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NASA's moon rocket hit by new problem, flight pushed to April

Engineers ran into problems repressurizing the Artemis II moon rocket's upper stage helium tanks overnight Friday, a problem that will require rolling the huge rocket off the launch pad and back to it...

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Nasa astronauts' moon mission likely to be delayed due to rocket issue

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NASA's SLS rocket faces new helium issue, Artemis II launch delayed

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Nasa sets date for first moon mission since 1972

Nasa has announced its Artemis mission to the Moon is now scheduled for launch on March 6 as it aims to send humans around the Moon for the first time in over 50 years.

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NASA delays crew mission to Moon due to rocket issue

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Nasa targets early March to send humans back around the Moon

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NASA targets March 6 for Artemis 2 launch to take astronauts around the Moon

The four Artemis 2 astronauts are expected to go into quarantine later on Friday in preparation for the launch, which will mark the Orion spacecraft’s first crewed mission.

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NASA sets date for first crewed Moon flyby in 50 years

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NASA’s now targeting March 6th as its earliest Artemis II launch attempt.

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Opinion: How the free market can free NASA from the Space Launch System

The two biggest commercial space companies are stepping up.

NASA boss blasts Boeing and space agency managers for Starliner’s botched astronaut flight

NASA's new boss is blasting Boeing and the space agency for Starliner's botched flight that left two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station.

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NASA Selects Vast for Sixth Private Mission to Space Station, Targeted to Launch Summer 2027

NASA and Vast have signed an order for the sixth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

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NASA report paints damning picture of Boeing mishap that stranded two astronauts in space

A NASA investigation of Boeing’s bungled 2024 flight to the International Space Station, which stranded two astronauts there, revealed rampant mistrust and insufficient testing.

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NASA tests new spacesuits for future moonwalks as Artemis program ramps up

NASA astronauts are now testing a new generation of lunar spacesuits underwater, part of the agency’s long-term preparations for the first Artemis moonwalks in more than 50 years. The underwater sessions, used to rehearse real lunar activities, are one ...

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Astronaut Winston Scott on his career, upcoming moon missions, and the state of the American space program

More than 50 years since the end of NASA’s Apollo program, moon missions are about to start up again. As early as March, Artemis II is expected to take four astronauts to orbit the moon in preparation for a moon landing to come.

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: NASA Achieves First Successful Mercury-Atlas Launch with MA-2 Mission in 1961

On, NASA marked a major milestone in America’s early space program with the first successful launch of a Mercury-Atlas rocket. [...]

NASA to let private company Vast visit space station for private mission in 2027

NASA has let Axiom Space make four visits to the International Space Station and a fifth next year, but on Thursday the agency announced a new private company would be allowed a mission as well.

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U.S. Space Program

From Mercury & Apollo Missions to the Space Shuttle Program, Mars Rover Landings, & Artemis II. In 1957, the beeps from Sputnik, a small Russian satellite, sent the Cold War between the Soviet Union and United States… On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became ...