moon missions
On the launchpad, SpaceX readies the third test launch of its massive Starship rocket
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SpaceX’s next-generation mega rocket is set to launch on a key test flight Thursday morning in a bid to demonstrate new technologies ...
SpaceX Starship docking system readies for moon missions in tests with NASA
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Practice makes perfect, which is especially true for moon missions with astronauts on board. That’s why SpaceX and NASA recently completed more ...
Why it’s so difficult to land on the moon, even five decades after Apollo
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SpaceX launches private ‘Odysseus’ lander on pioneering moon mission by Intuitive Machines (video)
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A potentially history-making private moon mission is underway. Odysseus, a robotic lunar lander built by the Houston-based company Intuitive Machines, lifted off ...
How NASA’s moon landing with Intuitive Machines will help pave the way for Artemis astronaut missions
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NASA hopes a robotic moon landing this month will help prep the lunar ground for astronauts a few years from now. Intuitive ...
What you should know about the moon area where Japan’s lander touched down
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NASA fires up powerful Artemis moon rocket engine in key test (video)
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A powerful rocket engine for moon missions just fired up for the second time in less than a week. NASA completed a ...
Fire! NASA kicks off Artemis moon program’s 2024 with big engine test (video)
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As NASA battles delays in its Artemis moon program, testing on its hardware continues at a rapid pace. NASA engineers fired up ...
NASA’s Lunar Retroreflector Network could make landing on the moon much easier
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In the future, rocketing in making precision landings on the moon’s craggy, rocky and crater-pocked face won’t be as hard. At least ...
Commercial moon lander suffers potentially crippling anomaly
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After a successful launch early Monday, engineers checking out the robotic Peregrine moon lander ran into problems keeping the spacecraft properly oriented, ...
