Successful End of NASA Moon Mission Shifts Attention to SpaceX
Suspended under parachutes, an astronaut capsule without astronauts made a gentle splash in the Pacific on Sunday, bringing NASA’s Artemis I moon mission to a close. The end of the…
China Maps Out Plans to Put Astronauts on the Moon and on Mars
JIUQUAN SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTER — Thirty years ago, the Chinese government initiated a secret plan for its space program, including a key goal of building a space station by 2020.…
NASA’s Orion spacecraft completes Artemis I mission after orbiting the Moon
Editor’s note, December 11: On Sunday afternoon, NASA’s Orion spacecraft safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. The vehicle returned to Earth after a nearly month-long trip to the moon…
Steve Aoki, T.O.P to go on ‘Dear Moon’ SpaceX trip with Maezawa
Comment on this story Comment Japanese billionaire and space enthusiast Yusaku Maezawa on Friday released the names of eight people — including American DJ Steve Aoki and K-pop star Choi…
Cork-born woman chosen for world’s first civilian trip to the moon
Rhiannon Adam and seven other applicants could become the first private citizens to travel to the moon next year. An Irish photographer has beaten a million applicants to be selected…
NASA’s Orion Capsule Is Back From a Trip to the Moon
NASA / James M. Blair Following months of delays, NASA launched the Artemis 1 mission on November 16, sending the Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule on a test…
Orion splashdown on time in end of first Artemis mission to moon
Comment on this story Comment NASA completed a significant step Sunday toward returning astronauts to the lunar surface with the successful completion of a test mission that sent a capsule…
NASA’s Orion capsule splashes to Earth after successful moon mission
The successful landing is another step in NASA’s mission to put people back on the moon’s surface by 2025. NASA’s Orion capsule has splashed back down to Earth, completing the…








