July 3 (UPI) — NASA on Wednesday named Andre Douglas as a backup crewmember for its Artemis II test flight. Douglas, a recent graduate of NASA astronaut training school, holds four post-graduate degrees. He had worked as a staff member at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory where he worked on maritime robotics, planetary […]
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‘ESA Space Bricks’ landing at Lego Stores could help build real Artemis moon base
Scientists may have just found the “building bricks” for future moon bases in the toy store — and the public can soon see them there, too. European Space Agency (ESA) researchers discovered more than inspiration when they looked at Lego sets while working on possible designs for habitats, launch pads and other structures for astronauts […]
Space weather forecasting needs an upgrade to protect future Artemis astronauts
NASA has set its sights on the Moon, aiming to send astronauts back to the lunar surface by 2026 and establish a long-term presence there by the 2030s. But the Moon isn’t exactly a habitable place for people. Cosmic rays from distant stars and galaxies and solar energetic particles from the Sun bombard the surface, […]
Astronauts test SpaceX Starship hardware and spacesuits for Artemis 3 moon mission (photos)
Come 2026, NASA plans to land humans on the moon for the first time since 1972. Times have changed, as can be gauged from the new rockets, spacecraft and spacesuits. To prepare for the Artemis 3 moon-landing mission, in late April two astronauts donned Axiom Space’s new spacesuits and for the first time tested out […]
Slovakia, Peru sign NASA’s Artemis Accords on safe space exploration
May 30 (UPI) — Slovakia and Peru on Thursday signed NASA’s Artemis Accords, making them the latest in a rapid number of countries to join the U.S.-led agreement on the safe exploration of space. Both countries signed the accords at NASA’s Washington headquarters, but in separate ceremonies with Peru the first to add its name […]
From tails to (umbilical) arms, the hidden details in Lego’s new Artemis SLS rocket
What do two dinosaur tails, four beehives, six segments of roller coaster track and 88 faucets have to do with a rocket designed to fly astronauts to the moon? They are all among the repurposed parts, hidden details and “easter eggs” found when building the new Lego Icons NASA Artemis Space Launch System model, now […]
Westwood students earn national recognition for their work in NASA Artemis project
May 19—Lindsay Smalls is used to looking at space cadets in her classroom at Westwood Middle School. As in, some of them actually, seriously, might end up being space travelers someday, Smalls said. In other words, this particular group is pretty smart. So smart, in fact, that said group took top honors in a NASA-sanctioned […]
Artemis 2 astronauts unfazed by moon mission delays (exclusive)
When you’re developing a new type of space mission, expect to wait. That was the message from three Artemis 2 astronauts who are now expected to fly to the moon no earlier than September 2025, about a year later than initial expectations. A previous uncrewed mission, Artemis 1, encountered unexpected eroding of the Orion spacecraft‘s […]
Lithuania becomes 40th nation to sign Artemis Accords for moon exploration
There are now 40 nations in the United States’ moon-exploration coalition. Lithuania joined the club on Wednesday (May 15), signing NASA’s Artemis Accords during a ceremony in Vilnius. “Welcome to the Artemis Accords family, Lithuania,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a statement. “Our nations are strong partners — and now we expand this partnership […]
Artemis 2 astronauts simulated a day in the life on their moon mission. Here’s what they learned (exclusive)
Ever have one of those nightmares where you forget your pencil, or some key item, before a big test? Astronauts flying to the moon face that situation in spades: Once everything is on the spacecraft and they’re on the way, there’s no way to add to or change anything on the Orion spacecraft. So the […]
NASA inspector general finds Orion heat shield issues ‘pose significant risks’ to Artemis 2 crew safety
NASA’s moon program still has some work to do before it can put human boots back on the lunar surface. The agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report on Wednesday (May 1) titled “NASA’s Readiness for the Artemis 2 Crewed Mission to Lunar Orbit,” which aims to determine how ready NASA is to […]
‘We are ready:’ New NASA documentary looks ahead to Artemis 2 moon mission (video)
All necks will be craned toward the heavens next year when NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket blasts the Artemis 2 mission toward the moon. Artemis 2 will launch four astronauts around the moon in September 2025, if all goes according to plan. It will be the first crewed effort beyond Earth orbit since the […]