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Blue Origin's lunar lander mockup is ready for NASA Artemis astronaut training

A mockup of Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 2 lunar lander has been assembled at the Johnson Space Center, and is ready for ...
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Touching down on the moon: How Apollo missions did it and how the Artemis program might do it again

Unlike a gentle splashdown in the Earth's oceans or even a touchdown on Mars, landing on the Moon comes with a set of ...
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Will SpaceX's Starship or Blue Origin's Blue Moon be ready for an Artemis moon landing in 2028?

After Artemis 2, NASA's moon return hinges on two unproven commercial landers, each of which faces major technical and timeline challenges.

Artemis II mission was a triumph. Now comes the hard part

Nasa's Artemis II mission has successfully sent four astronauts sweeping around the far side of the Moon and landed them safely back home. The Orion spacecraft performed admirably and the images the ...
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Put it in pencil: NASA’s Artemis III mission will launch no earlier than late 2027

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told lawmakers on Monday that SpaceX and Blue Origin, the agency’s two lunar lander contractors, say they could have their spacecraft ready for the next Artemis ...

All roads to space still run through Huntsville, NASA administrator stresses

Artemis III is still on target to launch next year with Marshall Space Flight Center playing a major role in the mission. “We ...
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Why Haven’t Astronauts Returned to the Moon in 50 Years? Inside the Technical and Financial Challenges

From outdated tech to funding hurdles, here’s why astronauts haven’t landed on the moon in over five decades Bill Ingalls/NASA/Getty; Heritage Space/Heritage Images/Getty Astronauts haven't landed on ...