moon

NASA announces major overhaul of Artemis moon program: “We’ve got to get back to basics”

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New NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced a major overhaul of the agency’s Artemis moon program Friday, acknowledging that the agency’s plan to land astronauts on the moon in 2028 was not realistic without another preparatory mission first to lay the groundwork.  He said NASA will now add an additional flight in 2027 to carry out … Read more

NASA hauls moon rocket off launch pad to fix another launch-delaying malfunction

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NASA hauled its Artemis II moon rocket off its seaside pad Wednesday for a slow trip back to a processing facility to track down and fix a helium pressurization problem that delayed launch of four astronauts on a flight around the moon from this month to at least April 1. A 6.6-million-pound Apollo-era crawler-transporter rolled … Read more