service in Europe. Such capability would enable...
10 January 2024
NASA announces delays to astronaut lunar missions
..., and each flight that follows, to reduce risk for future Moon missions," said Catherine Koerner, associate administrator, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "We are resolving challenges associated...
02 April 2026
NASA astronauts launch on lunar flyby mission
... to detect under full illumination. Crew observations and other human health scientific investigations during the mission, such as AVATAR, will inform science during future Moon missions. Launch photo by Jacques van Oene for ROOM Space Journal
01 October 2019
Hasselblad and The Moon Landing
... the camera of choice for the Apollo Moon missions was the Hasselblad 500EL, a bulky, ...camera in the lunar environment. The initial ambivalence about photography on the Apollo missions – the science was more important! – comes across well in this ...
