Bad day in space: Moon mission fails and NASA program delayed
A private US lunar lander mission is doomed to fail, and NASA pushes back plans to return astronauts to the moon.
A private US lunar lander mission is doomed to fail, and NASA pushes back plans to return astronauts to the moon.
Space Exploration
Jan 10, 2024
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A crippling fuel leak forced a U.S. company on Tuesday to give up on landing a spacecraft on the moon.
Space Exploration
Jan 9, 2024
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Astronauts will have to wait until next year before flying to the moon and at least two years before landing on it, under the latest round of delays announced by NASA on Tuesday.
Space Exploration
Jan 9, 2024
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Universe Today has examined the potential for sending humans to Jupiter's icy moon, Europa, the planet Venus, and Saturn's largest moon, Titan, all despite their respective harsh environments and vast distances. These conversations ...
Space Exploration
Jan 8, 2024
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A historic private mission to land on the moon faced near-certain failure Monday after the spacecraft suffered a "critical loss" of fuel, dealing a major blow to America's hopes of placing its first robot on the lunar surface ...
Space Exploration
Jan 8, 2024
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NASA has onboarded another integral partner to its lunar plans by striking a deal with the United Arab Emirates to build part of its lunar Gateway space station and send one of the Arab country's astronauts on a future Artemis ...
Space Exploration
Jan 8, 2024
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The first U.S. lunar lander in more than 50 years rocketed toward the moon Monday, launching private companies on a space race to make deliveries for NASA and other customers.
Space Exploration
Jan 8, 2024
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Final preparations were underway Friday for the launch of the first American spacecraft to attempt a lunar landing in more than 50 years, under a new partnership between NASA and private industry.
Space Exploration
Jan 5, 2024
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Two commercial spacecraft are scheduled to launch to the moon early in 2024 under a NASA initiative called the Commercial Lunar Payload Service CLPS. This program is intended to kickstart a commercial transportation service ...
Space Exploration
Jan 3, 2024
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India launched its first satellite on Monday to study black holes as it seeks to deepen its space exploration efforts ahead of an ambitious crewed mission next year.
Astronomy
Jan 2, 2024
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