Aug 10 Russia launches its first mission to the moon in almost 50 years By Jim Heintz, Emma Burrows, Associated Press A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft blasted off Friday on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years, racing to land on the lunar south pole before a spacecraft from India gets there. Continue reading
Jul 30 Get ready to catch a double supermoon feature this August. Here's when to look By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The last time two full supermoons graced the sky in the same month was in 2018. It won’t happen again until 2037, according to Italian astronomer Gianluca Masi, founder of the Virtual Telescope Project. Continue reading
May 30 China launches new crew for space station, with eye to putting astronauts on moon before 2030 By Associated Press The crew, including China's first civilian astronaut, will overlap briefly with three aboard the Tiangong station, who will then return to Earth after completing their six-month mission. Continue reading
Apr 04 Meet the 4 astronauts who will fly around the moon during NASA's Artemis II mission By Wendy Whitman Cobb, The Conversation The Artemis II mission is scheduled for launch in late 2024 and is a critical step towards NASA’s goals of establishing a permanent human presence on and near the moon. Continue reading
Mar 15 WATCH: NASA reveals sleeker suits for future moonwalkers Moonwalking astronauts will have sleeker, more flexible spacesuits that come in different sizes when they step onto the lunar surface later this decade. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 6:53 Space historian examines parallels of NASA's last moon landing and the Artemis mission By Miles O'Brien The nearly month-long Artemis 1 mission to the Moon is slated to end on Sunday with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. On that very day 50 years ago, Dec. 11, 1972, the last Apollo astronauts set foot on the… Continue watching
Dec 05 NASA's Orion capsule flies over Apollo landing sites, heads home By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA's Orion capsule is on its way home from the moon to wrap up a three-week test flight. The capsule and its test dummies came within 80 miles of the far side of the moon Monday. Continue reading
Nov 28 WATCH: NASA gives update on Artemis 1 moon mission after almost 2 weeks in space By Associated Press NASA held an Artemis I mission status briefing Monday to preview Orion's distant retrograde orbit departure on Dec. 1 and recovery assets preparations for Dec. 11 splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Continue reading
Nov 21 NASA's Orion capsule slingshots around moon, last big step before lunar orbit By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA's Orion capsule has reached the moon, whipping around the far side and passing within about 80 miles. The close approach occurred Monday as the crew capsule and its three test dummies were on the far side of the moon. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch 5:59 NASA's Artemis rocket finally lifts off after political, financial, technical delays By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin For the first time in half a century, NASA is starting to make its way back to a lunar landing. The Artemis rocket was finally able to launch early Wednesday morning after prior delays, sending an unmanned capsule around the… Continue watching