NASA Pushes First Moon Landing Since Apollo Era to 2027
Findings from the Artemis I test mission have forced the space agency to recalculate its plans for future flights.
Findings from the Artemis I test mission have forced the space agency to recalculate its plans for future flights.
The second and third missions in the space agency’s Artemis program—which seeks to return Americans to the moon—were each delayed nearly one year.
After returning its mobile launch pad to Kennedy Space Center in August, NASA is putting the pieces together for its next marquee mission.
NASA announced the four astronauts set to crew Artemis II, the first crewed flight in the vicinity of the moon in more than 50 years.
NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean early Sunday afternoon as part of the Artemis I flight test.
Next launch opportunity is weeks away because of a troublesome fuel leak.
Spacesuit development and other issues will delay NASA’s historic Artemis mission to return humans to the surface of the moon until 2026, according to NASA’s inspector general.