Artemis | TechnologyTangle

Jan 27 • 3 months ago

Former astronaut on lunar spacesuits: "I don't think they're great right now"

"These are just the difficulties of designing a spacesuit for the lunar environment." ...

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Jan 20 • 3 months ago

The fastest human spaceflight mission in history crawls closer to liftoff

After a remarkably smooth launch campaign, Artemis II reached its last stop before the Moon. ...

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Jan 17 • 4 months ago

Managers on alert for “launch fever” as pressure builds for NASA’s Moon mission

"I’ve got one job, and it’s the safe return of Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy." ...

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Dec 19 • 5 months ago

Trump commits to Moon landing by 2028, followed by a lunar outpost two years later

Also, the Trump administration wants to put some nuclear power reactors there, too. ...

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Dec 05 • 5 months ago

Congress warned that NASA’s current plan for Artemis “cannot work”

"The Artemis III mission and those beyond should be canceled." ...

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Nov 11 • 6 months ago

Intuitive Machines—known for its Moon landers—will become a military contractor

"They've been Ford Aerospace, Space Systems/Loral, Maxar, Lanteris, and now it'll be Intuitive Machines." ...

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Nov 09 • 6 months ago

Blue Origin will ‘move heaven and Earth’ to help NASA reach the Moon faster, CEO says

"We have some ideas that we think could accelerate the path to the Moon." ...

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Nov 02 • 6 months ago

SpaceX teases simplified Starship as alarms sound over Moon landing delays

"SpaceX shares the goal of returning to the Moon as expeditiously as possible." ...

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Oct 17 • 7 months ago

NASA’s next Moonship reaches last stop before launch pad

Preparations for the Artemis II mission continue despite the federal government shutdown. ...

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Oct 03 • 7 months ago

How America fell behind China in the lunar space race—and how it can catch back up

Thanks to some recent reporting, we've found a potential solution to the Artemis blues. ...

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Oct 03 • 7 months ago

Blue Origin aims to land next New Glenn booster, then reuse it for Moon mission

"We fully intend to recover the New Glenn first stage on this next launch." ...

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Sep 23 • 7 months ago

NASA names 24th astronaut class, including prior SpaceX crew member

NASA's 24th astronaut class since selecting the Mercury astronauts in 1959. ...

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