Tag: Artemis

NASA beefing up SLS moon rocket for its Artemis program

NASA hasn’t yet sent an astronaut to space for the Artemis moon program, but the effort already is targeting upgrades. A more powerful version of the Space Launch System (SLS) will launch in the coming decade for more ambitious moon missions, starting with Artemis 4. The larger version, called Block 1B, can carry both crew […]

NASA tests limits of updated engines for future Artemis missions

March 6 (UPI) — NASA completed a full-duration RS-25 engine hot fire Wednesday, as the space agency continues testing the updated engines that will launch Artemis missions to the moon and beyond. The full-duration test was the ninth of 12 scheduled tests, and took place on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space […]

Are the Artemis Accords enough?

In February, Uruguay became the 36th country to sign the Artemis Accords, a set of non-binding principles to spawn responsible actions on the moon. The Accords were established in 2020, formulated by NASA, in coordination with the U.S. Department of State. Since that time, there’s been a steady pace of countries inking the Artemis Accords, […]

Odysseus becomes first private spacecraft to land on the Moon

A lunar lander built by a US spaceflight company has become the first privately owned spacecraft to land on the Moon. Intuitive Machines’s Nova-C Odysseus lander touched down on the Moon’s south pole region at 23.23pm Irish time on Thursday. The moment also marked the first US Moon landing since the final mission of the […]

Uruguay signs Artemis Accords for responsible space exploration

Uruguay has joined the United States’ effort to establish widespread principles to guide space exploration. Uruguay’s foreign minister Omar Paganini signed the Artemis Accords on behalf of the South American country during the annual U.S.-Uruguay bilateral inter-ministerial dialogue on Feb. 15 in Washington, D.C. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson participated in the signing ceremony for the […]

Greece signs Artemis Accords for responsible moon exploration

Greece is the latest country to sign up to the United States’ club for guiding principles of space exploration. Greece’s foreign minister, Giorgos Gerapetritis, signed the Artemis Accords on behalf of his country at the U.S. State Department on Feb. 9, during a wider U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue meeting. “Congratulations to Greece on becoming the 35th […]