More than 50 years after Apollo 17, NASA’s Artemis II will send four astronauts on a 10-day loop around the Moon to test the agency’s deep-space hardware.
In July 1969, the Soviet Union’s N-1 mega rocket lifted off from Baikonur and detonated seconds later, unleashing an apocalyptic blast that set the moon program back at the worst possible moment.
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With the Cold War fueling the space race, NASA faced its greatest test—landing humans on the Moon. The Apollo Program overcame setbacks, perfected lunar orbit, and built the Lunar Module, leading to ...
Band of Brothers remains an impressive HBO miniseries, but Tom Hanks also produced the forgotten series From the Earth to the ...
Three developments stand out that will make the return to the moon effort different from the first time we visited Earth’s ...
NASA pushes Artemis II Moon mission to March after a hydrogen leak during testing, delaying the first crewed deep-space flight in 53 years.
Actor Tom Hanks talks about how his fascination with space began as a child and what humans will accomplish by returning to ...
Pad 39A is well known for crewed launches, yet that chapter is over for the foreseeable future as SpaceX prepares for ...
SpaceX launched 26 missions from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-A in 2025, including four human spaceflight missions. That era is coming to an end. A massive crane was put in place this week ...
The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum will award its 2026 Michael Collins Trophy to Farouk El-Baz for Lifetime ...
NASA technology developed originally for use in space is employed in many everyday situations on Earth, including in your mattress foam.
NASA delayed the first human moon mission in more than 50 years for another month. The good news? SpaceX Crew-12 could now ...