Fri, 19 Aug 2022 17:15:24 +0000
Here’s where NASA astronauts will land on the Moon in just a few years
Humans have not set foot on the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. In just a few short years, that will change. As the Artemis I mission nears with the first launch of SLS, NASA has announced candidate locations for the human landing on the Moon that will come with Artemis III.
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Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:26:52 +0000
SpaceX Dragon capsule departs the ISS following CRS-25 mission
Yet another SpaceX Dragon capsule has completed its trip to the International Space Station for CRS-25, and now the autonomous spacecraft is on its way back to Earth.
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Tue, 16 Aug 2022 20:00:22 +0000
Watch NASA’s SLS Moon rocket roll to the launchpad for Artemis 1
Today, NASA’s latest Moon rocket, SLS, will be rolling to the launchpad. After the sun sets, the crawler will begin to carry the rocket over out to LC-39B, and the rocket is scheduled to launch for the Artemis I on the morning of August 29 for an uncrewed flight around the Moon.
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Mon, 15 Aug 2022 13:24:43 +0000
SLS rollout moves forward ahead of Artemis 1 launch
The launch of Artemis I has been a long-anticipated (and delayed) event. At last, the rocket is nearing its launch. With barely more than two weeks until the planned launch, the rocket is now set to head for the launchpad on Tuesday evening.
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Sun, 07 Aug 2022 16:17:57 +0000
Watch Cape Canaveral’s first two rocket launch day since Neil Armstrong’s first spaceflight
While Cape Canaveral is no stranger to a high launch cadence, last week the Cape saw something it hasn’t seen in decades – two launches on the same day. On the early morning of August 4, ULA launched SBIRS GEO-6, then in the evening, SpaceX launched KPLO.
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