Space ExplorationSeptember 20, 2022
NASA’s Artemis Delays Fuel Controversy over Rocket Design
The first test flight of the space agency’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft is plagued by delays decades in the making
Space Exploration
Space ExplorationSeptember 19, 2022
The FCC Is Finally Taking Space Junk Seriously
A new potential rule from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission would set a five-year deadline for defunct satellites to be removed from space
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Space ExplorationAugust 31, 2022
NASA’s Next Launch Attempt for Artemis I Will Occur on September 3
Technical glitches and questionable weather forecasts continue to delay liftoff for NASA’s landmark lunar mission
Space ExplorationAugust 29, 2022
Rocket Woes Delay Launch of NASA’s Artemis I Mission
A problem with one of the Space Launch System’s main engines has postponed the test flight until at least September 2
Space ExplorationAugust 25, 2022
The ‘Program Is Precarious’: Lori Garver on NASA’s Artemis I Moonshot
A former NASA deputy administrator speaks candidly about the troubled history and radical potential of the space agency’s lunar return
Space ExplorationAugust 24, 2022
NASA’s Artemis I Moon Mission Is ‘Go’ for Launch
The U.S. is preparing to send astronauts to the moon for the first time in 50 years
Space ExplorationAugust 23, 2022
NASA’s Moon-Bound Megarocket Will Send a Spacecraft to an Asteroid, Too
The launch of NASA’s Artemis I mission will also be the start of the first deep-space rendezvous to be conducted by a solar-sail-propelled spacecraft
Space ExplorationAugust 23, 2022
NASA Unveils Candidate Landing Sites for Artemis Astronauts
When humans return to the moon, they’ll likely visit one of these 13 regions near the moon’s south pole
Space ExplorationAugust 18, 2022
NASA’s Giant SLS Rocket Rolls to Launchpad for Artemis 1 Moon Mission
The Space Launch System rocket could lift off on its voyage to lunar orbit as early as late August
Space ExplorationAugust 1, 2022
A New Private Moon Race Kicks Off Soon
Commercial spacecraft are vying to land on the lunar surface, but can they jump-start a new space economy?
Space ExplorationJuly 29, 2022
Don’t Fear China’s Falling Rocket—Fear the Future It Foretells
Long considered trivial, the effects of rocket launches and reentering space debris on global warming and ozone loss could soon become too large to ignore
Space ExplorationJuly 27, 2022
Russia Plans to Leave the International Space Station after 2024
The announcement comes as NASA and Roscosmos are laying plans to transition to other orbital habitats