NASA Stacks Artemis 2 Second Stage While the Future of SLS Remains Uncertain

NASA Stacks Artemis 2 Second Stage While the Future of SLS Remains Uncertain

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates NASA’s Artemis 2 mission has reached a major milestone as the second stage that powers the Artemis 2 rocket, the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS), has been stacked. Kennedy Space Centre in Florida’s technicians mounted the ICPS on top of the SLS rocket inside…

Firefly’s Blue Ghost Moon Lander Mission Unveils Surprising Discoveries on the Lunar Surface

Firefly’s Blue Ghost Moon Lander Mission Unveils Surprising Discoveries on the Lunar Surface

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Unexpected findings from Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Moon Lander have unveiled new challenges and opportunities for future lunar missions. On March 2, a successful landing on Mare Crisium, the Blue Ghost spacecraft delivered ten payloads as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services…

NASA’s Space Station Research Aids Lunar Missions With Key Technologies

NASA’s Space Station Research Aids Lunar Missions With Key Technologies

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Scientific research aboard the International Space Station continues to contribute to lunar exploration, with recent experiments supporting advancements in space weather studies, navigation, and radiation-resistant computing. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission-1 successfully landed on the Moon on 2 March 2025, carrying three experiments…

MAPP Rover Stranded as Athena Lander Tips Over During Lunar Mission

MAPP Rover Stranded as Athena Lander Tips Over During Lunar Mission

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A privately developed lunar rover was unable to deploy after the lander carrying it tipped over upon reaching the moon’s surface. The Athena mission, operated by Intuitive Machines, successfully transmitted images from the lunar south pole before ceasing operations due to power constraints…

NASA’s IM-2 Mission Brings Ice Mining, Mobile Robots, and More on Moon

NASA’s IM-2 Mission Brings Ice Mining, Mobile Robots, and More on Moon

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates NASA is preparing to send advanced technologies to the Moon through Intuitive Machines’ second lunar delivery under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. The mission, part of the Artemis programme, aims to establish a sustainable human presence on the Moon. A range…

ISRO’s Chandrayaan-4 to Land on Moon and Bring Back Lunar Samples in 2027

ISRO’s Chandrayaan-4 to Land on Moon and Bring Back Lunar Samples in 2027

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates India’s space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), is advancing its lunar exploration programme with the Chandrayaan-4 mission, scheduled for launch in 2027. The upcoming mission is expected to go beyond Chandrayaan-3’s achievements by not only executing a soft landing on the…

NASA Looks for Private Partners To Revive VIPER Moon Rover Mission

NASA Looks for Private Partners To Revive VIPER Moon Rover Mission

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates NASA is inviting U.S. companies to collaborate on the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER), a mission initially halted due to budget constraints. Designed to search for water ice near the lunar south pole, VIPER was originally planned as a $450 million project….

Two Private Lunar Landers Launch Aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 for Moon Missions

Two Private Lunar Landers Launch Aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 for Moon Missions

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Two private lunar landers have been launched into space, marking a milestone in lunar exploration. The landers, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost and Resilience by Japanese company ispace, were carried aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The mission took place early on January 15,…

New Study Suggests the Moon Is 100 Million Years Older Than Previously Thought

New Study Suggests the Moon Is 100 Million Years Older Than Previously Thought

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A recent study published in Nature suggests that the Moon could be over 100 million years older than estimates based on rocks collected from its surface. The findings propose that the lunar surface underwent a “remelting” process 4.35 billion years ago, resetting the…

SpaceX Reveals Futuristic Crew Cabins and Living Quarters for Artemis III Moon Mission

SpaceX Reveals Futuristic Crew Cabins and Living Quarters for Artemis III Moon Mission

SpaceX has introduced detailed mock-ups of crew cabins, sleeping quarters, and research labs within its Human Landing System (HLS) Starship, designed for the Artemis III Moon landing planned for 2026. These mock-ups are set up within the nosecone section of the HLS at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas. It offers…