As NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket stands ready for its first test flight next week, the Artemis program prepares to follow in the footsteps of Apollo, which first carried humans to the Moon in the 1960s. SLS will fly uncrewed just once before carrying astronauts around the Moon on Artemis II, while the Orion spacecraft will be making only its third trip into space on that mission. By contrast, Apollo saw a series of test flights over the course of a decade, leading up to Neil Armstrong’s “small step” in July 1969.
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60 years ago, on May 8, 1962, Atlas-LV3C Centaur-A – designated Atlas Centaur-1 (AC-1) –…
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SpaceX and Axiom Space launched the AX-1 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on…
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CommercialISSSpaceX
SpaceX and Axiom in final preparations for all-commercial Axiom-1 mission
by Lee KanayamaWith the launch just weeks away, SpaceX and Axiom are making their final preparations for…
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InternationalUncrewed
Volcanic eruptions, floods, and daily ice, crop monitoring highlight need for RADARSAT imaging program
When the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai volcano explosively erupted in Tonga in January, the world was…
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NASA and SpaceX launched the Commercial Resupply Services 24 (CRS-24) mission to the International Space…
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On December 14, 2006, a Delta II rocket launched from VAFB (Vandenberg Air Force Base)…
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Elon Musk has confirmed Starship will add another chapter in Launch Complex 39A’s incredible history…
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When the Axiom-1 mission lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center early next year, it…
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ShuttleUncrewed
Teams evaluate Hubble safe mode event, history of telescope leads to JWST
by Adrian BeilThirty-one years after its launch, and 12 years after its most-recent servicing mission, the NASA/…
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Boeing/StarlinerCommercialISS
NASA and Boeing testing valves to confirm root cause of Starliner issues
by Joseph NavinOn Tuesday, a joint teleconference between NASA and Boeing officials was held on the current…
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With Booster 4 and Ship 20 reunited at the launch site, both vehicles will undergo…
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ArtemisCommercialShuttleSpaceX
From Apollo to multi-user, the changing yet similar nature of Launch Complex 39
by Ryan WeberAs the Artemis 1 SLS vehicle prepares to take its place on LC-39B later this…
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ArtemisBoeing/StarlinerNorthrop GrummanShuttle
Shuttle firing room veterans preparing to help launch Artemis 1
by Philip SlossThe final mission in the Space Shuttle Program, STS-135, was launched ten years ago on…
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Seventeen years after Sir Richard Branson watched SpaceShipOne win the Ansari X-Prize, the English entrepreneur…
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ArtemisCommercialNorthrop GrummanShuttle
Ten years on, Northrop Grumman reflects on changes to Solid Rocket Motors from Shuttle to SLS era
Ten years ago, on 8 July 2011, two, four-segment Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) came to…
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Boeing/StarlinerCommercialISS
ULA, Boeing, and NASA prepare for uncrewed and crewed Starliner flight tests
United Launch Alliance (ULA), Boeing, and NASA have all started their final preparations for the…
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MarsNorthrop GrummanOtherUncrewed
Mars Ascent Vehicle from Northrop Grumman takes shape for Mars Sample Return mission
Since Mariner 9 entered orbit around Mars on November 14, 1971, NASA has been continuously…
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Today, Roscosmos is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Vostok-1 mission, which launched Yuri Gagarin…
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At the 47th Spaceport Summit, formerly known as Space Congress, the Cape Canaveral Space Force…