The Lunar Gateway is No Longer a Required Part of the Artemis Mission to Return to the Moon by 2024
As anticipated, NASA has announced that the Lunar Gateway will no longer be part of their “return to the Moon” with Project Artemis.
NASA is Planning to Build a Lunar Rover With a 1-Meter Drill to Search for Water Ice
Meet VIPER, NASA’s new lunar rover, equipped with a drill to probe the Moon’s surface and look for water ice. VIPER, or Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, will carry a one-meter drill and will use it to map out water resources at the Moon’s south pole. It’s scheduled to be on the lunar surface by …
Astrobotic is Going to Use a Vulcan Rocket For its Lunar Lander in 2021
The commercial delivery company Astriobiotic will be working with the ULA to send payloads to the Moon for NASA beginning in 2021.
Is NASA Sacrificing Sending Astronauts to Mars in Order to Get to the Moon Sooner?
By prioritizing speed over sustainability, the current US administration may be sacrificing NASA’s long-term goals of establishing a presence on the Moon and going to Mars.
NASA has Picked the Companies That’ll Help Build its Lunar Landers
NASA has chosen 11 American companies to help them build the next lunar landers that will carry humans to the surface of the Moon. The 11 companies will conduct studies and work on prototype landers in the coming years. It’s all part of NASA’s Artemis mission, and the mission’s 2024 date with the surface of …
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NASA Report Outlines How it Will Go Back to the Moon, to Mars, and Beyond in a Sustainable Way
NASA recently released its National Space Exploration Campaign Report, detailing a sustainable plan to return to the Moon and go to Mars
NASA Moving Ahead with Deployment of Orion Capsule and Space Launch System
NASA recently concluded a critical review of the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System, and is on track to test these systems in the coming years.
Orbital ATK Proposes Man-Tended Lunar-Orbit Outpost by 2020 for Link Up with NASA’s Orion
Orbital ATK has unveiled a practical new proposal to build a near term man-tended outpost in lunar orbit that could launch by 2020 and be operational in time for a lunar link-up with NASA’s Orion crew module during its maiden mission, when American astronauts finally return to the Moon’s vicinity in 2021 – thus advancing America’s next giant leap in human exploration of deep space.
J.J. Abrams Heading To The Moon With Google Lunar X-Prize
JJ Abrams new 9-part web documentary will chronicle teams competing for Google’s Lunar-X Prize.
Obama Administration Proposes Smaller 2017 NASA Budget of $19 Billion with Big Exploration Cuts
The Obama Administration has announced its new Federal budget and is proposing to cut NASA’s Fiscal Year 2017 Budget to $19 billion by carving away significant funding for deep space exploration, whereas the overall US Federal budget actually increases to over $4.1 trillion.