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Could meteor storms harm NASA's future moon missions?

Could meteor storms harm NASA's future moon missions? "If a major meteor shower outburst or storm is forecast during a mission or crew activity, the mission would be delayed or the crew kept inside until the outburst or storm is over." Meteor showers are among the most beautiful phenomena to brighten Earth's sky, but could the fast moving space rocks that accompany major events threaten or delay future Artemis moon missions as NASA and its partners plan for a lunar landing attempt?

Artemis II moon mission research continues on Earth

Since NASA's Artemis II crew members safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 10 after their record-setting mission around the moon, science teams have been busy collecting more data and combing through observations collected on the test flight. Results from these science investigations will help support safe human exploration of deep space and provide a blueprint for how future missions will conduct science on the lunar surface as NASA builds a moon base and develops an enduring...

Artemis II: Nasa targets early April for Moon mission

NASA has set a target date of early April for the Artemis II Moon mission. The agency confirmed that technical issues which had previously caused delays to the rocket have now been resolved, making the spacecraft ready for launch.

Trump’s moon mission at risk after huge rocket explosion

A devastating rocket explosion in Florida threatens to delay U.S. President Donald Trump’s grand vision to return American astronauts to the moon by 2028 and build a lunar base. One of the rockets NASA was relying on to get to the moon exploded on its launchpad Thursday night — a huge setback for Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ space company, as it aims to challenge Elon Musk’s SpaceX and build a rocket that can ferry cargo and humans into orbit and beyond.

Starship shows it can deploy satellites, but Moon mission clock still ticks

What does Blue Origin rocket mishap mean for Nasa's Moon mission?

What does Blue Origin rocket mishap mean for Nasa's Moon mission?

'Very rough day': Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes in gigantic fireball, days after being selected for NASA moon missions

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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...