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Close encounter! NASA Orion capsule comes as close as 130 km to moon

6Dec

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Close encounter! NASA Orion capsule comes as close as 130 km to moon

[ad_1] The uncrewed Orion capsule of NASA's Artemis I mission sailed within 80 miles (130 km) of the Moon surface. The uncrewed Orion capsule of NASA's Artemis I mission sailed within 80 miles (130 km) of the Moon surface on Monday, achieving the closest approach to the moon for a spacecraft built to carry humans since Apollo 17 flew half a century ago. The capsule's lunar flyby, on the return leg of its debut voyage, came a week after Orion reached its farthest point in space, nearly 270,000 miles from Earth while midway through its 25-day mission, the U.S. space agency said on its website. Orion passed about 79 miles above the lunar surface on Monday as the spacecraft fired its thrusters for a "powered flyby burn," designed to change the vehicle's velocity and set it on course ...

Artemis 1: Why it may be the last mission for Nasa astronauts

24Nov

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Artemis 1: Why it may be the last mission for Nasa astronauts

[ad_1] Neil Armstrong took his historic “one small step” on the Moon in 1969. And just three years later, the last Apollo astronauts left our celestial neighbour. Neil Armstrong took his historic “one small step” on the Moon in 1969. And just three years later, the last Apollo astronauts left our celestial neighbour. Since then, hundreds of astronauts have been launched into space but mainly to the Earth-orbiting International Space Station. None has, in fact, ventured more than a few hundred kilometres from Earth.The US-led Artemis programme, however, aims to return humans to the Moon this decade – with Artemis 1 on its way back to Earth as part of its first test flight, going around the Moon. The most relevant differences between the Apollo era and the mid-2020s are an amazing impro...

NASA’s Orion Capsule Comes Within 81 Miles of the Moon

22Nov

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NASA’s Orion Capsule Comes Within 81 Miles of the Moon

[ad_1] NASA’s new Orion crew capsule came within 81 miles of the lunar surface Monday. NASA's new Orion crew capsule came within 81 miles of the lunar surface Monday. Its path also took the spacecraft over the Apollo 11 landing site, Tranquility Base, where astronauts first landed on the moon in 1969.The flyby occurred after Orion ignited its main engine for 2 1/2 minutes, a critical maneuver that put the vehicle on course to enter the moon's orbit later this week. The lunar approach is part of NASA's Artemis I mission, which launched from Florida early on Nov. 16. The flight is the first major mission in the space agency's Artemis program, which aims to send the first woman and the first person of color to the moon. No astronauts are on board Orion. Artemis I is testing the hardware...

First time in 50 years, NASA capsule on way to moon after launch by giant new rocket

17Nov

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First time in 50 years, NASA capsule on way to moon after launch by giant new rocket

[ad_1] A space capsule hurtled toward the moon for the first time in 50 years, following a thunderous launch of NASA’s mightiest rocket. A space capsule hurtled toward the moon Wednesday for the first time in 50 years, following a thunderous launch of NASA's mightiest rocket in a dress rehearsal for astronaut flights.No one was on board this debut flight, just three test dummies. The capsule is headed for a wide orbit around the moon and then a return to Earth with a Pacific splashdown in about three weeks. After years of delays and billions in cost overruns, the Space Launch System rocket roared skyward, rising from Kennedy Space Center on 8.8 million pounds (4 million kilograms) of thrust and hitting 100 mph (160 kph) within seconds. The Orion capsule was perched on top and, less th...

NASA Launches Massive Artemis I Rocket in First Step Toward Return to Moon

16Nov

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NASA Launches Massive Artemis I Rocket in First Step Toward Return to Moon

[ad_1] NASA launched its most powerful rocket in 50 years early Wednesday, sending an uncrewed capsule skyward on a 25-day mission to orbit the moon and return safely to Earth. NASA launched its most powerful rocket in 50 years early Wednesday, sending an uncrewed capsule skyward on a 25-day mission to orbit the moon and return safely to Earth.The agency's Space Launch System rocket, with an Orion capsule perched atop it, cleared its Kennedy Space Center launchpad on the Florida coast just after takeoff at 1:48 a.m. local time, its four main engines and twin solid boosters lighting up the night sky. The mission, called Artemis I, marks the inaugural flight of both the SLS rocket and the Orion crew capsule. And it kicks off NASA's multi-mission Artemis program, which is focused on sen...

NASA Artemis program: Humanity’s Baby Steps From Moon And On To Mars

15Nov

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NASA Artemis program: Humanity’s Baby Steps From Moon And On To Mars

[ad_1] The Artemis program is NASA's plan to return humans to the Moon as a stepping stone for an eventual voyage to Mars. The Artemis program is NASA's plan to return humans to the Moon as a stepping stone for an eventual voyage to Mars.Twelve men walked on the Moon between 1969 and 1972 and one of the goals of Artemis is to put the first woman and person of color on the lunar surface. The first test flight of an uncrewed Artemis rocket is to take place on Wednesday. The name Artemis was chosen to echo that of the Apollo program.Artemis, in Greek mythology, was the twin sister of Apollo and a goddess associated with the Moon.Here is an overview of the Artemis program:- Artemis 1: test flight -Artemis 1 is a test flight of the 322-foot (98-meter) Space Launch System rocket and the Ori...

NASA sticks to plan to launch Moon rocket Wednesday

12Nov

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NASA sticks to plan to launch Moon rocket Wednesday

[ad_1] NASA said Friday it plans to attempt its long-delayed uncrewed mission to the Moon as scheduled next Wednesday. NASA said Friday it plans to attempt its long-delayed uncrewed mission to the Moon as scheduled next Wednesday, after inspections revealed only minor damage from Hurricane Nicole's passage through Florida.Jim Free, a senior official at the US space agency, told journalists there was "nothing preventing" a launch on that date, and said that NASA teams had managed to access the launch pad on Thursday. The launch of the heavy lift rocket, the most powerful ever built by contractors for NASA, is now due to take place at 01:04am local time (0604 GMT) on Wednesday, with a possible launch window of two hours. The uncrewed mission, dubbed Artemis 1, will bring the United Stat...

27Sep

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NASA to Return Artemis Rocket to Hangar

[ad_1] NASA will return its Artemis rocket and spacecraft to its primary hangar, ending any chance of a launch in the next several days. NASA will return its Artemis rocket and spacecraft to its primary hangar as Hurricane Ian approaches Florida, ending any chance of a launch in the next several days. The move means the next attempt to launch the already-delayed mission will likely come in late October or mid-November, according to a schedule from the US space agency. Program officials had hoped to lift off on Oct. 2 before the latest change. NASA announced the decision Monday, as the latest forecasts for Hurricane Ian didn't show improved conditions for the launch site at Kennedy Space Center on the eastern coast of Flo...

Who wants to go to the moon? Europe names astronaut candidates

22Sep

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Who wants to go to the moon? Europe names astronaut candidates

[ad_1] The European Space Agency announced a team of seven astronauts on Wednesday to train for NASA's Artemis mission to the moon. The European Space Agency announced a team of seven astronauts on Wednesday to train for NASA's Artemis mission to the moon -- but only one will have the chance to become the first European to walk on the lunar surface.The candidates -- France's Thomas Pesquet, Britain's Tim Peake, Germany's Alexander Gerst and Matthias Maurer, Italy's Luca Parmitano and Samantha Cristoforetti, and Denmark's Andreas Mogensen -- have all completed at least one mission on board the International Space Station. Between them, the team has the equivalent of 4.5 years in orbit and 98 hours of spacewalking, ESA communic...

Artemis 1 Moon mission pushed back, again

14Sep

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Artemis 1 Moon mission pushed back, again

[ad_1] NASA is now targeting September 27 as the earliest possible launch date for its uncrewed Artemis 1 mission to the Moon, the agency said in a blog post Monday. The date would depend on engineering teams successfully carrying out a test to fuel up the Space Launch System rocket, and receive a waiver to avoid retesting batteries on an emergency flight system that is used to destroy the rocket if it strays from its designated range. If it does not receive the waiver, the rocket will have to be wheeled back to its assembly building, pushing the timeline back several weeks. For the September 27 date, a "70-minute launch window opens at 11:37 am EDT," while the mission would end with an ocean splashdown of the Orion capsule on November 5. A potential next da...