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The Artemis II mission has ended. Where does NASA go from here?

The Artemis era well and truly began Friday evening when a shiny spacecraft that had traveled 700,000 miles around the Moon, carrying four astronauts, splashed...

Artemis II is going so well that we’re left to talk about frozen urine

During Saturday’s news conference the chair of the Mission Management Team, a NASA engineer named John Honeycutt, was asked about the public fascination with Orion’s...

As Artemis II zooms to the Moon, everything seems to be going swimmingly

Because that engine firing was so successful, NASA waved off the opportunity to perform a “corrective” burn on Friday. During their daily briefing with reporters,...

Four astronauts are now inexorably bound for the Moon

The Orion spacecraft successfully fired its main engine for 5 minutes and 50 seconds on Thursday, sending four astronauts on a free-return trajectory around the...

After falling far behind the rest of industry, Blue Origin creates new stock option plan

The email from Limp did not provide details about the new plan, other than saying, “As Blue achieves its goals and increase in value your...

Ding-dong! The Exploration Upper Stage is dead

Now, you might think NASA would ask industry for solutions to this problem. After all, United Launch Alliance was developing a more powerful upper stage...

NASA chief classifies Starliner flight as “Type A” mishap, says agency made mistakes

Still, after astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams eventually docked at the station, Boeing officials declared success. “We accomplished a lot, and really more than...

Space Station returns to a full crew complement after a month

Running solo After these astronauts departed on January 15, just a single NASA astronaut, Chris Williams, remained in orbit. He had reached space on board...

Webb reveals a planetary nebula with phenomenal clarity, and it is spectacular

The Helix Nebula is one of the most well-known and commonly photographed planetary nebulae because it resembles the “Eye of Sauron.” It is also one...

You can now reserve a hotel room on the Moon for $250,000

A company called GRU Space publicly announced its intent to construct a series of increasingly sophisticated habitats on the Moon, culminating in a hotel inspired...

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