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NASA’s moon-landing effort has been delayed repeatedly over the past decade, adding to billions of dollars to the cost. Government audits project the total program costs at $93 billion through 2025.
July 20th is Moon Day, Space Exploration Day and the anniversary of the first Apollo 11 moonwalk. Here’s a look at the Apollo ...
After a successful debut mission, Blue Ghost lunar lander will fly rovers and scientific instruments to the moon in 2029.
The success of Artemis requires extended support, not preemptively phasing out critical mission components or funding for ...
The first launch of NASA's back-to-the moon program has slipped into the second half of next year, but 2024 remains the target for the first crewed lunar landing since the Apollo days.
NASA awarded a $2.9 billion contract to SpaceX last April for development of a Human Landing System, or HLS, based on the design of the company's Starship rocket system.
The White House's 2026 budget proposal threatens dozens of active and upcoming science missions designed to explore the cosmos.
NASA has selected 13 candidate landing sites at the moon's south pole where Artemis astronauts will be able to take advantage of near-continuous sunlight for solar power as well as accessible ...
If NASA’s lunar landing slips years into the future, there could be another international moon race, with China. In May, a space official said China plans to put astronauts on the moon’s ...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida at 11:43 a.m. EDT ...
The highly anticipated landing of the first woman and the first person of color on the moon will have to wait. Due to a delay caused by litigation with Blue Origin, as well as other factors ...
A moon landing in 2024 would mean a triumph during the last year of President Trump's second term, if he gets reelected in November. Chiao says he feels bad for folks at NASA headquarters.