Artemis II crew undergoes intense training for rare moon mission

Final preparations are underway for NASA’s first crewed mission around the moon in more than 50 years, with an early February launch in sight. The Artemis II spaceflight will send four astronauts – three…

NASA to start slow-moving process returning moon rocket to hangar this week

Grounded until at least April, NASA’s giant moon rocket is headed back to the hangar this week for more repairs before astronauts climb aboard. The space agency said Sunday it’s targeting Tuesday for…

NASA's new chief rebukes Boeing, space agency over problem-plagued Starliner mission

An independent review of the first — and so far, only — piloted flight of Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft concluded that the test represented a potentially life-threatening “Type A” mishap…

After more than 50 years, NASA astronauts are going back to the moon

This month, NASA is aiming to launch four astronauts atop a 32-story rocket on a 10-day mission around the far side of the moon. The flight of Artemis II will…

Moon rocket fueling test on tap to clear way for launch

Braving rare sub-freezing temperatures, Kennedy Space Center workers pressed ahead with a dress-rehearsal countdown Sunday, readying NASA’s huge Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for a critical fueling test Monday to…

What struck astronaut Suni Williams about the view of America from orbit | 60 Minutes

What struck astronaut Suni Williams about the view of America from orbit | 60 Minutes – CBS News Watch CBS News Astronaut Suni Williams says when she looked at America…

Trump taps billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as next NASA chief

Billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, a veteran private astronaut with strong ties to Elon Musk and his rocket company SpaceX, has been picked to serve as NASA’s next administrator, President-elect Donald…

Artemis 2 astronauts rehearse countdown for upcoming moon launch

Four astronauts in training to fly around the moon early next year strapped into their Orion spacecraft this weekend for a dress rehearsal countdown in a major milestone toward launch.…

NASA says Maven spacecraft that was orbiting Mars has gone silent

NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade. Maven, an acronym for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, abruptly stopped communicating with ground…

Interstellar comet passing by Mars seen in rare images

A rare interstellar comet — only the third ever confirmed to enter our solar system — was photographed last week, closely approaching Mars, the European Space Agency said Tuesday.  The…

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