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NASA just got the Orion spacecraft that will fly astronauts around the moon on Artemis 2 in 2026
Orion, the capsule that will carry the Artemis 2 astronauts on a mission around the moon and back, has been officially handed ...
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China Fires Laser at the Moon in Broad Daylight—Achieves Unprecedented Deep-Space Targeting Breakthrough
In a major leap for lunar navigation, China has successfully bounced alaser off a Moon-orbiting satellite in full daylight—a ...
NASA takes possession of Orion for Artemis II moon mission
Lockheed Martin handed off the Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis II mission that looks to fly four astronauts around the ...
NASA Proposal Would Shift Agency’s Focus Away From Space Science
That budgetary change aligns with the priorities of Elon Musk, who founded his SpaceX rocket company two decades ago with ...
What's next for the Cedar Park company that landed on the moon? CEO says more launches
"On the moon? Cedar Park on the moon?" Take a look inside Firefly Aerospace's journey from startup over 30 employees to the ...
'Everything about Jupiter is extreme:' NASA learns more about gas giant, its volcanic moon
NASA scientists have sought to understand planet Jupiter, the gas giant whose mass is more than the rest of the planets in ...
Trump 2026 space budget would cancel NASA rocket, lunar station
The outline of Trump's proposed 2026 budget, released on Friday, would cancel NASA's over-budget Space Launch System (SLS), a ...
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Tank for 1st Artemis touchdown on the moon | Space photo of the day for April 29, 2025
At NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, the liquid hydrogen tank for the Artemis 3 Space Launch System rocket was ...
Moon to make closest jump over Jupiter for the year in night sky
A celestial leap is set to take place over two nights as the moon and Jupiter will appear to dance near to each other in the ...
What’s up in the sky for May 2025? Eta Aquariid meteor shower, full flower moon and much more
Venus dominates as the brilliant “Morning Star” in the east-southeast before dawn; the Eta Aquariid meteor shower takes place ...
Trump’s Space Budget Reflects Influence of Elon Musk and SpaceX
SpaceX, already one of the biggest NASA and Pentagon contractors, could win billions of dollars in new contracts if President ...
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NASA still trying to revive silent Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter
The mission team knows Lunar Trailblazer's precise position thanks to ground-based tracking, NASA officials said the update.