12 July 2019
NASA reassigns top leaders in Moon 2024 programme
... under the best of circumstances,” says House Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson. “Removing ...will carry it to the Moon and beyond, the Space Launch System. When asked specifically why Gerstenmaier was reassigned ...
18 September 2020
NASA chiefs hint that Artemis will land at Apollo site, not lunar poles
... first mission to land on the Moon in 2024; Artemis II is the first crewed flight test of the Space Launch System and is targeted for launch in 2022. Given the importance of the Moon’s South Pole for establishing lunar bases, NASA...
03 June 2021
Nelson announces NASA’s return to Venus
... public servants from the agency. Nelson said NASA will launch two Discovery Program missions - VERITAS and DAVINCI+ - ... at the Kennedy Space Center,” Nelson said. “That rocket is the Space Launch System (SLS). It will launch our Orion spacecraft and...
03 September 2022
Hydrogen fuel leak scuppers second Artemis 1 launch attempt
... (2357 BST) with a 24-minute window. If the Artemis 1 mission can't get off the ground by Tuesday, the Space Launch System rocket will have to roll back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) for re-testing of its flight...
28 May 2025
SpaceX faces renewed scrutiny over Mars ambitions after Starship malfunctions
... of this approach are coming under increasing scrutiny. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which regulates US commercial space launches, has approved up to 25 Starship flights per year from Starbase. But each high-profile failure raises fresh...
29 March 2019
NASA's Mars helicopter completes flight tests
... NASA Headquarters in Washington. The Mars Helicopter will launch as a technology demonstrator with the Mars 2020 rover on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket in July 2020 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida...