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Ex-NYC comptroller Brad Lander to stand trial after arrest at immigration court

Brad Lander and 10 other elected officials were arrested by federal agents at ICE facility last SeptemberNew York City Democrat Brad Lander, the former city comptroller, is scheduled to stand trial Wednesday in a New York City federal court stemming from his arrest during an attempt to inspect rooms holding detained immigrants. Lander, who is vying for Democratic incumbent Dan Goldman’s congressional district encompassing lower Manhattan and north-west Brooklyn, was taken into custody on 18...

NASA announces astronauts for its Artemis III mission to test new moon landers

NASA on Tuesday named the four astronauts it plans to send on the Artemis III mission, the next major step in its return-to-the-moon program. Randy Bresnik, Luca Parmitano, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas are expected to launch into Earth orbit next year, with the goal of testing out two commercially built lunar landers being developed to carry NASA astronauts to the surface of the moon in 2028. Bresnik will be the mission’s commander, with Parmitano, an Italian astronaut with the European...

NASA names crew for Artemis III lunar lander rehearsal

NASA has named the four astronauts set to fly the Artemis III mission in an announcement that raised as many questions as it answered. The quartet is comprised of a Space Shuttle veteran, Randy Bresnik, as commander, and the European Space Agency's Luca Parmitano, whose helmet filled with water during an International Space Station (ISS) spacewalk. NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas will serve as mission specialists.

Blue Origin's lunar lander just passed its toughest test yet

There is a chamber at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston that is, in its own way, one of the most extraordinary rooms on Earth. Chamber A is one of the largest thermal vacuum facilities in the world, a vast steel vessel that can recreate the airless, temperature swinging brutality of space without leaving the ground. It has tested spacecraft destined for the moon, for the planets, and for the deep dark between them.

NASA Picks Crew for 2027 Artemis Mission to Test Moon Landers

The Mary W. Jackson NASA headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. The White House tightened its pressure on congressional Democrats as a US government shutdown lurched into a second week, saying it would give the holdouts another chance to agree to the spending bill before initiating mass firings of federal workers.

NASA Picks Crew for 2027 Artemis Mission to Test Moon Landers

Can NASA Really Land Astronauts on the Moon by 2028?

An artist’s concept released by Blue Origin of its large, crew-carrying Mark 2 moon lander. Neither Blue Origin nor SpaceX, contracted by NASA, have completed a development of a lunar lander.

Can NASA Really Land Astronauts on the Moon by 2028?

An artist’s concept released by Blue Origin of its large, crew-carrying Mark 2 moon lander. Neither Blue Origin nor SpaceX, contracted by NASA, have completed a development of a lunar lander.

Artemis III crew revealed: NASA announces astronauts for 'one of history's most complex missions'

Artemis III crew revealed: NASA announces astronauts for 'one of history's most complex missions' NASA's Artemis III crew has been revealed. The astronauts will launch into low Earth orbit next year to test docking with commercial lunar landers being developed by SpaceX and Blue Origin. NASA has named the crew for its upcoming Artemis III mission, which the space agency says will be one of the most complex missions in history.

Nasa reveals Artemis III astronauts in next step towards moon landing

Nasa reveals Artemis III astronauts in next step towards moon landing The crew will orbit Earth while practising docking their Orion capsule with two lunar landers Nasa on Tuesday revealed the crew for its Artemis III mission, the next step in the space agency’s plan to eventually land astronauts on the moon. The announcement came two months after Artemis II’s record-breaking trip around the moon, which surpassed the distance record of Apollo 13. Nasa’s Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, Andre...