NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket gets Aug. 29 launch date UPDATE-NASA PICKS THE FIRST FOUR ASTRONAUTS

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First moon crew includes one woman, three men
NASA has chosen a crew of three men and one woman for the Artemis II mission around the moon next year. Mark Strassmann met the astronauts assigned to NASA's first lunar mission in more than half a century.

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The Race Is On!!!

China reveals how it plans to put astronauts on the moon by 2030

Zhang Hailian, deputy chief engineer with the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), revealed the preliminary plan at an aerospace summit in the city of Wuhan on Wednesday, according to state-run news agency Xinhua.

By Jessie Yeung and Candice Zhu, CNN
Published 12:04 AM EDT, Thu July 13, 2023

China reveals how it plans to put astronauts on the moon by 2030 | CNN

Chinese officials on Wednesday unveiled new details about their plans for a manned lunar mission, as China attempts to become only the second nation to put citizens on the moon.

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Officials from China's Manned Space Agency and visitors watch as the Shenzhou-16 spacecraft launches at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on May 30, 2023, in Jiuquan, China.​

 

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India launches historic Chandrayaan-3 mission to land spacecraft on the moon

India is bidding to become only the fourth country to execute a controlled landing on the moon with the successful launch Friday of its Chandrayaan-3 mission.

By Rhea Mogul, Sania Farooqui and Manveena Suri, CNN
Updated 12:20 PM EDT, Fri July 14, 2023

Chandrayaan-3: India launches historic mission to land spacecraft on the moon | CNN

India is bidding to become only the fourth country to execute a controlled landing on the moon with the successful launch Friday of its Chandrayaan-3 mission.

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Russia is to launch its first mission to the moon in almost 50 years

Russia is scheduled to launch its first mission to the moon in nearly 50 years on Friday, pitting it in a space race with India which is also aiming to land a lunar craft this month

BY EMMA BURROWS
Updated 2:45 PM MDT, August 10, 2023

Russia is back on the lunar path. A rocket blasts off on its first moon mission in nearly 50 years

A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft has blasted off on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years, racing to land on Earth’s satellite ahead of an Indian spacecraft.

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This photo taken on August 7, 2023, shows technicians finishing assembling a Soyuz 2.1b rocket carrying the Luna-25 lander at the Vostochny cosmodrome in the Amur region.​

 

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Russia's first robotic moon mission in nearly 50 years ends in failure

Russia's Luna-25 probe crashed Saturday on the moon after a thruster firing went awry, cutting off communications and putting the spacecraft in the wrong orbit, the Russian space agency announced Sunday.

BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
AUGUST 20, 2023

Russia's first robotic moon mission in nearly 50 years ends in failure

Russia's Luna-25 probe ended in failure after thruster misfire caused a crash landing.

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An artist's impression of Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft on the surface of the moon. The probe crashed into the moon after an orbit-adjustment rocket firing went awry.​

 

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Russia's first robotic moon mission in nearly 50 years ends in failure

Russia's Luna-25 probe crashed Saturday on the moon after a thruster firing went awry, cutting off communications and putting the spacecraft in the wrong orbit, the Russian space agency announced Sunday.

BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
AUGUST 20, 2023

Russia's first robotic moon mission in nearly 50 years ends in failure

Russia's Luna-25 probe ended in failure after thruster misfire caused a crash landing.

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An artist's impression of Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft on the surface of the moon. The probe crashed into the moon after an orbit-adjustment rocket firing went awry.​

Damn lol

 

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NASA Plans to Build Houses on the Moon by 2040: Report

The U.S. space agency has partnered with ICON, a pioneering construction company to build dwellings using 3-D printers and concrete made from space materials

By Erin Clack
Published on October 10, 2023

NASA Plans to Build Houses on the Moon by 2040: 'There's No Reason It's Not Possible'

The U.S. space agency plans to build houses on the moon by 2040 using 3-D printers and concrete made from the moon's surface

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NASA delays first crewed flight to the moon in over 50 years

NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the moon this decade amid a renewed international push for lunar exploration, is facing more delays. The agency said Thursday that a planned mission to land on the moon in 2026 will now take place no earlier than mid-2027.

By Jackie Wattles and Kristin Fisher, CNN
December 5, 2024

NASA delays first crewed flight to the moon in over 50 years | CNN

The Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the moon this decade amid a renewed international push for lunar exploration, is facing more delays.

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NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft on top is pictured at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on August 26, 2022, ahead of the Artemis I launch.​

 

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As preps continue, it’s looking more likely that NASA will fly the Artemis II mission

The core stage of NASA's Space Launch System is now integrated with the rocket's twin boosters.

STEPHEN CLARK
MAR 24, 2025

As preps continue, it’s looking more likely that NASA will fly the Artemis II mission

The core stage of NASA’s Space Launch System is now integrated with the rocket’s twin boosters.

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The Space Launch System's core stage is seen sandwiched between the rocket's twin solid-fueled boosters inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ​

 

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NASA continues stacking its giant Artemis 2 SLS moon rocket (photos)

Piece by piece, stage by stage, gonna get this rocket made

By Josh Dinner
April 16, 2025

NASA continues stacking its giant Artemis 2 SLS moon rocket (photos)

Piece by piece, stage by stage, gonna get this rocket made. ♫

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A massive crane lowers the launch vehicle stage adapter onto the SLS (Space Launch System) core stage on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in High Bay 3 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.​

 

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Can we nominate them sending Cashie up there and keep him in orbit until he admits the Earth is a globe?

 

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NASA continues stacking its giant Artemis 2 SLS moon rocket (photos)

Piece by piece, stage by stage, gonna get this rocket made

By Josh Dinner
April 16, 2025

NASA continues stacking its giant Artemis 2 SLS moon rocket (photos)

Piece by piece, stage by stage, gonna get this rocket made. ♫

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A massive crane lowers the launch vehicle stage adapter onto the SLS (Space Launch System) core stage on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in High Bay 3 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.​

Nice!

 

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White House Announces Plans to Rip Up NASA's Moon Program

Guess who would benefit?…

VICTOR TANGERMANN
May 2, 2025

White House Announces Plans to Rip Up NASA's Moon Program

The Trump has called on NASA to cancel its "grossly expensive and delayed" Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule after Artemis 3.

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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 over to NASA. The agency took possession of Orion from the spacecraft's main contractor, Lockheed Martin, on Thursday (May 1), according to a statement from the company

By Josh Dinner
May 2, 2025

NASA just got the Orion spacecraft that will fly astronauts around the moon on Artemis 2 in 2026

That's one shiny spaceship.

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The Orion spacecraft for NASA's Artemis 2 astronaut mission was officially handed over to NASA for launch processing on May 1, 2025. (Image credit​