Nuclear-powered heater keeps spacecraft alive through lunar night
Firefly Aerospace will send a nuclear-powered heating technology to the Moon in 2028, testing whether spacecraft can survive…
New moon route cuts fuel costs using hidden gravitational highways
Sending spacecraft to the moon is not just about reaching it — it’s about how little fuel you…
Artemis II astronauts welcome a 5-year-old space fan to the team
Jack already had the outfit. When NASA’s Artemis II crew lifted off last month, the 5-year-old aspiring astronaut…
Artemis II Splashdown Shakes Up Friday Night TV
Primetime TV night’s lineup looks a bit different tonight. Major networks are all shifting their schedules to accommodate…
What was Artemis II really about? Power, progress, positivity
On Christmas Eve in 1968, Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders took a photo that changed humanity’s perception of…
NASA Boosts Moon Plans with Full Orbit Test of Starship Flight 11
SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. The company designs its Starship and Falcon vehicles here before flight testing. Credit:…
Meet Anna Menon: SpaceX engineer preparing for NASA’s Moon and Mars missions |
Anna Menon is an accomplished American engineer and astronaut candidate whose remarkable career bridges the worlds of NASA,…
A new frontier for science and geopolitics
Humanity has long considered the Moon a place of wonder and possibility. Now it’s being talked about as…