NASA on Monday named the four astronauts who will fly to the moon by the end of next year, including one woman and three men. The three Americans and one Canadian were introduced during a ceremony in Houston, home to the nation’s astronauts as well as Mission Control. “This is humanity’s crew,” said NASA Administrator…
Large Asteroid, Capable of Destroying an Entire City, Passes Between Earth and Moon in Rare Event
An asteroid, large enough to wipe out an entire city, passed between Earth and the Moon on March 25. The European Space Agency (ESA) announced that it will use the once-in-a-decade event as a training exercise for planetary defense. The asteroid, which according to the ESA measures between 130 and 230 feet, was named 2023…
Rolls-Royce Receives UK Funding to Develop Nuclear Reactor for Moon Exploration
Rolls-Royce has received UK government funding to develop a nuclear reactor for a future moon base. Scientists and engineers at the British company are working on the Micro-Reactor programme to develop technology that will provide power needed for humans to live and work on the moon. The UK Space Agency on Friday announced £2.9 million…
China’s Wild West | Tough Rides Season 1 Ep3
February 16, 2023
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Ryan and Colin Pyle leave their moonscape camping ground at Turpan and head across the salt flats to Xinjiang, China’s Wild West. In a few hours, they travel from 150 meters below sea level to 3,300 meters (10,827 feet) above sea level in freezing temperatures. …
Jupiter’s Moon Count Jumps to 92, Most in Solar System
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons around Jupiter, putting the total count at a record-breaking 92. That’s more than any other planet in our solar system. Saturn, the one-time leader, comes in a close second with 83 confirmed moons. The Jupiter moons were added recently to a list kept by the International Astronomical…
China Lifts Veil on Ambitions for Hegemony in Space
Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) does not broadcast its ambitions to achieve hegemony in space in order to enforce its ambitions for hegemony on Earth. Still, it has turned the chairman and Party secretary of its leading space contractor, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), into a major spokesman for gradually revealing…
How Margaret Hamilton’s Brilliant Software Programming Brought America to the Moon and Beyond
In 1969, the world watched the Apollo 11 mission with bated breath. For Margaret Hamilton and her team, the view was a little different; they watched the landing from the monitoring room at MIT. Moments before the module was supposed to land on the moon, the computer started flashing warning messages. Everyone’s heart stopped as…
Japan’s ispace Launches World’s First Commercial Moon Lander
TOKYO—A Japanese space startup launched a spacecraft to the moon on Sunday after several delays, a step toward what would be a first for the nation and for a private company. ispace Inc.’s HAKUTO-R mission took off without incident from Cape Canaveral, Florida, after two postponements caused by inspections of its SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket….
Humans Could Be Living on the Moon 10 Years From Now, NASA Says
Humans could well be living on the moon within the next decade, according to a NASA official. The Artemis rocket, which carries the agency’s Orion spacecraft, was launched on Nov. 16 at 1:47 a.m. ET from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as part of NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration mission. NASA hopes to one day return astronauts to the moon and eventually establishing…
NASA Capsule Buzzes Moon, Last Big Step Before Lunar Orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA’s Orion capsule reached the moon Monday, whipping around the far side and buzzing the lunar surface on its way to a record-breaking orbit with test dummies sitting in for astronauts. It’s the first time a capsule has visited the moon since NASA’s Apollo program 50 years ago, and represents a huge milestone…
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