The moon is hard. Citing safety concerns and developmental issues still being finalized, NASA announced on Jan. 9 that its crewed Artemis 2 round-the-moon mission would be pushed back from November 2024 to September 2025, and consequently its historic Artemis 3 moon landing endeavor would also be delayed until September 2026. But that actually works […]
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SpaceX and NASA say Crew-8 astronauts won’t launch to ISS until March 1 after private moonshot
We’ll have to wait a little bit longer to see SpaceX launch its next astronaut crew into orbit for NASA. On Thursday (Feb. 15), SpaceX and NASA agreed to postpone the launch of their joint Crew-8 mission to the International Space Station to no earlier than March 1, a two-day delay from an earlier Feb. […]
US company’s lunar lander will burn up in Earth’s atmosphere after failed moonshot
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. company’s lunar lander will soon burn up in Earth’s atmosphere after a failed moonshot. Astrobotic Technology said its lander is now headed back toward Earth from the vicinity of the moon. Company officials expect the mission to end Thursday. Astrobotic is working with NASA to track the lander’s […]