Fifty-three years after humans first walked on the moon, NASA is kicking off its ambitious Artemis program to return us there, starting with an uncrewed launch of a massive new […]
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Back to news homeMax Q: To the moon!!!
Hello and welcome back to Max Q. T-minus 1 week until Artemis I liftoff. Are you going? I’ll be there! In this issue: NASA’s mega moon rocket rolls to the […]
Rocket Lab’s CAPSTONE mission to the moon is key to establishing a lunar space station
It may look like Rocket Lab is just launching a microwave-sized hunk of metal to the moon — but it’s crucial for our future in space Aria Alamalhodaei 9 hours […]
NASA is looking for a second company to develop a human moon lander alongside SpaceX
NASA will be giving another company a chance to send a lander to the moon, nearly a year after the agency announced that SpaceX beat out competitors including Blue Origin […]
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin goes toe to toe with NASA in federal court over award to SpaceX
Blue Origin, the space company helmed by billionaire Jeff Bezos, is taking NASA to court. The company filed a complaint with a federal claims court on Monday over the agency’s […]
General Motors, Lockheed Martin to develop new lunar rover for NASA Artemis missions to the moon
The last time humans visited the moon in 1972, they got around on a relatively simple battery-powered vehicle. As NASA prepares for the next crewed mission to the moon, it’s […]
SpaceX wins NASA contract to develop human landing system for returning to the moon
The winner of NASA’s Human Landing System (HLS) contract award is SpaceX, which bid $2.9 billion for the privilege of developing the means by which NASA astronauts will return to […]
Astronaut Anne McClain on designing and piloting the next generation of spacecraft
NASA recently announced the astronauts who will be taking part in the Artemis missions, and among them is Anne McClain, who has spent 203 days in orbit and conducted two […]