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…
Japan’s 1st Moon Lander Suffers Communication Failure After Launch
Japan’s space agency said Thursday that communication with its moon lander Omotenashi was lost after launching from the NASA center the previous day, and that it was working to stabilize its position. NASA on Wednesday launched its unmanned spacecraft, Artemis 1, carrying the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA’s) Omotenashi lander and Equuleus satellite. JAXA said…
Grumman Engineering Had to Get 30,200 Pounds of Apollo Spacecraft to Moon and Back
In the fall of 1962, a little airplane manufacturer on Long Island, Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, beat out seven competitors for the lunar module contract. How did this happen? The story begins when Leroy Grumman, the company’s founder, struck out on his own in 1929. Working out of a rented garage, he began developing some…
NASA’s Artemis I Moon Rocket Lifts Off 50 Years After Apollo
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA’s new moon rocket blasted off on its debut flight with three test dummies aboard Wednesday, bringing the United States a big step closer to putting astronauts back on the lunar surface for the first time since the end of the Apollo program 50 years ago. If all goes well during the three-week…
NASA’s Moon Rocket on Track for Wednesday Launch Attempt
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA remained on track for Wednesday’s planned liftoff of its new moon rocket, after determining that hurricane damage provided little extra risk to the test flight. Hurricane Nicole’s high winds caused a 10-foot (3-meter) section of caulking to peel away near the crew capsule at the top of the rocket last Thursday. The…
Unmanned, Solar-Powered US Space Plane Back After 908 Days
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—An unmanned U.S. military space plane landed early Saturday after spending a record 908 days in orbit for its sixth mission and conducting science experiments. The solar-powered vehicle, which looks like a miniature space shuttle, landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Its previous mission lasted 780 days. “Since the X-37B’s first launch in…
NASA: Moon Rocket Endured Hurricane, Set for First Test Flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA’s moon rocket needs only minor repairs after enduring a hurricane at the pad and is on track for its first test flight next week, a top official said Friday. “Right now, there’s nothing preventing us” from attempting a launch on Wednesday, said NASA’s Jim Free, an associate administrator. The wind never exceeded…
NASA’s Moon Rocket Returns to Pad for Next Launch Attempt
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA’s moon rocket is back on the pad for another launch attempt, following more repairs. The 322-foot (98-meter) rocket departed its hangar in the middle of the night and completed the 4-mile (6.4-kilometer) trip shortly after sunrise Friday. NASA is aiming for a launch attempt on Nov. 14, sending an empty crew capsule…
2 NASA Spacecraft Detect Biggest Meteor Strikes at Mars
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Two NASA spacecraft at Mars—one on the surface and the other in orbit—have recorded the biggest meteor strikes and impact craters yet. The high-speed barrages last year sent seismic waves rippling thousands of miles across Mars, the first ever detected near the surface of another planet, and carved out craters nearly 500 feet…
LIVE 1:45 PM ET: NASA Scientists From Mars Missions Discuss New Finding
Scientists from two different NASA Mars missions hold a virtual media briefing to discuss how they “combined images and data for a major finding on the Red Planet.” Participants will include Lori Glaze, director of NASA’s Planetary Science Division, NASA Headquarters; Bruce Banerdt, InSight principal investigator, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California; Liliya Posiolova,…
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