NASA's Orion capsule splashes down in the Pacific Ocean after parachutes were deployed, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, Dec 11, 2022. (CAROLINE BREHMAN / POOL VIA REUTERS) NASA's Orion capsule barreled through Earth's atmosphere and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday after making an uncrewed voyage around the moon, winding up […]
In this photo provided by NASA, the Earth and its moon are seen from NASA's Orion spacecraft on Nov 28, 2022. Orion and its three test dummies entered lunar orbit on Nov 25, more than a week after launching on the first flight of the Artemis program. (NASA VIA AP) LOS ANGELES – NASA's Orion […]
Spectators watch as the Artemis I unmanned lunar rocket lifts off from launch pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Nov 16, 2022. (JIM WATSON / AFP) CAPE CANAVERAL — NASA's towering next-generation moon rocket blasted off from Florida early on Wednesday on its debut flight, a crewless voyage inaugurating […]
The Artemis I unmanned lunar rocket sits on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center on Sept 2, 2022. (CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) WASHINGTON – NASA said on Saturday that it was scrapping Tuesday's plans to launch Artemis, the US return to the moon after five decades, noting concerns about a tropical storm headed […]
The NASA moon rocket stands on Pad 39B before the Artemis 1 mission to orbit the moon at the Kennedy Space Center, Tuesday, Aug 30, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (BRYNN ANDERSON / AP) WASHINGTON – NASA aims to make a second attempt to launch its giant next-generation moon rocket on Saturday, Sept 3, five […]
The NASA moon rocket stands ready at sunrise on Pad 39B before the Artemis 1 mission to orbit the moon at the Kennedy Space Center, Aug 29, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (JOEL KOWSKY/NASA VIA AP) CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida – An engine problem forced NASA on Monday to postpone for at least four days the […]
The Artemis I unmanned lunar rocket sits on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Aug 28, 2022, ahead of its expected launch on Aug 29. (CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida – NASA's colossal next-generation rocketship was set for its long-awaited debut launch on Monday on an […]
The NASA Artemis rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard stands on pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, March 18, 2022. (JOHN RAOUX / AP) CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida – Launch teams at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida spent a final full day of preparations ahead of Monday’s planned liftoff of […]