The spacecraft that flew four astronauts around the moon is back where its record-breaking journey began.
Space Exploration
Apr 29, 2026
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It was 1972 and Apollo astronauts Harrison "Jack" Schmitt and Eugene Cernan had just stepped onto the moon's surface to begin collecting rock and soil samples.
Space Exploration
Apr 24, 2026
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Following NASA's Artemis II mission successfully splashing down on Earth, engineers started diving into detailed analysis of data to assess how key systems and subsystems on the Orion spacecraft, SLS (Space Launch System) ...
Space Exploration
Apr 21, 2026
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Following the recent successful test flight of NASA's Artemis II mission around the moon, NASA rolled out the core stage, or the largest section, of the agency's SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will launch the crewed ...
Space Exploration
Apr 21, 2026
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Jeff Bezos' rocket company, Blue Origin, blamed a bad engine Monday for a failed weekend launch that left a satellite in the wrong orbit, dooming it.
Space Exploration
Apr 20, 2026
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Between the Artemis Program, the ESA's Moon Village, and the Sino-Russian International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), the next step in space exploration is clear: we're going back to the moon, and this time, to stay! This ...
Planetary Sciences
Apr 20, 2026
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Blue Origin, the U.S. space company of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, on Sunday successfully reused and recovered a booster for its New Glenn rocket, confirming its mastery of a technical feat that could boost its launch cadence ...
Space Exploration
Apr 19, 2026
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Nearly a week after their Pacific splashdown, the astronauts who crewed the Artemis II mission that flew around the moon told reporters Thursday they have yet to fully grasp the magnitude of the moment.
Space Exploration
Apr 17, 2026
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The Artemis II astronauts who ignited a lunar renaissance gave high marks Thursday to their moonship, especially the heat shield, for its performance during reentry.
Space Exploration
Apr 17, 2026
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The lunar south pole looks chaotic from orbit. Craters heaped upon craters, ancient basins, scarps and slopes tumbling in every direction, it is without doubt, one of the most geologically complicated terrains in the inner ...
Planetary Sciences
Apr 15, 2026
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