Artemis III

The Houston-based company is poised to become the fourth private entity to attempt a lunar landing.

When astronauts land on the Moon, will taikonauts be there to greet them?

The latest delays in NASA’s Artemis lunar program signal deep-seated cost and technical issues as well as a lack of sufficient oversight that must be addressed.

NASA is delaying its initial human lunar Artemis program missions, Artemis II and III, due to technical challenges related to crew safety.

Thirteen Phase 1 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts grants have been awarded by the agency for early stage technology studies.

Astrobotic Technology is pitching an innovative strategy for the future mining of the Moon using rocket propulsion for extraction.

An orbital propellant depot and fueling service are keys to the Starship lunar lander architecture.

NASA is unlikely to return astronauts to the Moon’s surface by December 2025 with its Artemis III mission, a GAO audit says.

It is no surprise that Starship development is moving faster than the regulatory process.

Prada, the Italian luxury fashion house, is partnering with Axiom Space for development of a new generation of NASA spacesuit to be donned by the astronauts assigned to the Artemis III lunar landing.

Signatories of the Artemis Accords plan to share data to avoid potential lunar mission interference.

Team wants data on S4 dynamics in simulated lunar space.

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio will pass the one-year mark in space on Sept. 21. His return to Earth is set for Sept. 27.

Intuitive Machines is aiming for a Nov. 15 launch of the agency initiative’s first Artemis-era Moon landing.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

SpaceX and NASA are meeting to discuss options for Artemis III’s return to the lunar surface.

NASA has awarded Advanced Space two new Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 1 contracts.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other key agency leaders are acknowledging challenges in meeting the December 2025 schedule for the Artemis III lunar landing.

The base period of the Integrated Mission Operations Contract III (IMOC III) cost plus/award fee contract extends from Oct. 1 through Sept. 28, 2028.

The Northrop Grumman-built resupply vessel is planned for launch on an Antares rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore on Aug. 1

Singer has held the director’s post since 2018, after serving two years as MSFC’s deputy director.

An audit of NASA's Deep Space Network recommends—among other suggestions—transmitter upgrades as part of the Deep Space Network Aperture Enhancement Project.

The 13-member CJS subcommittee’s version was approved by a voice vote at the conclusion of a 30-min. session.

The CJS portion of the 2024 spending legislation that includes NASA and which was marked up by the full committee passed by a bipartisan 28-1 vote.

NASA’s return to the Moon—and future human exploration initiatives—rely on private sector partnerships.