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…
LIVE 10:30 PM ET: NASA Moon Rocket on Track for Historic Launch
Artemis I launch teams load fuel before the moon orbit mission. NASA’s new launch attempt for Artemis, the first U.S. return to the moon after half a century, is scheduled for 1:04 a.m. EST on Nov. 16. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on…
LIVE NOW: NASA Moon Rocket on Track for Historic Launch
Artemis I launch teams load fuel before the moon orbit mission. NASA’s new launch attempt for Artemis, the first U.S. return to the moon after half a century, is scheduled for 1:04 a.m. EST on Nov. 16. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on…
LIVE NOW: NASA Moon Rocket Artemis I Launches
Artemis I launch teams load fuel before the moon orbit mission. NASA’s new launch attempt for Artemis, the first U.S. return to the moon after half a century, is scheduled for 1:04 a.m. EST on Nov. 16. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on…
NASA Moon Rocket Artemis I Launches
Artemis I launch teams load fuel before the moon orbit mission. NASA’s new launch attempt for Artemis, the first U.S. return to the moon after half a century, is scheduled for 1:04 a.m. EST on Nov. 16. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on…
14-Year-Old’s Science Experiment to Be Carried Out on International Space Station
Grace Stumpf, 14, has always been infatuated with the sky. Some of her favorite childhood memories were making paper airplanes with her dad and studying which designs flew best. Through those activities, she first learned about the four forces of flight (lift, thrust, drag, and weight) and gained a basic understanding of how wings and…
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…
Divers Find Challenger Space Shuttle Wreckage Off Florida Coast
Divers from a documentary crew looking for the wreckage of a World War Two aircraft off the coast of Florida found a 20-foot section of the space shuttle Challenger, which exploded and broke apart shortly after its launch in 1986, NASA said on Thursday. The divers contacted NASA after spotting a large, clearly modern object…
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