November 2016
Moon or Mars - NASA’s next logical step?
...list of technologies it deems essential for a journey to Mars which include - ground operations, a heavy-launch vehicle, crew capsule, a deep-space transit vehicle with high-efficiency in-space propulsion and power, protection from radiation, optical...
January 2017
New oceans beckon for solar sail technology
...orbit before attempting a human mission to the surface. Before committing a crew to visit a NEA or Mars moon, carrying out precursor robotic ... in mid-2018 and deploy from it after the Orion crew capsule is separated from the upper stage and on its way...
01 May 2020
Blue Origin tops NASA funding awards for human lunar lander
...Artemis program,” he added. NASA will rely on its own Orion crew capsule and heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket – that ...vehicle, which all vary widely in design, then carry crews to the lunar surface after rendezvousing with Orion. None ...
29 August 2022
Engine problem leads to scrub of SLS Artemis 1 mission
... final flight of NASA’s legendary Saturn 5 rocket, for what is a long-overdue test flight, sending an unpiloted Orion crew capsule on a 42-day voyage around the Moon.
